Ravensmead

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 1 🏘️ Near: beaconvale, florida, klipkop

Schools

7 schools

WCED · 2024

7 Total Schools

5,069 Total Learners

6 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
PINEDENE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,117
RAVENSMEAD SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	1,110
FLORIDA SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	869
VORENTOE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	709
NORTHWAY PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	653
NEBO PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	607
RENLYN'S MODERN MONTESORRI	primary	independent	—	4

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

RAVENSMEAD CLINIC/CDC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

5 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Parow

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

21,244

Population (2022)

22,705

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

9 Parks

8 With play equipment

2.9 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Bellville (3.6 km away) · District Hq - North

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Ravensmead Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

15 Murder

19 Aggravated robbery

27 Residential burglary

3 Carjacking

16 Rape

61 Assault GBH

9 Vehicle theft

185 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

15 Murder

29 Attempted murder

16 Rape

0 Sexual assault

118 Common assault

61 Assault GBH

19 Aggravated robbery

42 Common robbery

27 Residential burglary

5 Non-residential burglary

9 Vehicle theft

3 Carjacking

0 Residential robbery

185 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 1

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 1 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

beaconvale78 people→florida7,079 people→klipkop4,218 people→tygerberg-hospital698 people→uitsig16,665 people→

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