Free · official SAPS data · updated 29 Aug 2026 (SAPS Q1 2026-27)
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Crime data for every one of South Africa's 1,169 police precincts. Search your suburb, or explore the map.
than in Apr–Jun 2025
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Precincts that recorded fewer or more crimes in Apr–Jun 2026 than in Apr–Jun 2025; the rest were within 2% or had none recorded a year earlier.
- Western Cape152 precincts · 68 fewer · 72 more
- Gauteng146 precincts · 53 fewer · 72 more
- KwaZulu-Natal184 precincts · 74 fewer · 95 more
- Eastern Cape200 precincts · 89 fewer · 93 more
- Limpopo106 precincts · 53 fewer · 45 more
- Mpumalanga90 precincts · 44 fewer · 36 more
- North West86 precincts · 37 fewer · 39 more
- Free State113 precincts · 39 fewer · 57 more
- Northern Cape92 precincts · 38 fewer · 48 more
439,017 crimes reported in Apr–Jun 2026 across all 9 provinces
Of 1,169 precincts, compared with Apr–Jun 2025:
495 recorded fewer crimes (42%) · 112 about the same · 557 recorded more (48%) · 5 with none recorded a year earlier
Lowest crime volume
Apel
Limpopo
203 reported crimes in Apr–Jun 2026: the lowest total among precincts with at least 200. Not adjusted for population size.
Largest drop
Beaufort West
Western Cape
Crime dropped 30% vs Apr–Jun 2025 — 571 reported crimes in Apr–Jun 2026.
-30%Biggest increase
Jeffreys Bay
Eastern Cape
Crime rose 64.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025 — 517 reported crimes in Apr–Jun 2026.
+64.1%Based on 1169 precincts across 9 provinces. All figures are raw reported crimes — not adjusted for population. Larger areas naturally have higher totals. Trend compares the same time period in both years.
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Compare a specific crime category across all 9 South African provinces — official SAPS counts, ranked highest to lowest, with multi-year trend.
Free, official crime data for South Africa
SafeSuburb makes official South African Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics accessible and easy to understand. Covering all 9 South African provinces — Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Free State, and Northern Cape. Whether you're buying a home, renting, choosing a school, or simply want to know what has been reported in your area — we present the data clearly, honestly, and for free.
SAPS publishes crime data at police precinct level, not per suburb. Each precinct covers multiple suburbs, so all suburbs in the same precinct share the same crime statistics. We map over 2,600 suburbs to their 1,169 police precincts across 9 provinces, with 495 recording more than 2% fewer crimes and 557 more than 2% more in Apr–Jun 2026 than in Apr–Jun 2025, and data going back to 2013/14.
Our data includes violent crime (murder, assault, robbery), property crime (burglary, vehicle theft), and other serious offences — with trends vs Apr–Jun 2025, historical baselines from 2019, and category breakdowns. All data is sourced directly from SAPS quarterly releases. Read our methodology · Disclaimer