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Ntabozuko Crime Statistics

Bhisho Precinct |Buffalo City
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year SAPS Data Report error

Ntabozuko spans 2 police precincts — which one covers you?

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How much crime was reported in Ntabozuko?

The Bhisho SAPS precinct, which covers Ntabozuko, recorded 1,041 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 10.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

High volume for Eastern CapeModerate nationally

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 Bhisho precinct area (the precinct selected above), and every suburb in it shares them. Other suburbs: Berlin, Bhisho.
  • 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.

Crime volume

High

in Eastern Cape · Moderate nationally

Reported crimes

1,041

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

10.4%

more crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

vs its pre-COVID level

↑ 71.8%

above 2018-2019

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Bhisho precinct area (covering Ntabozuko) rose 10.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, with crime levels already high relative to other precincts.
Total crime: 112% above provincial median
Contact crime: 75% above provincial median
Property crime: 71% 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

5

↓ 28.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Violent crime

334

↑ 12.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

177

↓ 24.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

530

↑ 28.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Bhisho precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
Serious assault
198
All theft not mentioned elsewhere
175
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
121
Malicious damage
98
Residential burglary
88
Commercial crime
68
Common assault
67
Drug-related crime
34
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3 suburbs in this precinct share the same SAPS crime data

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