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Pholile Crime Statistics

Pholile Precinct |Alfred Nzo
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year SAPS Data Report error

How much crime was reported in Pholile?

The Pholile SAPS precinct recorded 204 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 36% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Low volume for Eastern CapeVery Low nationally

Largest categories

Serious assault 54Common assault 31Residential burglary 20

Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.

What this data can't tell you

  • Exactly where in the precinct crimes happened. SAPS reports crime per police precinct, not per suburb. These figures cover the whole Pholile precinct area, and every suburb in it shares them.
  • Crime that was never reported. SAPS counts crimes reported to the police. Not all crime is reported, so actual incidence is higher. Reporting rates also vary by area and crime type, so there is no reliable way to correct for it. How we handle this →
  • How crime compares per resident. These are raw counts with no population adjustment. Precincts serving more people naturally record more crimes. The trend over time, which compares this precinct against its own history, is the more reliable signal.
See how Pholile compares to other Eastern Cape precincts vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 → Crime by precinct in Alfred Nzo →

Crime volume

Low

in Eastern Cape · Very Low nationally

Reported crimes

204

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

↑ 36%

more crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Pholile precinct area (covering Pholile) increased 36% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, but total crime remains low (204 reported crimes). Large percentage swings are common in areas with low crime counts.
Total crime: 59% below provincial median
Contact crime: 41% below provincial median
Property crime: 60% below provincial median

Crime by type

Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 by crime category. Murder is shown separately but is included in the violent crime total.

Murder

2

↓ 71.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Violent crime

112

↑ 24.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

41

↑ 24.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

51

↑ 88.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Pholile precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
Serious assault		54
Common assault		31
Residential burglary		20
Crimen injuria		19
Rape		17
Business burglary		14
Malicious damage		12
Stock-theft		6
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Other precincts in Alfred Nzo

Sorted by total reported crimes (lowest first)

Mpisi

73 crimes ↓ 17%

Kwandengane

111 crimes ↑ 50%

Lukholweni

125 crimes ↑ 83.8%

Qhasa

128 crimes ↓ 7.9%

Avondale

139 crimes ↓ 21.5%

Afsondering

139 crimes ↑ 27.5%
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