Ysterplaat has a safety index of 7 out of 100 (Higher reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Milnerton precinct recorded approximately 17,488 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Ysterplaat

Safety 7/100 Safer than 5% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Healthcare 12 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 3d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Ysterplaat is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is around or above the city median for reported safety. Policing falls under the Milnerton SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Ysterplaat, 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 Ysterplaat. 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 Ysterplaat safe?

Higher reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

42nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very high Absolute crime volume

17 488 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↑ 3.5% 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? 7 / 100

Contact crime rate 1,454,671 per 100k residents

Station population 87 344

Harm rate (per resident) 4/100

Harm volume (absolute) 13/100

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

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Milnerton precinct, which covers Ysterplaat 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 Ysterplaat?

Planned development

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

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 Ysterplaat?

Well connected

Ysterplaat has 50 minibus taxi routes, including routes to the CBD.

Taxi connectivity

Well connected

50 routes

90th percentile · 26 destinations · CBD-connected

Cambridge, Cape town, Cape town (via melkbosstrand), Frankdale, Killarney, Koeberg power station +20 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 Ysterplaat?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Ysterplaat in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 84 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data

Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 3-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

14th

Percentile
across Cape Town

14%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (21%)Street Sweeping (10%)Power outage (8%)Street lights out (6%)Single street light out (6%)

Service requests logged 84

Requests resolved 86% (72 of 84)

75% resolved within 12 days

90% resolved within 29 days

Source CCT service request database

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average

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

Total complaints 82

Unresolved 13.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (18), Street Sweeping (8), No Power (6)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Ysterplaat?

Well served

Healthcare access

12 within 5km

Nearest public Albow Gardens CDC · Community Day Centre · 0.7 km

Nearest private Intercare Day Hospital Century City · Private Hospital · 2.5 km

Public facilities 9

Private facilities 3

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

The nearest fire station to Ysterplaat is Brooklyn, 1.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Kensington Swimming Pool, 2.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Albow Gardens Cdc, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Albow Gardens Cdc · 0.7 km

Nearest library Brooklyn · 0.7 km

Nearest park / open space Kensington Pos · 0.82 km