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Vehicle Theft in South Africa

SAPS recorded 29,649 vehicle theft cases across South Africa in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 9.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 6,936 vehicle theft cases, down 10.2% 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

Vehicle Theft by province

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.

ProvinceApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Gauteng15,610-8.8%
KwaZulu-Natal5,305-6.4%
Western Cape3,907-8.7%
North West1,324-2.1%
Mpumalanga1,163-17.5%
Eastern Cape1,046-27.6%
Free State632-11.1%
Limpopo537-14.2%
Northern Cape125+19%