Salt River

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 15 🏘️ Near: brooklyn, maitland, observatory

Schools

4 schools

WCED · 2024

4 Total Schools

1,338 Total Learners

3 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
DRYDEN STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	520
CECIL ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	420
WESLEY METHODIST PRACTISING SCHOOL	primary	public	—	362
ISLAMIC EARLY LEARNING FOUNDATION TRADI	primary	independent	—	36

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

SPENCER ROAD CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

1 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Cape Town City Centre

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

7,860

Population (2022)

8,400

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

2.51 Avg household size

100% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

87% Internet access

98.7% Formal dwelling

40% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

69.8% Has vehicle

64.8% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 77 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

5 Parks

3 With play equipment

2 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Salt River fire station is located in this suburb. (Community Station)

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Woodstock Police Station

Primary station (67.3% of suburb area).

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

2 Murder

57 Aggravated robbery

27 Residential burglary

10 Carjacking

6 Rape

15 Assault GBH

47 Vehicle theft

145 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

2 Murder

9 Attempted murder

6 Rape

0 Sexual assault

42 Common assault

15 Assault GBH

57 Aggravated robbery

77 Common robbery

27 Residential burglary

16 Non-residential burglary

47 Vehicle theft

10 Carjacking

2 Residential robbery

145 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 15

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 15 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

brooklyn10,190 people→maitland7,844 people→observatory7,653 people→paarden-eiland3 people→woodstock9,276 people→

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