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Sabata Dalindyebo Square

Safety 29/100 Safer than 28% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 0-200k Top 97% Healthcare 14 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 4d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 5 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Sabata Dalindyebo Square is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Khayelitsha SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Sabata Dalindyebo Square, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Sabata Dalindyebo Square. In this area, service complaint resolution takes around a week on average. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities. Like many areas shaped by apartheid-era spatial planning, infrastructure and service indicators in Sabata Dalindyebo Square reflect decades of structural under-investment rather than current community capacity. Reported crime statistics should be read alongside policing density, reporting rates, and the legacy of the Group Areas Act.

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 Sabata Dalindyebo Square safe?

Higher reported crime

75th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
22 340 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 14.6% vs Q3 2024
Crime statistics here reflect decades of underinvestment in infrastructure and services, not the character of the community. Crime has decreased over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 29 / 100
Contact crime rate 1,900,811 per 100k residents
Station population 518 910
Harm rate (per resident) 95/100
Harm volume (absolute) 9/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Methodology note: The safety index combines harm-per-resident and absolute harm volume using a composite formula. In high-density precincts, population size dilutes the per-capita rate while absolute harm remains high. Both dimensions are reflected in the composite score.

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Khayelitsha precinct, which covers Sabata Dalindyebo Square 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 Sabata Dalindyebo Square?

3rd percentile

The median property value in Sabata Dalindyebo Square is R211K. Property values have grown by 2.8% per year since 2018.

A 2.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Sabata Dalindyebo Square properties (GV2022)

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 R211,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.8% per year
City-wide value percentile 3rd percentile
Dominant value band 0-200k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Sabata Dalindyebo Square?

Limited connectivity

Sabata Dalindyebo Square has 5 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 ›

Limited connectivity
5 routes
25th percentile · 7 destinations
Khayelitsha, Kuwait, Langa, Makhaza, Mfuleni, Vrygrond +1 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 Sabata Dalindyebo Square?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Sabata Dalindyebo Square in a median of 4 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 545 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 4-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
4
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
6th
Percentile
across Cape Town
11%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (36%)Stolen Bins - 240L (12%)Broken leading (8%)Water leak (6%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (4%)
Service requests logged 545
Requests resolved 76% (414 of 545)
75% resolved within 10 days
90% resolved within 25 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 544
Unresolved 24.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (194), Stolen Bins - 240L (63), WAT: Broken Leading (44)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Sabata Dalindyebo Square?

Well served

Healthcare access

14 within 5km
Nearest public Town 2 CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.1 km
Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 5.4 km
Public facilities 14
Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Sabata Dalindyebo Square is Khayelitsha, 1.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Khayelitsha Swimming Pool, 1.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Town 2 Cdc, 1.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Town 2 Cdc · 1.1 km
Nearest library Khayelitsha · 1.2 km
Nearest park / open space Sizani Road Greenbelt · 0.65 km

Fire station

1.9
km to nearest
fire station
Khayelitsha
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.8
km to nearest
public pool
3
pools
within 5 km
8
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Khayelitsha 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

5 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Sabata Dalindyebo Square. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Barnet Molokwana Corner Driftsands Eyethu Nonqubela Silvertown Khayelitsha
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Sabata Dalindyebo Square · -34.0306°S, 18.6778°E

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