WP Park has a safety index of 32 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Elsies River precinct recorded approximately 13,940 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

WP Park

Safety 32/100 Safer than 37% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 19 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

WP Park is a neighbourhood in Southern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Elsies River SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

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

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

95th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume

13 940 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 20.1% 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? 32 / 100

Contact crime rate 769,976 per 100k residents

Station population 88 562

Harm rate (per resident) 33/100

Harm volume (absolute) 31/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Elsies River precinct, which covers WP 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 WP Park?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is WP Park?

Well connected

WP Park has 55 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

55 routes

92nd percentile · 45 destinations · CBD-connected

Routes pass through WP Park but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.

Bellville, Blaauwberg, Bonteheuwel, Cape town, Century city, Century city (via bosmansdam road) +39 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 WP Park?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in WP Park in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 269 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

19%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (10%)Street lights out (7%)Unblocking of Invoices (7%)Burst pipe (5%)Leak at valve (4%)

Service requests logged 269

Requests resolved 66% (178 of 269)

75% resolved within 7 days

90% resolved within 16 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

2 registered

Christian

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 269

Unresolved 34.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (27), Street Lights - All Lights Out (19), Unblocking of Invoices (18)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near WP Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

19 within 5km

Nearest public Ruiterwacht CDC · Clinic · 1.2 km

Nearest private Netcare N1 City Hospital · Private Hospital · 3.6 km

Public facilities 18

Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to WP Park is Epping, 0.5 km away. The nearest public pool is Ruyterwacht Swimming Pool, 1.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Ruiterwacht Cdc, 1.2 km away.

Nearest clinic Ruiterwacht Cdc · 1.2 km

Nearest library Goodwood · 1.5 km

Nearest park / open space Bofors Pos · 0.3 km