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Springfield

Safety 61/100 Safer than 60% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 3 facilities moderate access Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Springfield 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. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Durbanville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Springfield, 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 Springfield. 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 Springfield safe?

Moderate reported 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 Springfield 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 Springfield?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Springfield?

Private vehicle dominant

The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (73%).

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Springfield needs a car. The 73% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
73%
Walking
11%
Minibus taxi
7%
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 (73%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Springfield?

Full municipal services

Springfield has a service delivery index of 98.4 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 87% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Kraaifontein survey group (84 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Food takes 43% of household budgets - 1.3× the city median
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R2,774) is 1.7× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 87% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

98 City median: 85
Piped water
95.9%
Flush toilet
98.6%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
98.9%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

87 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
86.7%
Owner-occupied
47.1%
Rented
21.6%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

27 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
5.0%
Fire risk
1.8%
Violent crime
3.4%
Non-violent crime
15.2%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
42.8%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 36th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
31.0%
of households receiving grants

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
63.8%
of households prioritise
Electricity
53.6%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
45.9%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
28.6%
of households prioritise
School fees
21.1%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
86.7%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
12.8%
No access
0.5%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
2.4%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
2.8%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.6 people
Avg children per household
1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access
59.1%
Fridge ownership
97.5%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
77.5%
Borehole access
0.8%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
10.0%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
5.4%
WFH part-time
0.5%

How Springfield compares

Food insecurity 87% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 87% below the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 21% above the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Kraaifontein. Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Springfield?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Springfield in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 14 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 Springfield residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
90th
Percentile
across Cape Town
42%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (29%)Customer account adjustment (14%)Other (14%)Internal mtr related queries (7%)Customer master data update (7%)
Service requests logged 14
Requests resolved 86% (12 of 14)
75% resolved within 10 days
90% resolved within 23 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 14
Unresolved 14.0%

Top issues: No Power (4), MTR: Customer Account Adjustment (2), Other (2)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Springfield?

Well served

Healthcare access

3 within 5km
Nearest public Durbanville CDC/Clinic · Clinic · 4.7 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 4.4 km
Public facilities 1
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Springfield is Durbanville, 4.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 4.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Panorama, 4.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Panorama · 4.4 km
Nearest library Durbanville · 3.9 km
Nearest park / open space Oude Westhof · 0.65 km

Fire station

4.4
km to nearest
fire station
Durbanville
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

4.9
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
9
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Morning Star 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

4 adjacent

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

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Springfield · -33.8449°S, 18.6069°E

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