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Chris Hani Park

Safety 88/100 Safer than 92% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 0-200k Top 98% Healthcare 2 facilities within 5 km Council Below avg complaints 3d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Chris Hani Park is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area. Policing falls under the Macassar SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Chris Hani Park, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Chris Hani Park. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Chris Hani Park safe?

Lower reported crime

68th percentile among 744 suburbs · precinct-level data, may not reflect this suburb · Data: Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
6 628 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 8.9% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low and falling. This is one of the safer parts of Cape Town, with violent crime well below the city average and a positive year-on-year trend. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 88 / 100
Contact crime rate 291,081 per 100k residents
Station population 63 388
Harm rate (per resident) 93/100
Harm volume (absolute) 83/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0
Precinct confidence note: Chris Hani Park is a township area within the Macassar precinct. The precinct score of 88 is dominated by gated estates and established suburbs, and does not reflect conditions in Chris Hani Park.

Because precinct-level data does not reliably represent Chris Hani Park, this suburb has been excluded from safety-dependent rankings (Safest Suburbs, Best for Families, Affordable & Safe, Best for Investment, Most Improved). The safety index shown above reflects the Macassar precinct as a whole and should not be taken as representative of Chris Hani Park specifically.

Full methodology

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Macassar precinct, which covers Chris Hani Park 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 Chris Hani Park?

2nd percentile

The median property value in Chris Hani Park is R190K. Property values have grown by 1.4% per year since 2018.

A 1.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Chris Hani Park properties (GV2022)

Property values are based on the City of Cape Town's 2022 General Valuation roll. GV is an assessed value for municipal rating purposes; transaction prices frequently exceed GV. Recent sales transaction data and rental market data are not available as open data in South Africa.

Median GV2022 R190,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +1.4% per year
City-wide value percentile 2nd percentile
Dominant value band 0-200k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Chris Hani Park?

Connected

Chris Hani Park has 20 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 ›

Connected
20 routes
61st percentile · 19 destinations
Blackheath, Eerste river, Eerste rivier stasie, Firgrove, Khayelitsha, Kramat +13 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 Chris Hani Park?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Chris Hani Park in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 494 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.
3
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
8th
Percentile
across Cape Town
15%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (25%)Broken leading (14%)Water leak (9%)Burst pipe (8%)Stolen Bins - 240L (6%)
Service requests logged 494
Requests resolved 65% (322 of 494)
75% resolved within 10 days
90% resolved within 27 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Islamic
1

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 490
Unresolved 35.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (124), WAT: Broken Leading (70), WAT: Leak in Road/Pavement/Undergr (44)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Chris Hani Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

2 within 5km
Nearest public Macassar Clinic · Clinic · 0.4 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 9.2 km
Public facilities 2
Private facilities 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Chris Hani Park is Macassar, 0.4 km away. The nearest public pool is Khayelitsha Swimming Pool, 7.9 km away. The nearest clinic is Macassar Clinic, 0.4 km away.

Nearest clinic Macassar Clinic · 0.4 km
Nearest library Macassar · 0.4 km
Nearest park / open space Milly Way Park · 0.27 km

Fire station

0.4
km to nearest
fire station
Macassar
community station
within-5km
response
category

Cape Town has 32 fire stations serving 744 suburbs. Source: CCT open data.

Public swimming pools

7.9
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
2
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Khayelitsha 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

2 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Chris Hani Park. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Macassar Riverside
Further reading

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