Wingfield has a safety index of 24 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Goodwood precinct recorded approximately 7,924 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Wingfield

Safety 24/100 Safer than 18% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 15 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2.5d median resolution

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Wingfield is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. Policing falls under the Goodwood SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Wingfield, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. No recent valuation trend data is available for this suburb.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Wingfield. 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 Wingfield safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

98th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Low Absolute crime volume

7 924 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 3.8% vs Q3 2024

Rate and volume tell different stories.

The per-capita rate appears high, but actual crime volume (7 924) is below the city median.

Crime is higher than most of Cape Town. 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? 24 / 100

Contact crime rate 461,069 per 100k residents

Station population 39 709

Harm rate (per resident) 11/100

Harm volume (absolute) 52/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Goodwood precinct, which covers Wingfield 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 Wingfield?

Planned development

210 hectares of land in Wingfield are earmarked for new development across 2 parcels, primarily Medium Density Residential (197ha) and Mixed Use (13ha).

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Wingfield?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Wingfield in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 125 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

47th

Percentile
across Cape Town

24%

Resolved
same day

Illegal dumping (13%)Power outage (10%)Vagrants (9%)Sewerage overflow (9%)Street lights out (6%)

Service requests logged 125

Requests resolved 76% (95 of 125)

75% resolved within 10 days

90% resolved within 24 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 412.1 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 122

Unresolved 25.0%

Top issues: Illegal Dumping (16), Vagrants (11), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (11)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Wingfield?

Well served

Healthcare access

15 within 5km

Nearest public Factreton Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.8 km

Nearest private Intercare Day Hospital Century City · Private Hospital · 2.8 km

Public facilities 13

Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Wingfield is Epping, 2.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 1.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Factreton Clinic, 1.8 km away.

Nearest clinic Factreton Clinic · 1.8 km

Nearest library Kensington · 1.7 km

Nearest park / open space Holland Street Park · 0.76 km