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Van Riebeeckshof

Safety 61/100 Safer than 60% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 3-3.5M Top 17% Healthcare 4 facilities moderate access Council Near avg complaints 2d median resolution

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The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Van Riebeeckshof is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, 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. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Durbanville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Van Riebeeckshof, 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 Van Riebeeckshof. 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 Van Riebeeckshof 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 Van Riebeeckshof 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 Van Riebeeckshof?

83rd percentile

The median property value in Van Riebeeckshof is R3.6M. 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 – Van Riebeeckshof 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 R3,560,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.2% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 83rd percentile
Dominant value band 3-3.5M
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 Van Riebeeckshof?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Van Riebeeckshof in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,253 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.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
45th
Percentile
across Cape Town
26%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (11%)Suspect Tampering (8%)Water leak (7%)Power outage (6%)Re-instatement (5%)
Service requests logged 1 253
Requests resolved 71% (890 of 1 253)
75% resolved within 6 days
90% resolved within 15 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

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

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2342.9 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 246
Unresolved 29.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (131), Suspect Tampering (95), WAT: Leak in Road/Pavement/Undergr (83)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Van Riebeeckshof?

Well served

Healthcare access

4 within 5km
Nearest public Karl Bremmer Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 4 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 3.7 km
Public facilities 1
Private facilities 3

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

The nearest fire station to Van Riebeeckshof is Durbanville, 4.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 4.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Panorama, 3.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Panorama · 3.7 km
Nearest library Tygervalley · 3 km
Nearest park / open space Boschendal Park · 0.03 km

Fire station

4.6
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

4.6
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
9
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Parow North 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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Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Van Riebeeckshof. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

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Van Riebeeckshof · -33.8563°S, 18.6098°E

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