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Stellenbosch Univ

Safety 43/100 Safer than 50% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 10 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 2 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Stellenbosch Univ is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Bellville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Stellenbosch Univ, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Stellenbosch Univ. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. 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 Stellenbosch Univ safe?

Moderate reported crime

71st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume
11 888 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 1.6% 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? 43 / 100
Contact crime rate 648,663 per 100k residents
Station population 78 711
Harm rate (per resident) 43/100
Harm volume (absolute) 44/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Stellenbosch Univ 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 Stellenbosch Univ?

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Stellenbosch Univ is within the Belville CBD / Tygervalley development focus area. The City of Cape Town has designated this area as a development priority, signalling committed public investment in infrastructure, services, and economic opportunity.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development focus areas indicate City planning intent, not guaranteed timelines.

Planned development

67 hectares of land in Stellenbosch Univ are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily Mixed Use (67ha).

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

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Stellenbosch Univ?

Low connectivity

Stellenbosch Univ has 2 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 ›

Low connectivity
2 routes
7th percentile · 4 destinations
Bellville, Mfuleni, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch (du toit station)
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 Stellenbosch Univ?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Stellenbosch Univ in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 59 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 2-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
42nd
Percentile
across Cape Town
30%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (19%)Street lights out (14%)Sewerage overflow (10%)Run to waste (9%)Internal mtr related queries (5%)
Service requests logged 59
Requests resolved 68% (40 of 59)
75% resolved within 11 days
90% resolved within 22 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 59
Unresolved 32.0%

Top issues: No Power (11), Street Lights - All Lights Out (8), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (6)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Stellenbosch Univ?

Well served

Healthcare access

10 within 5km
Nearest public Karl Bremmer Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 2 km
Nearest private Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 2.2 km
Public facilities 6
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Stellenbosch Univ is Bellville, 2.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville Swimming Pool, 2.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Karl Bremmer Hospital, 2.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Karl Bremmer Hospital · 2 km
Nearest library Tygervalley · 1.1 km
Nearest park / open space Sturke Singel Park 1 · 0.64 km

Fire station

2.9
km to nearest
fire station
Bellville
district hq - north
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.5
km to nearest
public pool
4
pools
within 5 km
10
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Bellville 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

7 adjacent

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

Blomvlei Boston Hoheizen Selborne Tygervalley Tygervalley Waterfront Welgemoed
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Stellenbosch Univ · -33.8818°S, 18.6264°E

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