Crime Statistics
SAPS quarterly data — 2025-2026 - 4th Quarter. Drill down: province → city/metro → police precinct.
Murder
5 181
National
Sexual offences
12 590
National
Carjacking
3 609
National
Residential burglary
32 387
National
Violent crime total
71 872
Murder, sexual offences, carjacking, assault GBH — National
Property crime total
70 126
Burglary and aggravated robbery volumes
Aggravated robbery
26 796
High concern for buyers & retailers
National hotspot #1
Cape Town Central
2 824 serious crimes
Crime map
Murder counts by province — blue markers scale with volume — click markers to drill down
South Africa
Murders by province
Absolute murder counts — click a bar or map marker to drill down
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Violent crime mix
Murder, sexual offences, and carjacking — click to drill down
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Property & aggravated crime
Burglary and aggravated robbery volumes
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Contact & street crime
Assault GBH, attempted murder, and street robbery — click to drill down
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National serious-crime hotspots
SAPS TOP 30 precincts — community-reported serious crime (all categories)
| # | Station | District | Province | Serious crime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town Central | City of Cape Town | Western Cape | 2 824 |
| 2 | Mitchells Plain | City of Cape Town | Western Cape | 1 861 |
| 3 | Inanda | eThekwini | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 787 |
| 4 | Durban Central | eThekwini | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 784 |
| 5 | Mfuleni | City of Cape Town | Western Cape | 1 691 |
| 6 | Park Road | Mangaung | Free State | 1 682 |
| 7 | Midrand | Johannesburg | Gauteng | 1 679 |
| 8 | Honeydew | Johannesburg | Gauteng | 1 665 |
| 9 | Phoenix | eThekwini | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 612 |
| 10 | Delft | City of Cape Town | Western Cape | 1 576 |
| 11 | Plessislaer | Umgungundlovu | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 567 |
| 12 | Roodepoort | Johannesburg | Gauteng | 1 558 |
| 13 | JHB Central | Johannesburg | Gauteng | 1 505 |
| 14 | Kraaifontein | City of Cape Town | Western Cape | 1 502 |
| 15 | Chatsworth | eThekwini | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 463 |
| 16 | Rustenburg | Bojanala | North West | 1 433 |
| 17 | Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | Gauteng | 1 407 |
| 18 | Kwadukuza | Ilembe | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 404 |
| 19 | Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | Gauteng | 1 397 |
| 20 | Pinetown | eThekwini | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 392 |
| 21 | Brooklyn | Tshwane | Gauteng | 1 359 |
| 22 | Polokwane | Capricorn | Limpopo | 1 342 |
| 23 | Empangeni | King Cetshwayo | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 333 |
| 24 | Sandton | Johannesburg | Gauteng | 1 329 |
| 25 | Worcester | Cape Winelands | Western Cape | 1 306 |
| 26 | Stellenbosch | Cape Winelands | Western Cape | 1 286 |
| 27 | Umlazi | eThekwini | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 285 |
| 28 | Thohoyandou | Vhembe | Limpopo | 1 285 |
| 29 | Verulam | eThekwini | KwaZulu-Natal | 1 277 |
| 30 | Seshego | Capricorn | Limpopo | 1 276 |