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Petrosa Tank Farm

Safety 88/100 Safer than 92% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 6 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 3d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 2 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Petrosa Tank Farm is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Bothasig SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Petrosa Tank Farm, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. No recent valuation trend data is available for this suburb.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Petrosa Tank Farm. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities.

Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Petrosa Tank Farm safe?

Lower reported crime

88th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
2 464 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 1.2% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low and falling. This is one of the safer parts of Cape Town, with violent crime well below the city average and a positive year-on-year trend. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 88 / 100
Contact crime rate 128,503 per 100k residents
Station population 26 575
Harm rate (per resident) 82/100
Harm volume (absolute) 94/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bothasig precinct, which covers Petrosa Tank Farm and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels. Full methodology

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Petrosa Tank Farm?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Petrosa Tank Farm?

Low connectivity

Petrosa Tank Farm has 2 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity Ranks this suburb's taxi route access against all 744 Cape Town suburbs. Based on routes matched by name and within 500m of suburb centre. Large suburbs may have higher actual connectivity than shown. Full methodology ›

Low connectivity
2 routes
7th percentile · 2 destinations
Bellville, Du noon
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode data is not available for this suburb. The CCT Household Survey covers 163 survey areas; this suburb is outside the surveyed areas.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Petrosa Tank Farm?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Petrosa Tank Farm in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 10 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 3-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
3
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
12th
Percentile
across Cape Town
0%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (30%)Burst pipe (20%)No supply (10%)Non-Collection of 240L Bin (10%)Speeding (10%)
Service requests logged 10
Requests resolved 90% (9 of 10)
75% resolved within 7 days
90% resolved within 20 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 10
Unresolved 10.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (3), WAT: Burst Pipe (2), WAT: No Supply (1)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Petrosa Tank Farm?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public Bothasig Clinic · Clinic · 1.2 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 3.8 km
Public facilities 3
Private facilities 3

This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Petrosa Tank Farm is Milnerton, 3.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 5.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Bothasig Clinic, 1.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Bothasig Clinic · 1.2 km
Nearest library Bothasig · 1.4 km
Nearest park / open space Steenoven Street Park · 0.7 km

Fire station

3
km to nearest
fire station
Milnerton
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

Cape Town has 32 fire stations serving 744 suburbs. Source: CCT open data.

Public swimming pools

5.6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
8
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Parow North Swimming Pool

Cape Town operates 35 public swimming pools. Source: CCT open data.

Distances straight-line from suburb centroid.

Source: City of Cape Town facility registry

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Bordering suburbs

6 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Petrosa Tank Farm. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Bothasig Burgundy Estate De Grendel Farm Edgemead Kleinbosch Richmond Park
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Petrosa Tank Farm · -33.8510°S, 18.5497°E

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