Sherwood 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 Sherwood affordable?

Sherwood is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R460K, it falls in the 13th 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.

Sherwood

Safety 63/100 Safer than 65% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2-400k Top 87% Healthcare 4 facilities moderate access Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 4 routes serving the area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Sherwood 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 is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Atlantis SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Sherwood. 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 Sherwood 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 Sherwood 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 Sherwood?

13th percentile

Planned development

28 hectares of land in Sherwood are earmarked for new development across 2 parcels, primarily Medium Density Residential (28ha).

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

The median property value in Sherwood is R460K. Property values have grown by 8.7% per year since 2018.

A 8.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Sherwood 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 R460,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +8.7% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 13th percentile

Dominant value band 2-400k

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Sherwood?

Limited connectivity

Sherwood has 4 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

Taxi connectivity

Limited connectivity

4 routes

25th percentile · 8 destinations · CBD-connected

Atlantis (via table view), Atlantis(wesfleur), Cape town, Cape town (via killarney), Farms(atlantis), Koeberg +2 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 Sherwood?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Sherwood in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 5,261 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 Sherwood residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

88th

Percentile
across Cape Town

39%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (18%)Power outage (10%)Customer : Reconnection Request (8%)Damaged Bin - 240L (6%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (5%)

Service requests logged 5 261

Requests resolved 86% (4 505 of 5 261)

75% resolved within 4 days

90% resolved within 10 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

2 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? 1342.4 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 5 258

Unresolved 14.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (964), No Power (547), Customer : Reconnection Request (423)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Sherwood?

Well served

Healthcare access

4 within 5km

Nearest public Saxon Sea Clinic · Clinic · 1 km

Nearest private Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · Private Hospital · 28 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 Sherwood is Atlantis, 3.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Atlantis or Wesfleur Swimming Pool, 1.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Saxon Sea Clinic, 1.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Saxon Sea Clinic · 1 km

Nearest library Wesfleur · 1.4 km

Nearest park / open space Old Darling Mamre Road Tree Lane Greenbelt · 0.11 km