Westridge - Mitchells Plain

📍 Cape Town, South Africa Load Shedding Block 4 🏘️ Near: lentegeur, morgans-village, portland

Schools

8 schools
WCED ·
8 Total Schools
8,053 Total Learners
8 Public
0 Independent
School Name Phase Sector Quintile Learners
WESTRIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL secondary public 1,268
PARKHURST PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 1,231
WESTVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 1,187
MITCHELL'S PLAIN PRIM primary public 1,166
RIDGEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 1,072
HARVESTER PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 973
DUNESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 877
BEACON SKOOL special public 279

Healthcare

1 facilities
WC Dept of Health ·

🏥 Public Clinics 1

  • WESTRIDGE CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA ·
24,332
Population (2022)
26,006
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

133 Parks
25 With play equipment
40.9 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Mitchells Plain fire station is located in this suburb. (Divisional Hq)

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Mitchells Plain Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

39 Murder
104 Aggravated robbery
90 Residential burglary
11 Carjacking
27 Rape
96 Assault GBH
27 Vehicle theft
1,748 Drug-related crime
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39 Murder
31 Attempted murder
27 Rape
0 Sexual assault
489 Common assault
96 Assault GBH
104 Aggravated robbery
73 Common robbery
90 Residential burglary
13 Non-residential burglary
27 Vehicle theft
11 Carjacking
1 Residential robbery
1,748 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 4
City of Cape Town ·

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 4 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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