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Transnet Marshalling Yard

Safety 28/100 Safer than 23% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 18 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 4d median resolution

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Transnet Marshalling Yard is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Bellville South SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Transnet Marshalling Yard, crime is rising 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 Transnet Marshalling Yard. In this area, service complaint resolution takes around a week on average. 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 Transnet Marshalling Yard safe?

Higher reported crime

66th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
4 012 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 1.6% vs Q3 2024
Rate and volume tell different stories.

The per-capita rate appears high, but actual crime volume (4 012) is below the city median.

Crime is higher than most of Cape Town and has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Check the breakdown below for specifics.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 28 / 100
Contact crime rate 236,208 per 100k residents
Station population 19 898
Harm rate (per resident) 9/100
Harm volume (absolute) 90/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville South precinct, which covers Transnet Marshalling Yard 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 Transnet Marshalling Yard?

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Transnet Marshalling Yard 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.

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Transnet Marshalling Yard?

Moderate

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Transnet Marshalling Yard in a median of 4 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 132 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 4-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.
4
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
6th
Percentile
across Cape Town
19%
Resolved
same day
Street lights out (12%)Sewerage overflow (10%)Single street light out (7%)No supply (6%)Power outage (5%)
Service requests logged 132
Requests resolved 72% (95 of 132)
75% resolved within 16 days
90% resolved within 43 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 132
Unresolved 28.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - All Lights Out (16), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (13), Street Lights - Single Light Out (9)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Transnet Marshalling Yard?

Well served

Healthcare access

18 within 5km
Nearest public Bellville Mens Health Satellite · Community Day Centre · 1.2 km
Nearest private Melomed Bellville · Private Hospital · 1.6 km
Public facilities 14
Private facilities 4

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

The nearest fire station to Transnet Marshalling Yard is Bellville, 1.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 1.3 km away. The nearest clinic is Bellville Mens Health Satellite, 1.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Bellville Mens Health Satellite · 1.2 km
Nearest library Bellville · 1.5 km
Nearest park / open space Parow Industrial Pos · 0.85 km

Fire station

1.7
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

1.3
km to nearest
public pool
5
pools
within 5 km
12
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Bellville South 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

13 adjacent

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

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Transnet Marshalling Yard · -33.9160°S, 18.6254°E

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