Overcome Heights and Capricorn edge
10 news reports in the 12 months to June 2026, 8 of them about killings.
Anyone with information about these shootings can report it to Crime Stop on 08600 10111, anonymously if they prefer.
See it on the mapMuizenberg crime report
Is Muizenberg safe?
Muizenberg · Kalk Bay · St James · Marina da Gama · Costa da Gama
12 months to 30 June 2026Police figures released 28 August 2026
Compared with Cape Town, and over five years
Muizenberg is about as safe as a typical Cape Town area for serious violence.
What kind of crime? A similar mix to the rest of the city.
Share of the seven crime types recorded by SAPS, 12 months to June 2026
- Against people: violence, robbery and sexual offences
- Car crime
- Theft and break-ins
How safe is it for you? About the same as a typical Cape Town area.
Serious violence per 100,000 residents a year, five-year average, all 63 police station areas. We count only the most serious cases, which are almost always reported, so areas compare fairly.
Getting better or worse? Break-ins down, all seven types down.
Crimes recorded by SAPS per year, July to June
Break-insdown by a third
All seven typesdown
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| Muizenberg | Cape Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Against people | 51% | 54% |
| Car crime | 16% | 14% |
| Theft and break-ins | 33% | 32% |
| Muizenberg | Cape Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Murder | 78.4 | 72.6 |
| Robbery | 412 | 556 |
| Position | 47 of 63, fewest first | |
| Year | Break-ins | All seven types |
|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 253 | 2,060 |
| 22/23 | 273 | 2,082 |
| 23/24 | 280 | 2,146 |
| 24/25 | 169 | 1,802 |
| 25/26 | 135 | 1,679 |
Serious violence here has doubled in four years, from 36 to 78 cases a year. If you live here, the chance of a break-in at home is lower than in most of Cape Town, and lower than four years ago. Out and about, serious violence is about as common here as in a typical Cape Town area.
Crimes recorded by the Muizenberg police station, published every quarter by the South African Police Service; residents and households from Census 2022. Latest quarter April to June 2026, released 28 August 2026. How this page is made
Police in Muizenberg recorded 1,679 crimes of these seven types in the 12 months to June 2026: 427 assaults, 420 thefts, 306 robberies, 270 car crimes, 135 break-ins, 78 murders and 43 sexual offences.
9 news reports of murders or suspicious deaths in that time: 8 in Vrygrond & Overcome Heights and 1 in Military Heights.
Reported in the news
News reports
What made the news in the 12 months to June 2026. Journalists report only a small share of crime, so this is not a count.
Vrygrond & Overcome Heights
- Murder or suspicious death, Vrygrond & Overcome Heights False Bay Echo
- Murder or suspicious death, Vrygrond & Overcome Heights vocfm.co.za
- Murder or suspicious death, Vrygrond & Overcome Heights novanews.co.za
- Murder or suspicious death, Vrygrond & Overcome Heights EWN
- Murder or suspicious death, Vrygrond & Overcome Heights Cape Town ETC
- Murder or suspicious death, Vrygrond & Overcome Heights EWN
- Murder or suspicious death, Vrygrond & Overcome Heights Cape Town ETC
- Murder or suspicious death, Vrygrond & Overcome Heights SABC News
- Sexual offences, Vrygrond & Overcome Heights False Bay Echo
- Sexual offences, Vrygrond & Overcome Heights IOL
Military Heights
Muizenberg
- Robbery, Muizenberg Cape Town ETC
- Theft, Muizenberg False Bay Echo
Kalk Bay
- Robbery, Kalk Bay Cape Town ETC
Hotspots
News reports
Places worth knowing about, from the same news reports.
Muizenberg to Kalk Bay coastal walkway
1 news report in the 12 months to June 2026.
Go when the route is busy, stay on the catwalk rather than the paths above the railway line, and keep phones out of sight. With company and daylight this remains a lovely walk; give it a miss at dawn, dusk and after dark.
See it on the mapPolice figures
Police statistics · SAPS, Muizenberg police station
Muizenberg police station
The station covers Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay, Marina da Gama and Costa da Gama, as well as Vrygrond, Capricorn and Overcome Heights. Precinct boundaries do not follow suburb lines exactly, and Silvermine and the mountain above Kalk Bay may fall under a neighbouring station. July 2025 to June 2026, compared with the 12 months before.
| Crime type | Count | A year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| Murder | 78 | 50 |
| Sexual offences | 43 | 53 |
| Robbery | 306 | 293 |
| Assault | 427 | 467 |
| Break-ins | 135 | 169 |
| Car crime | 270 | 273 |
| Theft | 420 | 497 |
In the police figures, “break-ins” are break-ins at homes only, and “assault” does not include attempted murder.
Drug offences are not included: police record them when they act, so the count measures police operations.
Similar areas, 12 months to June 2026
| Area | Residents | Violence per 100,000 | Break-ins per 1,000 homes | Car crime | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirstenhof | 39,232 | 507 | 3.9 | 166 | -18% |
| Durbanville | 104,695 | 584 | 6.3 | 417 | -6% |
| Rondebosch | 18,250 | 592 | 10.8 | 325 | -4% |
| Fish Hoek | 28,148 | 597 | 8.6 | 151 | -10% |
| Claremont | 44,090 | 610 | 4.9 | 469 | -2% |
| Pinelands | 26,465 | 744 | 5.1 | 193 | -14% |
| Camps Bay | 6,520 | 1,043 | 11.9 | 109 | +1% |
| Mowbray | 10,951 | 1,096 | 14.4 | 240 | -2% |
| Hout Bay | 58,110 | 1,160 | 7.1 | 94 | -8% |
| Table View | 113,454 | 1,167 | 7.9 | 593 | +9% |
| Muizenberg (this area) | 66,065 | 1,293 | 5.9 | 270 | -7% |
| Sea Point | 24,283 | 1,421 | 7.3 | 1,116 | +14% |
| Milnerton | 119,996 | 1,537 | 7.7 | 557 | 0% |
| Wynberg | 27,336 | 1,606 | 7.3 | 283 | -12% |
| Woodstock | 23,259 | 3,242 | 12.3 | 726 | +1% |
| Cape Town Central | 38,471 | 7,252 | 10.8 | 2,018 | -15% |
Similar areas: busy suburbs and coastal areas that people often compare with Muizenberg. Change: crimes of the seven types against the 12 months before.
Over time
Police statistics · SAPS, Muizenberg police station
Every quarter since July 2021. The shaded part is the 12 months to June 2026.
Since July 2026
News reports
1 news report since 1 July 2026, not yet in the figures above.
- Assault, Muizenberg Cape Town ETC