Robinvale has a safety index of 63 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Atlantis precinct recorded approximately 15,720 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Robinvale affordable?

Robinvale is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R520K, it falls in the 15th percentile, below most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Robinvale

Safety 63/100 Safer than 65% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-400k Top 85% Schools 2 95% matric pass rate Healthcare 4 facilities moderate access Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 5 routes serving the area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Robinvale is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Atlantis SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Robinvale, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Robinvale is served by schools within reach, and matric results are broadly in line with the city average. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Robinvale safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

78th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume

15 720 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 5.8% vs Q3 2024

Crime sits in the middle range for Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 63 / 100

Contact crime rate 378,846 per 100k residents

Station population 50 494

Harm rate (per resident) 53/100

Harm volume (absolute) 74/100

Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Robinvale?

15th percentile

Planned development

5 hectares of land in Robinvale are earmarked for new development across 2 parcels, primarily Low Density Residential (4ha) and High Density Residential (1ha).

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

The median property value in Robinvale is R520K. Property values have grown by 9.6% per year since 2018.

A 9.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Robinvale properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k ◀

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M

Property values are based on the City of Cape Town's 2022 General Valuation roll. GV is an assessed value for municipal rating purposes; transaction prices frequently exceed GV. Recent sales transaction data and rental market data are not available as open data in South Africa.

Median GV2022 R520,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +9.6% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 15th percentile

Dominant value band 2-400k

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Robinvale?

2 schools nearby

Robinvale has 2 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 94.8%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Reygersdal Primêre Skool.

Adjusted pass rate

94.8%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

174 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

Reygersdal Primêre Skool

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,013 learners · 33.8:1 learner-educator ratio

Robinvale High School

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,285 learners · 32.1:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Quintile 5 is the highest government-funding category - fees apply, but these are the best-resourced public schools in South Africa. Rankings set by the WCED against community socioeconomic index. Learner-educator ratio (LER) is from EMIS Q2 2025; under 30:1 is favourable by WCED standards, over 40:1 indicates strained capacity. What quintile means ›

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Robinvale?

Limited connectivity

Robinvale has 5 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

5 routes

28th percentile · 10 destinations · CBD-connected

Atlantis (via table view), Atlantis(wesfleur), Cape town, Cape town (via killarney), Farms(atlantis), Koeberg +4 more

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 Robinvale?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Robinvale in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 4,634 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data

Infrastructure problems get fixed fast. The median resolution under one day means Robinvale residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

84th

Percentile
across Cape Town

36%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (17%)Customer : Reconnection Request (8%)Power outage (8%)Street lights out (5%)Damaged Bin - 240L (3%)

Service requests logged 4 634

Requests resolved 80% (3 703 of 4 634)

75% resolved within 4 days

90% resolved within 11 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

5 registered

Christian

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

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 1506.8 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 4 603

Unresolved 20.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (774), Customer : Reconnection Request (362), No Power (351)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Robinvale?

Well served

Healthcare access

4 within 5km

Nearest public Wesfleur Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 0.9 km

Nearest private Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · Private Hospital · 26.3 km

Public facilities 4

Private facilities 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Robinvale is Atlantis, 2.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Atlantis or Wesfleur Swimming Pool, 1.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Wesfleur Hospital, 0.9 km away.

Nearest clinic Wesfleur Hospital · 0.9 km

Nearest library Wesfleur · 1 km

Nearest park / open space Old Darling Mamre Road Tree Lane Greenbelt · 0.01 km