The Hague

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 0 🏘️ Near: belhar-ext-13, belhar-ext-16, belhar-ext-18

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

This suburb falls within a City of Cape Town urban development focus area, indicating prioritised investment in infrastructure and services.

Schools

3 schools

WCED · 2024

3 Total Schools

4,006 Total Learners

3 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
DELFT HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,459
THE HAGUE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,340
DELFT-NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,207

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

7 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

27,369

Population (2022)

29,252

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

4.28 Avg household size

94.9% Piped water

91.8% Flush toilet

96.3% Grid electricity

96.3% Refuse removal

75.9% Internet access

71.7% Formal dwelling

65.5% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

23.1% Has vehicle

6.3% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 49 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

20 Parks

5 With play equipment

14 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Belhar (0.9 km away) · Divisional Hq

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Delft Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

58 Murder

236 Aggravated robbery

146 Residential burglary

54 Carjacking

64 Rape

214 Assault GBH

33 Vehicle theft

1,106 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

58 Murder

41 Attempted murder

64 Rape

0 Sexual assault

363 Common assault

214 Assault GBH

236 Aggravated robbery

47 Common robbery

146 Residential burglary

3 Non-residential burglary

33 Vehicle theft

54 Carjacking

34 Residential robbery

1,106 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

Schedule

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Load shedding 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

belhar-ext-1370,237 people→belhar-ext-160→belhar-ext-180→delft-1-296,358 people→delft-40→leiden0→roosendal18,862 people→voorbrug16,085 people→

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