Welgedacht has a safety index of 43 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Bellville precinct recorded approximately 11,888 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is near the city average.

Is Welgedacht affordable?

Welgedacht is among the higher-value suburbs in Cape Town. The median property value of R6.6M places it in the 96th 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.

Welgedacht

Safety 43/100 Safer than 50% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-7M Top 4% Healthcare 8 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 2d median resolution

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Welgedacht 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 below the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Bellville SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Welgedacht, crime is declining 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 Welgedacht. 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 Welgedacht safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

71st percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Moderate Absolute crime volume

11 888 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 1.6% 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? 43 / 100

Contact crime rate 648,663 per 100k residents

Station population 78 711

Harm rate (per resident) 43/100

Harm volume (absolute) 44/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Bellville precinct, which covers Welgedacht 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 Welgedacht?

96th percentile

The median property value in Welgedacht is R6.6M. Property values have grown by 1.3% per year since 2018.

A 1.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Welgedacht properties (GV2022)

4-4.5M

4.5-5M

5-6M

6-7M ◀

7-8M

8-9M

9-10M

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 R6,620,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +1.3% per year

City-wide value percentile 96th percentile

Dominant value band 6-7M

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 Welgedacht?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Welgedacht in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,035 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

46th

Percentile
across Cape Town

28%

Resolved
same day

Single street light out (15%)Damaged Bin - 240L (9%)Power outage (8%)Sewerage overflow (7%)Street lights out (5%)

Service requests logged 1 035

Requests resolved 78% (803 of 1 035)

75% resolved within 6 days

90% resolved within 21 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 2151.5 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 1 034

Unresolved 22.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (158), Damaged Bin - 240L (91), No Power (82)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Welgedacht?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km

Nearest public Karl Bremmer Hospital · Provincial Hospital · 2.9 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Panorama · Private Hospital · 2.3 km

Public facilities 3

Private facilities 5

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

The nearest fire station to Welgedacht is Goodwood, 4.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Parow North Swimming Pool, 3.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Mediclinic Panorama, 2.3 km away.

Nearest clinic Mediclinic Panorama · 2.3 km

Nearest library Tygervalley · 3.3 km

Nearest park / open space Van Riebeeckshof Pos · 0.6 km