Dobson

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 3 🏘️ Near: anchorage-park, gordons-bay, gordons-strand-estate

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

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

1,142

Population (2022)

1,221

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)

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

1 Parks

1 With play equipment

0.4 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Strand (4.2 km away) · District Hq - East

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Gordons Bay Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

0 Murder

7 Aggravated robbery

19 Residential burglary

0 Carjacking

3 Rape

3 Assault GBH

6 Vehicle theft

39 Drug-related crime

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0 Murder

0 Attempted murder

3 Rape

0 Sexual assault

33 Common assault

3 Assault GBH

7 Aggravated robbery

11 Common robbery

19 Residential burglary

2 Non-residential burglary

6 Vehicle theft

0 Carjacking

0 Residential robbery

39 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.

Source: SAPS Quarterly Crime Statistics 2025/2026

Load Shedding

Block 3

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 3 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

anchorage-park1,263 people→gordons-bay12,597 people→gordons-strand-estate0→onverwacht-gordons-bay0→sea-breeze-park0→winslow362 people→

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