Edgemead

📍 Cape Town, South Africa Load Shedding Block 13 🏘️ Near: acacia-park, bothasig, de-grendel-farm

Schools

3 schools
WCED ·
3 Total Schools
3,088 Total Learners
2 Public
1 Independent
School Name Phase Sector Quintile Learners
EDGEMEAD HIGH SCHOOL secondary public 1,401
EDGEMEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 1,332
OAKLAND ACADEMY combined independent 355

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

1 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA ·
9,272
Population (2022)
9,910
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 Avg household size
100% Piped water
100% Flush toilet
100% Grid electricity
100% Refuse removal
100% Internet access
100% Formal dwelling
44.2% Home ownership
0% Food insecure
93% Has vehicle
97.7% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 43 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

84 Parks
12 With play equipment
13.1 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Goodwood (2.9 km away) · Fire Service Head Office

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Bothasig Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

0 Murder
16 Aggravated robbery
18 Residential burglary
2 Carjacking
0 Rape
4 Assault GBH
9 Vehicle theft
31 Drug-related crime
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0 Murder
3 Attempted murder
0 Rape
0 Sexual assault
23 Common assault
4 Assault GBH
16 Aggravated robbery
5 Common robbery
18 Residential burglary
0 Non-residential burglary
9 Vehicle theft
2 Carjacking
2 Residential robbery
31 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 13
City of Cape Town ·

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 13 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town ·

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78% Full

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