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The Crest

Safety 61/100 Safer than 60% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1.5-2M Top 34% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 4 facilities moderate access Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 5 routes serving the area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

The Crest is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town, where property values sit in the middle-to-upper range for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. Policing falls under the Durbanville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In The Crest, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

The Crest is served by schools within reach. 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 The Crest 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 The Crest 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 The Crest?

66th percentile

The median property value in The Crest is R2.4M. Property values have grown by 3.0% per year since 2018.

A 3.0% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – The Crest 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 R2,405,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.0% per year
City-wide value percentile 66th percentile
Dominant value band 1.5-2M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in The Crest?

1 school nearby

The Crest has 1 school within reach. Schools include Rainbow Montessori School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. The Crest will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Rainbow Montessori School
Independent · Grades R–7 · 88 learners · 11:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateQuintile 5School fees applyFavourable class size

Quintile 5 is the highest government-funding category - fees apply, but these are the best-resourced public schools in South Africa. Rankings set by the WCED against community socioeconomic index. Learner-educator ratio (LER) is from EMIS Q2 2025; under 30:1 is favourable by WCED standards, over 40:1 indicates strained capacity. What quintile means ›

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is The Crest?

Limited connectivity

The Crest 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 · 8 destinations
Bellville, Durbanville, Fisantekraal, Joostenberg vlakte, Khayelitsha, Klipheuwel +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 The Crest?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in The Crest in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 750 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 The Crest residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
92nd
Percentile
across Cape Town
31%
Resolved
same day
Power outage (7%)Damaged Bin - 240L (6%)Street lights out (6%)Single street light out (5%)No supply (5%)
Service requests logged 750
Requests resolved 77% (580 of 750)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 16 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 1654.4 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 747
Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: No Power (48), Damaged Bin - 240L (45), Street Lights - All Lights Out (44)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near The Crest?

Well served

Healthcare access

4 within 5km
Nearest public Durbanville CDC/Clinic · Clinic · 2.1 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Durbanville · Private Hospital · 1.8 km
Public facilities 2
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to The Crest is Durbanville, 2.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 1.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Durbanville, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Durbanville · 1.8 km
Nearest library Durbanville · 2.9 km
Nearest park / open space Joostenberg Park · 0.04 km

Fire station

2.6
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

1.9
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
1
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

7 adjacent

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

Cape Farms District C Durmonte Goedemoed Graanendal Uitzicht Welgevonden Wellway Park East
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The Crest · -33.8186°S, 18.6729°E

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