Aggravated Robbery in Buffalo City ⓘ
SAPS recorded 1,746 aggravated robbery cases across 23 Buffalo City precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 10.5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 19% of the Eastern Cape's 9,257 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 339 aggravated robbery cases, down 18.5% 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.
Buffalo City aggravated robbery trend
Aggravated Robbery by precinct in Buffalo City
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 23 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Buffalo City precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| East London | 318 | -8.4% |
| Qonce | 216 | -27% |
| Cambridge | 167 | -1.2% |
| Duncan Village | 148 | +7.2% |
| Mdantsane | 96 | -13.5% |
| Buffalo Flats | 93 | +9.4% |
| Scenery Park | 90 | +4.7% |
| Kugompo | 88 | -2.2% |
| Inyibiba | 83 | 0% |
| Dimbaza | 76 | -33.3% |
| Vulindlela | 65 | -18.7% |
| Zwelitsha | 59 | -32.2% |
| Gonubie | 50 | +56.3% |
| Ndevana | 39 | -7.1% |
| Beacon Bay | 33 | -28.3% |
| Bhisho | 23 | -17.9% |
| Kidds Beach | 23 | +91.7% |
| Zele | 21 | -16% |
| Punzana | 14 | -36.4% |
| Ntabozuko | 13 | -27.8% |
| Tamara | 13 | -7.1% |
| Macleantown | 11 | -31.2% |
| Chalumna | 7 | -22.2% |