Drug-Related Crime in Amathole
SAPS recorded 735 drug-related crime cases across 29 Amathole precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 42.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 5% of the Eastern Cape's 14,115 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 211 drug-related crime cases, up 43.5% 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 drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime by precinct in Amathole
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 31 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dutywa | 151 | +23.8% |
| Alice | 133 | +51.1% |
| Butterworth | 94 | +154.1% |
| Willowvale | 48 | +11.6% |
| Elliotdale | 36 | +176.9% |
| Msobomvu | 29 | -23.7% |
| Khwenxurha | 25 | +212.5% |
| Stutterheim | 25 | -3.8% |
| Centane | 24 | +84.6% |
| Keiskammahoek | 24 | +100% |
| KwaMaqoma | 24 | +166.7% |
| Peddie | 24 | +50% |
| Ngqamakhwe | 17 | -10.5% |
| Middledrift | 14 | 0% |
| Adelaide | 13 | +62.5% |
| Qumrha | 13 | +550% |
| Steve Vukile Tshwete | 8 | -42.9% |
| Cathcart | 7 | -30% |
| Kei Mouth | 5 | +150% |
| Bell | 4 | 0% |
| Bholo | 4 | 0% |
| Chungwa | 3 | +50% |
| Bedford | 2 | 0% |
| Kei Bridge | 2 | 0% |
| Moyeni | 2 | +100% |
| Balfour | 1 | 0% |
| Hamburg | 1 | 0% |
| Healdtown | 1 | -50% |
| Seymour | 1 | 0% |
| Bluewater | 0 | -100% |
| Kei Road | 0 | -100% |