Bishopscourt

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 11 🏘️ Near: claremont, constantia, newlands

Note: The official Bishopscourt boundary is a small area. The broader area commonly known as Bishopscourt includes nearby suburbs. Some schools, clinics and other facilities may appear under:

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

1,628

Population (2022)

1,740

Est. Population (2025)

Census 2022 weighted estimate. 2025 figure projected at 2.2% annual growth — actual rates vary by suburb.

Source: Stats SA Census 2022 (10% sample)

📊 2024 Household Survey

3.03 Avg household size

98% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

100% Internet access

100% Formal dwelling

72.1% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

97.7% Has vehicle

78.9% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 75 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

4 Parks

11.1 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Constantia (3.3 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Claremont Police Station

Primary station (86.5% of suburb area).

Recorded Crimes — Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

0 Murder

19 Aggravated robbery

31 Residential burglary

2 Carjacking

4 Rape

6 Assault GBH

11 Vehicle theft

41 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

0 Murder

2 Attempted murder

4 Rape

0 Sexual assault

37 Common assault

6 Assault GBH

19 Aggravated robbery

16 Common robbery

31 Residential burglary

4 Non-residential burglary

11 Vehicle theft

2 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

41 Drug-related crime

Note: These are station-level totals for the entire policing area, not suburb-specific figures. SAPS does not publish crime data at suburb level. This suburb is served by multiple stations; only the primary station's data is shown.

Source: SAPS Quarterly Crime Statistics 2025/2026

Load Shedding

Block 11

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 11 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78% Full

Recent Trend

Neighbouring Suburbs

claremont19,323 people→constantia765 people→newlands7,089 people→wynberg15,241 people→wynberg-nu0→

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