Residential Burglary in Amathole
SAPS recorded 2,199 residential burglary cases across 34 Amathole precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 14% of the Eastern Cape's 15,884 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 526 residential burglary cases, up 5.4% 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 residential burglary trend
Residential Burglary by precinct in Amathole
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 36 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stutterheim | 259 | +13.6% |
| KwaMaqoma | 201 | +15.5% |
| Butterworth | 187 | +21.4% |
| Alice | 177 | -19.5% |
| Dutywa | 161 | +11% |
| Keiskammahoek | 125 | +19% |
| Ngqamakhwe | 93 | +17.7% |
| Msobomvu | 85 | -27.4% |
| Centane | 82 | +34.4% |
| Peddie | 79 | -10.2% |
| Willowvale | 76 | +38.2% |
| Middledrift | 75 | -6.2% |
| Steve Vukile Tshwete | 69 | +1.5% |
| Adelaide | 63 | +34% |
| Bedford | 57 | +14% |
| Qumrha | 54 | -8.5% |
| Chungwa | 32 | +3.2% |
| Kei Mouth | 31 | -58.1% |
| Khwenxurha | 30 | +150% |
| Bluewater | 27 | +35% |
| Bell | 25 | +47.1% |
| Cathcart | 25 | -37.5% |
| Moyeni | 24 | +9.1% |
| Balfour | 23 | +228.6% |
| Elliotdale | 23 | +27.8% |
| Hamburg | 21 | +61.5% |
| Healdtown | 21 | +5% |
| Kei Road | 17 | 0% |
| Tyefu | 16 | +60% |
| Kei Bridge | 15 | +87.5% |
| Seymour | 12 | -40% |
| Bholo | 8 | +100% |
| Hogsback | 5 | 0% |
| Kolomane | 1 | -66.7% |
| Khubusidrift | 0 | -100% |
| Thomas River | 0 | -100% |