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WP Showgrounds

Safety 32/100 Safer than 37% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 17 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Above avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

WP Showgrounds is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is among the more challenging areas for reported safety in Cape Town. Policing falls under the Elsies River SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In WP Showgrounds, 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 Showgrounds. 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 Showgrounds safe?

Higher reported 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 Showgrounds 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 Showgrounds?

Planned development

4 hectares of land in WP Showgrounds are earmarked for new development across 1 parcel, primarily High Density Residential (4ha).

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 COMMUTERS

How connected is WP Showgrounds?

Well connected

WP Showgrounds has 51 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 ›

Well connected
51 routes
87th percentile · 39 destinations
Routes pass through WP Showgrounds but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
Bellville, Blaauwberg, Century city, Century city (via bosmansdam road), Century city (via n1 - sable road), Goodwood +33 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 Showgrounds?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in WP Showgrounds in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 32 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
47th
Percentile
across Cape Town
9%
Resolved
same day
Street lights out (53%)Vagrants (13%)Sewerage overflow (6%)Burst pipe (6%)Pole Knocked: Motor Vehicle Accident (3%)
Service requests logged 32
Requests resolved 72% (23 of 32)
75% resolved within 15 days
90% resolved within 19 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 35200.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 32
Unresolved 28.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - All Lights Out (17), Vagrants (4), SEW: Blocked/Overflow (2)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near WP Showgrounds?

Well served

Healthcare access

17 within 5km
Nearest public Dirkie Uys Clinic/CDC · Clinic · 1 km
Nearest private Netcare N1 City Hospital · Private Hospital · 3 km
Public facilities 15
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to WP Showgrounds is Epping, 1.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Ruyterwacht Swimming Pool, 1.0 km away. The nearest clinic is Dirkie Uys Clinic/Cdc, 1.0 km away.

Nearest clinic Dirkie Uys Clinic/Cdc · 1 km
Nearest library Goodwood · 0.9 km
Nearest park / open space Ruyterwacht Greenbelt · 0.42 km

Fire station

1
km to nearest
fire station
Epping
community station
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
9
pools
within 5 km
19
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Ruyterwacht 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 WP Showgrounds. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Goodwood Estate Maitland Ruyterwacht Thornton Townsend Estate Wp Park
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WP Showgrounds · -33.9188°S, 18.5463°E

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