Tre Donne 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 Tre Donne affordable?

Tre Donne is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R3.4M places it in the 82nd 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.

Tre Donne

Safety 75/100 Safer than 73% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 2.5-3M Top 18% Healthcare 2 facilities within 5 km Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Tre Donne 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 Tre Donne, 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?

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

82nd percentile

The median property value in Tre Donne is R3.4M. Property values have grown by 3.2% per year since 2018.

A 3.2% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Tre Donne properties (GV2022)

1-1.5M

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M ◀

3-3.5M

3.5-4M

4-4.5M

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 R3,400,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.2% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 82nd 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 RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Tre Donne?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Tre Donne in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 57 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

34%

Resolved
same day

Illegal dumping (18%)No supply (14%)Damaged Bin - 240L (14%)Low pressure (5%)Mowing - Road Reserves (5%)

Service requests logged 57

Requests resolved 77% (44 of 57)

75% resolved within 7 days

90% resolved within 14 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 57

Unresolved 23.0%

Top issues: Illegal Dumping (10), WAT: No Supply (8), Damaged Bin - 240L (8)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Tre Donne?

Well served

Healthcare access

2 within 5km

Nearest public Sir Lowrys Pass CDC · Community Day Centre · 1.1 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Vergelegen · Private Hospital · 6.5 km

Public facilities 2

Private facilities 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Tre Donne is Sir Lowrys Pass, 4.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 8.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Sir Lowrys Pass Cdc, 1.1 km away.

Nearest clinic Sir Lowrys Pass Cdc · 1.1 km

Nearest library Sir Lowry'S Pass · 1.2 km

Nearest park / open space Sir Lowry's Pass Pos · 0.89 km