Crime Data Analysis
SafeSuburb's analysis section looks at reported crime across South Africa's police precincts from four angles: year-on-year trends, how concentrated reported crime is among precincts, multi-year improving or worsening streaks, and the volume tiers shown on every precinct page. All figures below are drawn from official SAPS data for 2025/2026.
Raw reported counts throughout — precincts serving more people naturally record more reports. Not a safety ranking. Methodology
Trends
557 precincts down · 421 up · 195 stable vs prior year
Year-on-year change in reported crime, nationally and per province.
Where crime concentrates
181 of 1173 precincts account for half of all reported crime
How unevenly reported crime is spread across South Africa's police precincts.
Multi-year streaks
78 precincts on 3+ year declining runs · 62 rising
Precincts with three or more consecutive years of reported crime moving the same direction.
Volume tiers explained
5 descriptive tiers across 9 provinces — see the actual cutoffs
How the Very Low to Very High labels shown on every precinct page are calculated.
See it all on the map
Every precinct in the country, coloured by trend, volume tier, streak, or concentration — with a year-by-year timeline back to 2013/14.
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