Attempted Murder in Amathole
SAPS recorded 250 attempted murder cases across 30 Amathole precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 7.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 11% of the Eastern Cape's 2,254 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 63 attempted murder cases, roughly unchanged vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Amathole attempted murder trend
Attempted Murder by precinct in Amathole
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 33 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Amathole precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Centane | 51 | +64.5% |
| Butterworth | 32 | +28% |
| Dutywa | 30 | -25% |
| Willowvale | 22 | -38.9% |
| Msobomvu | 15 | -42.3% |
| Ngqamakhwe | 13 | +44.4% |
| Alice | 11 | -38.9% |
| KwaMaqoma | 10 | +11.1% |
| Adelaide | 8 | +700% |
| Peddie | 8 | -52.9% |
| Elliotdale | 6 | 0% |
| Stutterheim | 6 | -33.3% |
| Kei Bridge | 4 | +300% |
| Middledrift | 4 | -33.3% |
| Bell | 3 | 0% |
| Kei Mouth | 3 | 0% |
| Keiskammahoek | 3 | -57.1% |
| Qumrha | 3 | -40% |
| Bedford | 2 | +100% |
| Bluewater | 2 | -50% |
| Cathcart | 2 | -50% |
| Khwenxurha | 2 | 0% |
| Moyeni | 2 | 0% |
| Tyefu | 2 | 0% |
| Bholo | 1 | -50% |
| Healdtown | 1 | 0% |
| Hogsback | 1 | 0% |
| Kei Road | 1 | 0% |
| Kolomane | 1 | 0% |
| Steve Vukile Tshwete | 1 | 0% |
| Balfour | 0 | -100% |
| Chungwa | 0 | -100% |
| Seymour | 0 | -100% |