Aggravated Robbery in South Africa ⓘ
SAPS recorded 121,083 aggravated robbery cases across South Africa in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 11.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 26,792 aggravated robbery cases, down 15.6% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by province below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Provinces with more residents will naturally report more cases.
National trend
Aggravated Robbery by province
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
| Province | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Gauteng | 44,523 | -8.7% |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 21,297 | -10.4% |
| Western Cape | 20,446 | -12.1% |
| Eastern Cape | 9,257 | -22.4% |
| North West | 6,890 | -12.1% |
| Mpumalanga | 6,453 | -18.9% |
| Limpopo | 6,181 | -15.7% |
| Free State | 4,513 | -5.9% |
| Northern Cape | 1,523 | -5.6% |