Twin Palms has a safety index of 78 out of 100 (Lower reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Strand precinct recorded approximately 10,844 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Twin Palms affordable?

Twin Palms sits in the mid-range for Cape Town property values. The median is R1.6M, placing it in the 45th percentile, broadly in line with the city median. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

Twin Palms

Safety 78/100 Safer than 81% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 55% Healthcare 7 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 2 routes serving the area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Twin Palms is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Strand SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Twin Palms, 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 Twin Palms. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 Twin Palms safe?

Lower reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

49th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume

10 844 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 2.8% 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? 78 / 100

Contact crime rate 350,164 per 100k residents

Station population 62 895

Harm rate (per resident) 80/100

Harm volume (absolute) 76/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Strand precinct, which covers Twin Palms 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 Twin Palms?

45th percentile

The median property value in Twin Palms is R1.6M. Property values have grown by 4.7% per year since 2018.

A 4.7% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Twin Palms properties (GV2022)

4-600k

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M ◀

1.5-2M

2-2.5M

2.5-3M

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 R1,620,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.7% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 45th percentile

Dominant value band 1-1.5M

Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Twin Palms?

Low connectivity

Twin Palms has 2 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Low connectivity

2 routes

7th percentile · 3 destinations

Rusthof, Strand, Strand north

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 Twin Palms?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Twin Palms in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 766 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 Twin Palms residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

93rd

Percentile
across Cape Town

33%

Resolved
same day

Single street light out (18%)Sewerage overflow (12%)E - Billing Invoices (6%)Power outage (5%)Street lights out (5%)

Service requests logged 766

Requests resolved 82% (626 of 766)

75% resolved within 5 days

90% resolved within 15 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

3 registered

Christian

Islamic

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 762

Unresolved 18.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (134), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (92), E - Billing Invoices (43)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Twin Palms?

Well served

Healthcare access

7 within 5km

Nearest public Fagan Street Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.9 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 0.2 km

Public facilities 5

Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Twin Palms is Strand, 0.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Strand Swimming Pool, 1.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Strand, 0.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Strand · 0.2 km

Nearest library Strand · 0.9 km

Nearest park / open space Simonsberg Park · 0.15 km