Aggravated Robbery in Buffalo City ⓘ
SAPS definition: “Robbery with aggravating circumstances is a broad category that includes cases of the unlawful and intentional forceful removal and appropriation in aggravating circumstances of movable tangible property belonging to another. Note: Robbery cases are included in this category if any weapon, not restricted to a firearm, was used to commit the crime.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.
SAPS recorded 339 aggravated robbery cases across 21 Buffalo City precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 24.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 16% of the Eastern Cape's 2,090 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 339 aggravated robbery cases, down 24.8% 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 aggravated robbery rising or falling in Buffalo City?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which Buffalo City precincts report the most aggravated robbery?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 22 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.
All Buffalo City precincts
| Precinct | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Kugompo | 84 | -17.6% |
| Qonce | 43 | -14% |
| Cambridge | 36 | 44 → 36 |
| Duncan Village | 24 | 35 → 24 |
| Zwelitsha | 22 | 12 → 22 |
| Buffalo Flats | 19 | 19 → 19 |
| Dimbaza | 17 | 19 → 17 |
| Inyibiba | 17 | 27 → 17 |
| Vulindlela | 16 | 20 → 16 |
| Scenery Park | 15 | 32 → 15 |
| Mdantsane | 14 | 34 → 14 |
| Ndevana | 7 | 10 → 7 |
| Gonubie | 6 | 14 → 6 |
| Zele | 5 | 3 → 5 |
| Beacon Bay | 3 | 6 → 3 |
| Bhisho | 3 | 6 → 3 |
| Punzana | 3 | 4 → 3 |
| Kidds Beach | 2 | 3 → 2 |
| Chalumna | 1 | 1 → 1 |
| Macleantown | 1 | 3 → 1 |
| Ntabozuko | 1 | 5 → 1 |
| Tamara | 0 | 2 → 0 |