Is Hopetown safe? South Africa travel risk
Is Hopetown safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Hopetown scores 58/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates South Africa Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 27 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Hopetown scores 58/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and South Africa (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Hopetown: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (92/100) and security (60/100).
A score of 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the South Africa travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 29.6258° S, 24.0856° E place Hopetown within Northern Cape at an elevation of 1095 meters. Heading to Pretoria: 590.9 km NE.
Northern Cape
29.6258° S, 24.0856° E
1095 m
Africa/Johannesburg
10,259
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in South Africa
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Hopetown happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the South Africa travel advice & laws.
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