The Link has a safety index of 75 out of 100 (Lower reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Somerset West precinct recorded approximately 8,016 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is The Link affordable?

The Link is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R3.2M places it in the 79th percentile, above 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.

The Link

Safety 75/100 Safer than 73% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 21% Healthcare 5 facilities moderate access Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

The Link is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values sit in the upper quartile for Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. Policing falls under the Somerset West SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In The Link, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for The Link. 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 The Link safe?

Lower reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

83rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume

8 016 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 2.2% vs Q3 2024

Crime is low by Cape Town standards. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 75 / 100

Contact crime rate 401,600 per 100k residents

Station population 67 476

Harm rate (per resident) 78/100

Harm volume (absolute) 72/100

Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Somerset West precinct, which covers The Link 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 The Link?

79th percentile

The median property value in The Link is R3.2M. Property values have grown by 4.2% per year since 2018.

A 4.2% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – The Link properties (GV2022)

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M ◀

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

10-15M

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 R3,200,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.2% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 79th percentile

Dominant value band 2.5-3M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is The Link?

Moderate connectivity

The Link has 13 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Moderate connectivity

13 routes

47th percentile · 14 destinations

Firgrove, Firgrove (r102), Helderberg (via heldervue), Heldervue (somerset wes), Heldervue (somerset west), Lourensford +8 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 Link?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in The Link in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 493 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.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

44th

Percentile
across Cape Town

27%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (13%)Single street light out (8%)Power outage (7%)No supply (6%)Burst pipe (5%)

Service requests logged 493

Requests resolved 80% (395 of 493)

75% resolved within 13 days

90% resolved within 39 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 492

Unresolved 20.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (65), Street Lights - Single Light Out (39), No Power (35)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near The Link?

Well served

Healthcare access

5 within 5km

Nearest public Somerset West CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.8 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 2.8 km

Public facilities 3

Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to The Link is Somerset West, 1.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 5.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Somerset West Cdc, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Somerset West Cdc · 1.8 km

Nearest library Somerset West · 1.7 km

Nearest park / open space Upper Orange Park · 0.22 km