Rosenpark has a safety index of 61 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Durbanville precinct recorded approximately 9,036 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Rosenpark

Safety 61/100 Safer than 60% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 9 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Rosenpark is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Durbanville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Rosenpark, crime levels are stable 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 Rosenpark. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 Rosenpark safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

93rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume

9 036 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 1.3% 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? 61 / 100

Contact crime rate 419,461 per 100k residents

Station population 66 873

Harm rate (per resident) 64/100

Harm volume (absolute) 59/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Durbanville precinct, which covers Rosenpark 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 Rosenpark?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Rosenpark?

Moderate connectivity

Rosenpark has 11 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Moderate connectivity

11 routes

42nd percentile · 9 destinations

Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Durbanville, Fisantekraal, Khayelitsha, Klipheuwel +3 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 Rosenpark?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Rosenpark in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 200 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 Rosenpark residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

85th

Percentile
across Cape Town

36%

Resolved
same day

Power outage (18%)Suspect Tampering (11%)Street lights out (7%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Other (Enter detailed Fault description) (4%)

Service requests logged 200

Requests resolved 72% (143 of 200)

75% resolved within 6 days

90% resolved within 16 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

1 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

Above city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 31271.4 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 199

Unresolved 29.0%

Top issues: No Power (35), Suspect Tampering (21), Street Lights - All Lights Out (13)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Rosenpark?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km

Nearest public Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 2.9 km

Nearest private Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 4 km

Public facilities 5

Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Rosenpark is Durbanville, 4.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville Swimming Pool, 4.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Stikland Psychiatric Hospital, 2.9 km away.

Nearest clinic Stikland Psychiatric Hospital · 2.9 km

Nearest library Tygervalley · 0.9 km

Nearest park / open space Bella Rosa Street Park · 0.11 km