Saxonwood 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.

Saxonwood

Safety 63/100 Safer than 65% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 4 facilities moderate access

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Saxonwood is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Atlantis SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Saxonwood, 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 Saxonwood. 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 Saxonwood 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 Saxonwood 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 Saxonwood?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Saxonwood?

Private vehicle dominant

The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (63%).

Commute mode share

A mixed transport profile. Multiple modes serve Saxonwood – consider proximity to work when evaluating.

Private vehicle

63%

Walking

MyCiTi bus

17%

Minibus taxi

14%

Cape Town transport context: In South African cities, transport mode is a socioeconomic proxy – high private vehicle = affluent, high minibus taxi = working class, high walking = structural necessity not preference. StreetSignal reports modal share rather than a walkability index, which would misrepresent SA urban mobility. Methodology ›

Dominant mode Private vehicle (63%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Saxonwood?

Full municipal services

Saxonwood has a service delivery index of 98.4 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 90% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Atlantis survey group (48 households). direct.

13% of households report adult food insecurity

› food spending share of 39.2% places households in the "comfortable" band (city median: 32.1%).› Adult food insecurity at 12.6% (above the city median of 2.9%).› Service delivery score of 98.4/100 indicates reliable access to municipal infrastructure.› 90% of dwellings are formal structures.› Fibre internet available to 59% of households.

Access to basic services

98 City median: 85

Piped water

96.0%

Flush toilet

97.8%

Weekly refuse

99.9%

Grid electricity

99.9%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

90 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

90.0%

Owner-occupied

37.8%

Rented

35.2%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk

2.9%

Fire risk

0.1%

Violent crime

0.0%

Non-violent crime

0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share

39.2%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 47th percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

41.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R71

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

94.3%

of households prioritise

Electricity

91.7%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

57.0%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

34.8%

of households prioritise

School fees

33.3%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre

58.9%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

31.2%

No access

7.1%

Food security

Adult food insecurity

12.6%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

3.2%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

23.6%

City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

3.8 people

Avg children per household

1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access

32.3%

Fridge ownership

94.3%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

56.4%

Borehole access

6.2%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

3.0%

of households operate a home-based business

WFH part-time

0.5%

How Saxonwood compares

Food insecurity 31% below the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 13% above the city average for material hardship

Income 50% below the city average for median household income

Food spend share 11% above the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Atlantis. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Saxonwood?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Saxonwood in a median of 0 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1 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 Saxonwood residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

100th

Percentile
across Cape Town

100%

Resolved
same day

E - Billing Invoices (100%)

Service requests logged 1

Requests resolved 100% (1 of 1)

75% resolved within 0 days

90% resolved within 0 days

Source CCT service request database

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Saxonwood?

Well served

Healthcare access

4 within 5km

Nearest public Wesfleur Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 2.1 km

Nearest private Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · Private Hospital · 26.6 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 Saxonwood is Atlantis, 3.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Atlantis or Wesfleur Swimming Pool, 2.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Wesfleur Hospital, 2.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Wesfleur Hospital · 2.1 km

Nearest library Wesfleur · 2.2 km

Nearest park / open space Sampson Pos · 0.76 km