South African
Crime Statistics
Search over 2,600 suburbs across 9 provinces to find your police precinct's crime data — 1173 precincts with over a decade of official SAPS statistics.
Updated quarterly from SAPS · Free and open
1,848,909 crimes reported in Apr 2025–Mar 2026 across all 9 SA provinces
Apr 2025–Mar 2026: 48% of precincts improved vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
558 improved, 422 worsened, 193 stable
36%
worsened
48%
improved
Lowest crime volume
Tshidilamolomo
North West
Only 201 reported crimes — lowest total among precincts with regular crime activity. Not adjusted for population size.
201 crimesBiggest improvement
Reitz
Free State
Crime dropped 24.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 — 680 reported crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026.
-24.9%Biggest increase
Franschhoek
Western Cape
Crime rose 59.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 — 1,358 reported crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026.
+59.8%Based on 1173 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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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 how safe your neighbourhood is — 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 1173 police precincts across 9 provinces, covering 558 improving areas, 422 worsening areas, and data spanning over a decade.
Our data includes violent crime (murder, assault, robbery), property crime (burglary, vehicle theft), and other serious offences — with trends vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, historical baselines from 2019, and category breakdowns. All data is sourced directly from SAPS quarterly releases. Read our methodology · Disclaimer