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What's it like to live here?

Wesfleur is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Atlantis SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Wesfleur, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. The suburb is within a City-designated Development Focus Area, signalling future investment and infrastructure priorities.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Wesfleur. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 Wesfleur safe?

Moderate reported crime

78th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume
15 720 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 5.8% 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? 63 / 100
Contact crime rate 378,846 per 100k residents
Station population 50 494
Harm rate (per resident) 53/100
Harm volume (absolute) 74/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Atlantis precinct, which covers Wesfleur 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 Wesfleur?

City of Cape Town Development Focus Area

Wesfleur is within the Atlantis Industrial development focus area. The City of Cape Town has designated this area as a development priority, signalling committed public investment in infrastructure, services, and economic opportunity.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development focus areas indicate City planning intent, not guaranteed timelines.

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Wesfleur?

Private vehicle dominant

Wesfleur has 47 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (63%).

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 ›

Well connected
47 routes
89th percentile · 24 destinations · CBD-connected
Atlantis, Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Cape town, Cape town (station deck), Cape town (via paarden eiland) +18 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

A mixed transport profile. Multiple modes serve Wesfleur – consider proximity to work when evaluating.
Private vehicle
63%
Walking
4%
MyCiTi bus
17%
Minibus taxi
14%
Cape Town transport context: In South African cities, transport mode is a socioeconomic proxy – high private vehicle = affluent, high minibus taxi = working class, high walking = structural necessity not preference. StreetSignal reports modal share rather than a walkability index, which would misrepresent SA urban mobility. Methodology ›
Dominant mode Private vehicle (63%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Wesfleur?

Full municipal services

Wesfleur has a service delivery index of 98.4 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 90% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Atlantis survey group (48 households). direct.

13% of households report adult food insecurity
› food spending share of 39.2% places households in the "comfortable" band (city median: 32.1%).› Adult food insecurity at 12.6% (above the city median of 2.9%).› Service delivery score of 98.4/100 indicates reliable access to municipal infrastructure.› 90% of dwellings are formal structures.› Fibre internet available to 59% of households.

Access to basic services

98 City median: 85
Piped water
96.0%
Flush toilet
97.8%
Weekly refuse
99.9%
Grid electricity
99.9%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

90 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
90.0%
Owner-occupied
37.8%
Rented
35.2%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

3 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
2.9%
Fire risk
0.1%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
0.0%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
39.2%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 47th percentile
Hardship dimensions
2
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
41.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R71
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
94.3%
of households prioritise
Electricity
91.7%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
57.0%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
34.8%
of households prioritise
School fees
33.3%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre
58.9%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
31.2%
No access
7.1%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
12.6%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
3.2%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
23.6%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.8 people
Avg children per household
1.0

Asset ownership

Computer access
32.3%
Fridge ownership
94.3%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
56.4%
Borehole access
6.2%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
3.0%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH part-time
0.5%

How Wesfleur compares

Food insecurity 31% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 13% above the city average for material hardship
Income 50% below the city average for median household income
Food spend share 11% above the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Atlantis. direct.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Wesfleur?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Wesfleur in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 131 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
46th
Percentile
across Cape Town
20%
Resolved
same day
Illegal dumping (12%)Empty conservancy tank (12%)Sewerage overflow (10%)Power outage (4%)Single street light out (4%)
Service requests logged 131
Requests resolved 68% (89 of 131)
75% resolved within 6 days
90% resolved within 12 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 220.8 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 128
Unresolved 32.0%

Top issues: Illegal Dumping (15), SEW: Empty Conservancy Tank (15), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (12)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Wesfleur?

Well served

Healthcare access

4 within 5km
Nearest public Saxon Sea Clinic · Clinic · 1.6 km
Nearest private Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital · Private Hospital · 27.2 km
Public facilities 4
Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Wesfleur is Atlantis, 2.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Atlantis or Wesfleur Swimming Pool, 1.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Saxon Sea Clinic, 1.6 km away.

Nearest clinic Saxon Sea Clinic · 1.6 km
Nearest library Avondale · 1.5 km
Nearest park / open space Sacramento Greenbelt · 0.88 km

Fire station

2.9
km to nearest
fire station
Atlantis
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.2
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
1
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Atlantis or Wesfleur 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

9 adjacent

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

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Wesfleur · -33.5597°S, 18.4764°E

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