Amathole Crime Statistics
Amathole has 37 SAPS precincts covering 44 suburbs. In Apr–Jun 2026 they recorded 5,114 reported crimes, including 1,933 contact (violent) and 1,105 property crimes; the largest categories were Serious assault (878), All theft not mentioned elsewhere (554), Residential burglary (506). 15 precincts had more than 2% fewer crimes than in Apr–Jun 2025; 18 had more than 2% more. SAPS publishes counts per precinct, not a crime rate per resident, and larger precincts serve more residents. Source: SAPS quarterly release.
Violent crimes
1,933
Apr–Jun 2026
Property crimes
1,105
Apr–Jun 2026
Improving
15
precincts with more than 2% fewer crimes vs Apr–Jun 2025
Worsening
18
precincts with more than 2% more crimes vs Apr–Jun 2025
Updated · SAPS Q1 2026-27 release
Crime by category in Amathole
See how each crime type ranks across Amathole precincts.
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Ranked among precincts with at least 50 crimes a year earlier, leaving out stations next to one that opened in the last two years (their change may be a boundary change).
How much crime is reported in each Amathole precinct?
Total reported crimes (Apr–Jun 2026). Colour shows trend vs Apr–Jun 2025.
| Precinct | Reported count | Change vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Butterworth | 584 | ↑ 3.2% |
| Dutywa | 545 | ↑ 3.4% |
| Alice | 438 | ↓ 9.7% |
| Stutterheim | 384 | ↓ 6.3% |
| KwaMaqoma | 346 | ↓ 3.6% |
| Centane | 288 | ↑ 13.8% |
| Ngqamakhwe | 269 | ↑ 20.1% |
| Willowvale | 262 | ↑ 23% |
| Msobomvu | 259 | ↑ 32.8% |
| Keiskammahoek | 220 | → 0.5% |
| Peddie | 169 | → 1.2% |
| Middledrift | 127 | ↓ 17% |
| Adelaide | 125 | ↑ 16.8% |
| Elliotdale | 119 | ↓ 19% |
| Qumrha | 102 | ↓ 17.7% |
| Steve Vukile Tshwete | 100 | ↑ 8.7% |
| Chungwa | 91 | ↑ 5.8% |
| Khwenxurha | 88 | ↑ 45 → 88 |
| Cathcart | 81 | ↑ 35% |
| Bedford | 77 | ↓ 7.2% |
| Bluewater | 66 | ↑ 45 → 66 |
| Bell | 49 | ↑ 34 → 49 |
| Moyeni | 48 | ↑ 36 → 48 |
| Kei Road | 41 | ↑ 23 → 41 |
| Hamburg | 39 | ↑ 19 → 39 |
| Seymour | 32 | ↓ 36 → 32 |
| Kei Bridge | 31 | ↓ 35 → 31 |
| Bholo | 25 | ↑ 23 → 25 |
| Kei Mouth | 23 | ↓ 44 → 23 |
| Balfour | 21 | ↓ 33 → 21 |
| Healdtown | 21 | 21 → 21 |
| Tyefu | 17 | ↓ 31 → 17 |
| Hogsback | 7 | ↓ 9 → 7 |
| Khubusidrift | 7 | ↑ 3 → 7 |
| Kolomane | 7 | ↓ 11 → 7 |
| Thomas River | 4 | ↓ 5 → 4 |
| Doringkloof | 2 | 2 → 2 |
Bar = reported crimes · ↓ fewer · ↑ more · → about the same (compared with Apr–Jun 2025)
All SAPS precincts in Amathole
| Adelaide | 125 | ↑ 16.8% |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | 438 | ↓ 9.7% |
| Balfour | 21 | ↓ 33 → 21 |
| Bedford | 77 | ↓ 7.2% |
| Bell | 49 | ↑ 34 → 49 |
| Bholo | 25 | ↑ 23 → 25 |
| Bluewater | 66 | ↑ 45 → 66 |
| Butterworth | 584 | ↑ 3.2% |
| Cathcart | 81 | ↑ 35% |
| Centane | 288 | ↑ 13.8% |
| Chungwa | 91 | ↑ 5.8% |
| Doringkloof | 2 | 2 → 2 |
| Dutywa | 545 | ↑ 3.4% |
| Elliotdale | 119 | ↓ 19% |
| Hamburg | 39 | ↑ 19 → 39 |
| Healdtown | 21 | 21 → 21 |
| Hogsback | 7 | ↓ 9 → 7 |
| Kei Bridge | 31 | ↓ 35 → 31 |
| Kei Mouth | 23 | ↓ 44 → 23 |
| Kei Road | 41 | ↑ 23 → 41 |
| Keiskammahoek | 220 | → 0.5% |
| Khubusidrift | 7 | ↑ 3 → 7 |
| Khwenxurha | 88 | ↑ 45 → 88 |
| Kolomane | 7 | ↓ 11 → 7 |
| KwaMaqoma | 346 | ↓ 3.6% |
| Middledrift | 127 | ↓ 17% |
| Moyeni | 48 | ↑ 36 → 48 |
| Msobomvu | 259 | ↑ 32.8% |
| Ngqamakhwe | 269 | ↑ 20.1% |
| Peddie | 169 | → 1.2% |
| Qumrha | 102 | ↓ 17.7% |
| Seymour | 32 | ↓ 36 → 32 |
| Steve Vukile Tshwete | 100 | ↑ 8.7% |
| Stutterheim | 384 | ↓ 6.3% |
| Thomas River | 4 | ↓ 5 → 4 |
| Tyefu | 17 | ↓ 31 → 17 |
| Willowvale | 262 | ↑ 23% |
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Crime data from SAPS quarterly statistics (Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025). Methodology · Disclaimer
This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions.