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Robben Island

Safety 98/100 Safer than 97% of Cape Town suburbs (relative)

Data current as of

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

For home buyers & families

Is Robben Island safe?

Lower reported crime

0th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
968 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 16.0% 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? 98 / 100
Contact crime rate 28,113 per 100k residents
Station population 11 111
Harm rate (per resident) 98/100
Harm volume (absolute) 99/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Proxy precinct data. This suburb falls within the Melkbosstrand policing area. Safety data reflects the broader precinct, not Robben Island specifically.

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Melkbosstrand precinct, which covers Robben Island 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 Robben Island?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Robben Island?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Robben Island in a median of 5.5 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 2 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 5.5-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
5.5
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
1st
Percentile
across Cape Town
0%
Resolved
same day
Non-removal of blue bags (50%)Sewerage overflow (50%)
Service requests logged 2
Requests resolved 100% (2 of 2)
75% resolved within 8 days
90% resolved within 8 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

2 registered
Christian
2

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

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Robben Island?

Well served

The nearest fire station to Robben Island is Melkbosstrand, 10.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Sea Point Swimming Pool, 12.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital, 10.6 km away.

Nearest clinic Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · 10.6 km
Nearest library Bloubergstrand · 8.4 km
Nearest park / open space La Paloma Pos · 8.13 km

Fire station

10.8
km to nearest
fire station
Melkbosstrand
community station
10-15km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

12.6
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
0
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Sea Point 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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Robben Island · -33.8055°S, 18.3691°E

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