Commercial Crime in Buffalo City
SAPS recorded 651 commercial crime cases across 21 Buffalo City precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 5.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 24% of the Eastern Cape's 2,734 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 651 commercial crime cases, up 5.5% 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 commercial crime 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 commercial crime?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 147 | +0.7% |
| Kugompo | 127 | +9.5% |
| Qonce | 93 | -6.1% |
| Beacon Bay | 58 | -6.5% |
| Gonubie | 54 | +20% |
| Buffalo Flats | 23 | +4.5% |
| Duncan Village | 21 | +50% |
| Vulindlela | 19 | +58.3% |
| Zwelitsha | 19 | +90% |
| Mdantsane | 18 | -35.7% |
| Bhisho | 17 | +30.8% |
| Scenery Park | 14 | +55.6% |
| Inyibiba | 12 | -36.8% |
| Kidds Beach | 10 | -16.7% |
| Ndevana | 5 | +400% |
| Dimbaza | 4 | +100% |
| Tamara | 4 | +300% |
| Punzana | 3 | 0% |
| Chalumna | 1 | 0% |
| Ntabozuko | 1 | -66.7% |
| Zele | 1 | 0% |
| Macleantown | 0 | -100% |