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Residential Burglary in Amathole

SAPS recorded 506 residential burglary cases across 31 Amathole precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 5.4% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 13% of the Eastern Cape's 3,840 total.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 506 residential burglary cases, down 5.4% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.

Is residential burglary rising or falling in Amathole?

Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.

Which Amathole precincts report the most residential burglary?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 34 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

All Amathole precincts

PrecinctApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Stutterheim550%
Alice46+48.4%
Dutywa37-28.8%
Msobomvu34+13.3%
Keiskammahoek29-21.6%
KwaMaqoma29-40.8%
Ngqamakhwe28+47.4%
Centane26+52.9%
Butterworth24-60%
Qumrha21+61.5%
Middledrift20-9.1%
Peddie18+5.9%
Willowvale140%
Adelaide130%
Steve Vukile Tshwete13+116.7%
Hamburg12+200%
Bedford11-35.3%
Bluewater11+37.5%
Khwenxurha8+33.3%
Bell7+133.3%
Balfour6+20%
Cathcart6+50%
Chungwa6-33.3%
Healdtown6+20%
Kei Road5+66.7%
Moyeni5+66.7%
Seymour5-16.7%
Kei Bridge4-33.3%
Elliotdale3-50%
Tyefu3-25%
Thomas River10%
Bholo0-100%
Hogsback0-100%
Kei Mouth0-100%