Is Lavender Hill Safe? What the Data Shows (2026)

Lavender Hill scores 83 out of 100 on StreetSignal’s safety index - Lower reported crime. Its annualised crime count is 10,052 across a station population of 83,766 residents. The trend is Up.

Precinct-level data caveat: This score reflects the Steenberg SAPS precinct, which covers multiple suburbs including Heathfield, Elfindale, Retreat, and Steenberg. Lavender Hill is a well-documented high-crime area (gang violence, shootings) that shares this precinct with quieter suburbs. The precinct-averaged score of 83/100 does not reflect conditions in Lavender Hill specifically. StreetSignal has excluded Lavender Hill from all positive rankings (safest, best for families, affordable and safe) because the precinct average is known to misrepresent this suburb’s actual safety reality.

A score of 83/100 places Lavender Hill in the Lower reported crime category across Cape Town’s 734 suburbs with safety data (of 744 total). The suburb has a Census 2022 population of 37,605.

A note on methodology: StreetSignal’s safety index is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town’s 744 suburbs; it is not an absolute safety guarantee. The index is a composite of two sub-dimensions: harm-per-resident (rate) and absolute harm volume. A score of 83/100 means safer than approximately 83% Cape Town suburbs by this methodology. Lavender Hill’s rate sub-index is 94/100 and its volume sub-index is 74/100. Full methodology is documented on the StreetSignal methodology page. Data period: Q3 2025/2026 (October-December 2025).

Why does Lavender Hill score 83 out of 100?

Lavender Hill maps to the Steenberg SAPS precinct. The precinct serves a station population of 83,766 across multiple suburbs. StreetSignal assigns the primary precinct as the data source. All suburbs under the same precinct receive an identical safety index. This is a known limitation of precinct-level data: the score reflects the precinct as a whole, not any individual suburb within it.

The rate sub-index of 94 places Lavender Hill’s per-capita harm in the lower range. The volume sub-index of 74 means absolute crime volume is low.

How does Lavender Hill compare to nearby suburbs?

Suburb	Precinct	Safety index	Rate	Volume	Annualised crimes	Trend
Lavender Hill	Steenberg	83/100	94	74	10,052	Up
False Bay Coastal Park	Grassy Park	33/100	52	21	15,936	Up
Grassy Park	Grassy Park	33/100	52	21	15,936	Up
Retreat	Steenberg	83/100	94	74	10,052	Up
Seawinds	Muizenberg	26/100	15	45	9,320	Up
Steenberg	Steenberg	83/100	94	74	10,052	Up

A methodology note on shared precincts: Suburbs under the same SAPS precinct receive identical safety indices because the underlying crime data is reported at precinct level, not suburb level. Matching scores between suburbs in the table above may indicate a shared precinct.

What does property cost in Lavender Hill?

Property valuation data is not available for Lavender Hill.

For a broader property analysis, see Cape Town property values 2026.

Schools in Lavender Hill

Lavender Hill has 4 schools.

School	Phase	Sector	Quintile	LER
Hillwood Primary School	primary	public	Q4	34.7:1
Levana Primary School	primary	public	Q4	32.1:1
Prince George Primary School	primary	public	Q4	34.2:1
Lavender Hill High School	secondary	public	Q4	32.8:1

Matric results show a 89.0% aggregate pass rate across 118 candidates.

For a full analysis, see Cape Town schools and education 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lavender Hill a safe area in Cape Town?

Lavender Hill scores 83/100 on StreetSignal’s safety index, but this score reflects the Steenberg precinct average and does not represent Lavender Hill specifically. Lavender Hill is a well-documented high-crime area with persistent gang violence. The precinct score of 83/100 is driven by quieter suburbs in the same precinct such as Heathfield and Elfindale. StreetSignal has excluded Lavender Hill from all positive rankings due to this known data limitation.

What is the crime rate in Lavender Hill?

Lavender Hill’s Steenberg precinct records 10,052 annualised crimes across 83,766 residents. The safety index is 83/100, with a rate sub-index of 94 and volume sub-index of 74. However, this precinct-level figure does not reflect crime specific to Lavender Hill, which is a well-documented high-crime area within the precinct.

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