Scarborough

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 8 🏘️ Near: cape-farms-district-h

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

1,296

Population (2022)

1,385

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

2 Parks

0.2 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Simonstown (4.7 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Simon's Town Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

0 Murder

1 Aggravated robbery

17 Residential burglary

0 Carjacking

0 Rape

5 Assault GBH

3 Vehicle theft

5 Drug-related crime

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0 Murder

0 Attempted murder

0 Rape

0 Sexual assault

14 Common assault

5 Assault GBH

1 Aggravated robbery

1 Common robbery

17 Residential burglary

2 Non-residential burglary

3 Vehicle theft

0 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

5 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 8

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 8 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

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