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

1231	Casablanca Stellenbosch, Western Cape 26.8% crime	71
1232	Centerton Gqeberha, Eastern Cape 20.3% crime	71
1233	Chatsworth Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 14.7% crime	71
1234	Clayfield Durban, KwaZulu-Natal	71
1235	Creswell Park Johannesburg, Gauteng 21.6% crime	71
1236	Cube East London, Eastern Cape	71
1237	Dal Josafat Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.4% crime	71
1238	Danville Pretoria, Gauteng 19.4% crime QoL 70	71
1239	Dawn Crest Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 5.1% crime	71
1240	De Kelders Stellenbosch, Western Cape 11.6% crime	71
1241	De Nova Stellenbosch, Western Cape 16.8% crime	71
1242	Debe Valley East London, Eastern Cape	71
1243	Denver Johannesburg, Gauteng 11% crime QoL 40	71
1244	Die Heuwel George, Western Cape 36.1% crime	71
1245	Dinokana Mahikeng, North West	71
1246	Dithakong Mahikeng, North West 3% crime	71
1247	East Rock Stellenbosch, Western Cape 10.6% crime	71
1248	Ekuphumleni East London, Eastern Cape	71
1249	Elgin Stellenbosch, Western Cape 8.2% crime	71
1250	Eluphendweni East London, Eastern Cape	71
1251	eMatyolweni East London, Eastern Cape	71
1252	Eversdal Stellenbosch, Western Cape 11.4% crime	71
1253	Fairhavens Estate Stellenbosch, Western Cape 26.8% crime	71
1254	Fort Murray East London, Eastern Cape	71
1255	Franskraalstrand Stellenbosch, Western Cape 11.6% crime	71
1256	Ga-Kgoe Mahikeng, North West 3% crime	71
1257	Ga-Madubu Mahikeng, North West 3% crime	71
1258	Ga-Ntatelang Kimberley, North West 13.9% crime	71
1259	Ga-Seane Mahikeng, North West	71
1260	Gandu East London, Eastern Cape	71

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.