Living in or staying in Belthorn, Cape Town

Scores

Safety and quiet come from researched sources about the whole neighborhood; walkability, transport and nightlife from the places and stops around its center.

About Belthorn

Belthorn Estate is a quiet residential pocket bordering Crawford, Lansdowne, and Rondebosch East. Built mostly with single-family freestanding houses and suburban walled properties, the pace is calm with modest community activity and commuters moving towards nearby major arterials like Turfhall Road.

Good for

• budget travelers
• long stays

Less suited to

• nightlife seekers
• luxury travelers
• first-time visitors

Watch out for

• Carjackings and vehicle-related opportunistic theft occur along connecting corridors such as Turfhall Road and Jan Smuts Drive.
• Street muggings are reported in quieter residential side streets after dark, making walking on foot at night strongly inadvisable.
• Residential burglaries occur in the area, requiring secure parking and locked perimeters for rental accommodations.

Sources

• Is Cape Town Safe? Safety Score 33/100
• South Africa Country Security Report
• Foreign travel advice: safety and security
• Travel advisory: level 2
• Homicide rate per 100,000 people (2022)