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Keiskammahoek Crime Statistics

Keiskammahoek Precinct |Amathole
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year SAPS Data Report error

How much crime was reported in Keiskammahoek?

The Keiskammahoek SAPS precinct recorded 873 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 2.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

High volume for Eastern CapeModerate nationally

Largest categories

Serious assault 241Residential burglary 125All theft not mentioned elsewhere 106

Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.

What this data can't tell you

  • Exactly where in the precinct crimes happened. SAPS reports crime per police precinct, not per suburb. These figures cover the whole Keiskammahoek precinct area, and every suburb in it shares them.
  • Crime that was never reported. SAPS counts crimes reported to the police. Not all crime is reported, so actual incidence is higher. Reporting rates also vary by area and crime type, so there is no reliable way to correct for it. How we handle this →
  • How crime compares per resident. These are raw counts with no population adjustment. Precincts serving more people naturally record more crimes. The trend over time, which compares this precinct against its own history, is the more reliable signal.
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Crime volume

High

in Eastern Cape · Moderate nationally

Reported crimes

873

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

↓ 2.2%

fewer crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

vs its pre-COVID level

→ 1%

in line with 2018-2019

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Keiskammahoek precinct area (covering Keiskammahoek) decreased 2.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, though crime levels remain high relative to other precincts.
Total crime: 77% above provincial median
Contact crime: 101% above provincial median
Property crime: 73% above provincial median

Crime by type

Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 by crime category. Murder is shown separately but is included in the violent crime total.

Murder

20

↓ 31% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Violent crime

384

↓ 16% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

179

↓ 1.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

310

↑ 21.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Keiskammahoek precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
Serious assault		241
Residential burglary		125
All theft not mentioned elsewhere		106
Malicious damage		79
Common assault		53
Crimen injuria		48
Rape		33
Commercial crime		27
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