Rankings

Top neighbourhoods — Worldwide

The best-scoring suburbs by category. 112,014 neighbourhoods ranked. Worldwide overall rankings require at least four evidenced score dimensions.

An overall view of the area that combines the scores below. Scores are out of 100: 85 and above is excellent, 70 to 84 good, 55 to 69 about average, 40 to 54 below average, and under 40 weak. "Better than 80% of areas" means the suburb scores higher than eight in ten suburbs in the same country. How scores work

Overall

112,014 ranked

1	Haumannshof Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% more reported crime than the previous period	89
2	Bridgebank Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% more reported crime than the previous period	88
3	Cambridge East London, Eastern Cape 2.6% more reported crime than the previous period	88
4	Plumstead Cape Town, Western Cape 13.5% more reported crime than the previous period	88
5	Audas Estate Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% more reported crime than the previous period	87
6	Maitland Garden Village Cape Town, Western Cape 8.9% more reported crime than the previous period	87
7	Bizweni Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% more reported crime than the previous period	86
8	Bridgewater Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% more reported crime than the previous period	86
9	Carey Park Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% more reported crime than the previous period	86
10	Carwick Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% more reported crime than the previous period	86
11	Deurdrif Cape Town, Western Cape 13.5% more reported crime than the previous period	86
12	Garden Village Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% more reported crime than the previous period	86
13	La Colline Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.4% less reported crime than the previous period	86
14	Les Marais Pretoria, Gauteng 26.1% more reported crime than the previous period	86
15	Riviera Pretoria, Gauteng 6.2% more reported crime than the previous period Quality of life index 71	86
16	Selborne East London, Eastern Cape 2.6% more reported crime than the previous period	86
17	Silvertas Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% more reported crime than the previous period	86
18	Van Ryneveld Stellenbosch, Western Cape 25.9% more reported crime than the previous period	86
19	Alphenpark Pretoria, Gauteng 6% less reported crime than the previous period	85
20	Arauna Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.6% more reported crime than the previous period	85
21	Birdhaven Johannesburg, Gauteng 19.1% more reported crime than the previous period	85
22	Bracken Heights Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.6% more reported crime than the previous period	85
23	Central Gqeberha, Eastern Cape	85
24	Dieprivier Cape Town, Western Cape 13.5% more reported crime than the previous period	85
25	Eloffsdal Pretoria, Gauteng 26.1% more reported crime than the previous period	85
26	Gants Park Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% more reported crime than the previous period	85
27	George Park Stellenbosch, Western Cape 25.9% more reported crime than the previous period	85
28	Glenhurd Gqeberha, Eastern Cape	85
29	Longdown Estate Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% more reported crime than the previous period	85
30	Lynnwood Park Pretoria, Gauteng 6% less reported crime than the previous period	85

How these rankings are calculated

Rankings are sorted by the metric selected above — overall score, safety, schools or affordability — computed the same way for every suburb in our database, so the ordering reflects the underlying data rather than editorial judgement. Worldwide overall rankings require at least four evidenced dimensions so a thin profile cannot outrank a well-supported one. Country-specific pages retain partial profiles and label them clearly. Each individual metric is scored independently on its own 0-100 scale.

Safety scores for South African suburbs are built from official SAPS crime statistics at police-precinct level, weighted toward violent and property crime categories. International safety scores use the equivalent national source — data.police.uk reports in the UK, BKA and Landeskriminalamt statistics in Germany, and CBS data in the Netherlands.

School scores weigh the number and proximity of nearby primary and secondary schools, drawn from the Department of Basic Education's National Masterlist; affordability compares typical rent against local median household income. Filter by country or province above to compare rankings within a specific region, or open any suburb to see the full seven-dimension breakdown behind its rank.