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Westgate

Safety 36/100 Safer than 41% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 6-800k Top 71% Healthcare 13 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?

Westgate is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Mitchells Plain SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Westgate, 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 Westgate. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities. Like many areas shaped by apartheid-era spatial planning, infrastructure and service indicators in Westgate reflect decades of structural under-investment rather than current community capacity. Reported crime statistics should be read alongside policing density, reporting rates, and the legacy of the Group Areas Act.

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 Westgate safe?

Moderate reported crime

73rd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume
35 300 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 6.3% vs Q3 2024
Crime statistics here reflect decades of underinvestment in infrastructure and services, not the character of the community. Crime levels have held steady over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 36 / 100
Contact crime rate 1,253,169 per 100k residents
Station population 226 109
Harm rate (per resident) 81/100
Harm volume (absolute) 16/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Methodology note: The safety index combines harm-per-resident and absolute harm volume using a composite formula. In high-density precincts, population size dilutes the per-capita rate while absolute harm remains high. Both dimensions are reflected in the composite score.

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Mitchells Plain precinct, which covers Westgate 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 Westgate?

29th percentile

The median property value in Westgate is R910K. Property values have grown by 5.3% per year since 2018.

A 5.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Westgate 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 R910,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.3% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 29th 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 Westgate?

Moderate connectivity

Westgate has 11 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 ›

Moderate connectivity
11 routes
42nd percentile · 13 destinations
Claremont (via rocklands, westgate mall, old lansdowne, heins & turfhall), Hanover park, Hazeldene, Lentegeur station, Mitchells plain, N1 city +7 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 Westgate?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Westgate in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,372 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 Westgate residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
97th
Percentile
across Cape Town
35%
Resolved
same day
Customer : Reconnection Request (7%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (7%)Power outage (6%)Stolen Bins - 240L (5%)Customer reconnection request (5%)
Service requests logged 1 372
Requests resolved 75% (1 033 of 1 372)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 14 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? 1334.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 370
Unresolved 25.0%

Top issues: Customer : Reconnection Request (89), WMM: Leak at Meter/Stopcock 20mm below (89), No Power (76)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Westgate?

Well served

Healthcare access

13 within 5km
Nearest public Westridge Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.4 km
Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 3.2 km
Public facilities 12
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Westgate is Mitchells Plain, 0.6 km away. The nearest public pool is Westridge Swimming Pool, 1.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Westridge Clinic, 1.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Westridge Clinic · 1.4 km
Nearest library Westridge · 1.4 km
Nearest park / open space Alhambra Greenbelt · 0.01 km

Fire station

0.6
km to nearest
fire station
Mitchells Plain
divisional hq
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1
km to nearest
public pool
5
pools
within 5 km
11
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Westridge 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

6 adjacent

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

Morgans Village Philippi Rocklands Rondevlei Park Weltevreden Valley Westridge Mitchells Plain
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Westgate · -34.0480°S, 18.5891°E

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