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Wembley Park

Safety 9/100 Safer than 8% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 72% Healthcare 8 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Wembley Park is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. Policing falls under the Mfuleni SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Wembley Park, crime is rising 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 Wembley Park. 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 Wembley Park safe?

Higher reported crime

54th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
33 764 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 14.6% vs Q3 2024
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? 9 / 100
Contact crime rate 2,738,761 per 100k residents
Station population 239 187
Harm rate (per resident) 18/100
Harm volume (absolute) 5/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Mfuleni precinct, which covers Wembley Park 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 Wembley Park?

28th percentile

The median property value in Wembley Park is R830K. Property values have grown by 3.6% per year since 2018.

A 3.6% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Wembley Park 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 R830,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +3.6% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 28th percentile
Dominant value band 6-800k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Wembley Park?

Limited connectivity

Wembley Park has 9 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity Ranks this suburb's taxi route access against all 744 Cape Town suburbs. Based on routes matched by name and within 500m of suburb centre. Large suburbs may have higher actual connectivity than shown. Full methodology ›

Limited connectivity
9 routes
35th percentile · 10 destinations
Bellville, Brentwood park, Happy valley, Kuilsriver, Mfuleni, Mitchells plain +4 more
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 Wembley Park?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Wembley Park in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 133 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 Wembley Park residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
96th
Percentile
across Cape Town
32%
Resolved
same day
Customer : Reconnection Request (11%)Sewerage overflow (10%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (9%)Vector Control (8%)Power outage (5%)
Service requests logged 133
Requests resolved 77% (103 of 133)
75% resolved within 7 days
90% resolved within 28 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 1116.9 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 132
Unresolved 23.0%

Top issues: Customer : Reconnection Request (15), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (13), WMM: Leak at Meter/Stopcock 20mm below (12)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Wembley Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public Wesbank Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.8 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 4.3 km
Public facilities 7
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Wembley Park is Kuilsriver, 2.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Delft Swimming Pool, 3.1 km away. The nearest clinic is Wesbank Clinic, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Wesbank Clinic · 1.8 km
Nearest library Huguenot Square · 2.4 km
Nearest park / open space Kensington Crescent Park 1 · 0.18 km

Fire station

2.4
km to nearest
fire station
Kuilsriver
community station
within-5km
response
category

Cape Town has 32 fire stations serving 744 suburbs. Source: CCT open data.

Public swimming pools

3.1
km to nearest
public pool
2
pools
within 5 km
9
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Delft 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

3 adjacent

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

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Wembley Park · -33.9563°S, 18.6702°E

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