Rankings

Top neighbourhoods — Worldwide

The best-scoring suburbs by category. 99,458 neighbourhoods ranked. Worldwide overall rankings require at least four evidenced score dimensions.

🌍 All 🇿🇦 ZA 9,327 🇬🇧 UK 42,028 🇺🇸 USA 29,606 🇩🇪 DE 10,813 🇳🇱 NL 7,684

Overall

99,458 ranked

91	Gezina Pretoria, Gauteng 6.2% crime QoL 67	83
92	Golden Acre Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% crime	83
93	Hurlingham Johannesburg, Gauteng 3.6% crime QoL 72	83
94	Hyde Park Johannesburg, Gauteng 19.1% crime QoL 77	83
95	Idasvallei Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.4% crime	83
96	Irene Pretoria, Gauteng 10.6% crime	83
97	Langeberg Ridge Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.6% crime	83
98	Martindale Johannesburg, Gauteng 6.4% crime	83
99	Moret Johannesburg, Gauteng 3.6% crime	83
100	Morgenster Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.6% crime	83
101	Newlands Pretoria, Gauteng 6% crime QoL 73	83
102	Rivonia Johannesburg, Gauteng QoL 78	83
103	Rivonia Gardens Johannesburg, Gauteng	83
104	Ruiterhof Johannesburg, Gauteng 3.6% crime	83
105	Somerset West Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.2% crime	83
106	Strand Stellenbosch, Western Cape 25.9% crime	83
107	Summerstrand Gqeberha, Eastern Cape	83
108	Uniepark Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.7% crime	83
109	Universiteits-Oord Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.7% crime	83
110	Westbury Ext 2 Johannesburg, Gauteng 6.4% crime	83
111	Willow Wild Johannesburg, Gauteng 9.1% crime	83
112	Belgravia Kimberley, Free State 16.3% crime	82
113	Bergvliet Cape Town, Western Cape 13.5% crime	82
114	Brixton Johannesburg, Gauteng 26% crime QoL 67	82
115	Brooklyn Cape Town, Western Cape 8.9% crime	82
116	Chiselhurst East London, Eastern Cape 2.6% crime	82
117	Cloetesville Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.4% crime	82
118	De Beers Kimberley, Free State 16.3% crime	82
119	Edgemead Cape Town, Western Cape 3.4% crime	82
120	Ferndale Johannesburg, Gauteng 9.1% crime QoL 72	82

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.