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A score from 0 to 10 for each area, averaged from its council wards, from our ward research and police figures, with a small adjustment for recent news coverage. It is a different measure from the police figures on the district reports.
Overall ward safety score, 0–10 · Higher is safer
Source: Ward research, SAPS station statistics, GI-TOC Gang Monitor · Updated 2026-09
Every pillar is scored 0–10 on the same scale as the overall score: higher is safer, and 10 means no recorded problem of that kind.
Ward 54.
Source: Ward research, SAPS station statistics, GI-TOC Gang Monitor · Updated 2026-09
Every pillar is scored 0–10 on the same scale as the overall score: higher is safer, and 10 means no recorded problem of that kind.
Ward 77.
Source: Ward research, SAPS station statistics, GI-TOC Gang Monitor · Updated 2026-09
Every pillar is scored 0–10 on the same scale as the overall score: higher is safer, and 10 means no recorded problem of that kind.
Ward 54.
Source: Ward research, SAPS station statistics, GI-TOC Gang Monitor · Updated 2026-09
Pillar weight 35% of the index · Higher is safer
Source: Ward research, SAPS station statistics, GI-TOC Gang Monitor · Updated 2026-09
Pillar weight 20% of the index · Higher is safer
Source: Ward research, SAPS station statistics, GI-TOC Gang Monitor · Updated 2026-09
Pillar weight 15% of the index · Higher is safer
Source: Ward research, SAPS station statistics, GI-TOC Gang Monitor · Updated 2026-09
Pillar weight 15% of the index · Higher is safer
Source: Ward research, SAPS station statistics, GI-TOC Gang Monitor · Updated 2026-09
Pillar weight 15% of the index · Higher is safer
Source: Ward research, SAPS station statistics, GI-TOC Gang Monitor · Updated 2026-09
Pillar scores describe what kind of crime is the problem in an area; they are analyst decompositions of the ward score, not independent measurements.
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Part of Atlantic Seaboard · precinct figures below cover the whole district
Crime mix
Official SAPS station counts · Jan – Jun 2026
Recent activity
Housing snapshot
From 1 tracked neighbourhood on the housing portal
Source: SAPS station statistics; news reports · Updated 2026-11-02
Part of City Bowl · precinct figures below cover the whole district
Crime mix
Official SAPS station counts · Jan – Jun 2026
Recent activity
Housing snapshot
From 1 tracked neighbourhood on the housing portal
Source: SAPS station statistics; news reports · Updated 2026-11-02
Western Cape, South Africa
Crime mix
Official SAPS station counts · Jan – Jun 2026
Recent activity
Housing snapshot
From 2 tracked neighbourhoods on the housing portal
Source: SAPS station statistics; news reports · Updated 2026-11-02
How to read this page: the crime-mix radar, the violent and property counts and the violent share cover six selected SAPS categories for the official period shown on each card. They are not a measure of total crime, and districts can publish different periods, so check the stated period before comparing counts across districts. Recent activity counts the news reports in each district's feed; news coverage over-weights severe crime, and percentage changes compare small counts that can swing sharply. Housing figures are indicative values from the housing portal's tracked neighbourhoods within each district.
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