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: 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 147 | +0.7% |
| Kugompo | 127 | +9.5% |
| Qonce | 93 | -6.1% |
| Beacon Bay | 58 | -6.5% |
| Gonubie | 54 | 45 → 54 |
| Buffalo Flats | 23 | 22 → 23 |
| Duncan Village | 21 | 14 → 21 |
| Vulindlela | 19 | 12 → 19 |
| Zwelitsha | 19 | 10 → 19 |
| Mdantsane | 18 | 28 → 18 |
| Bhisho | 17 | 13 → 17 |
| Scenery Park | 14 | 9 → 14 |
| Inyibiba | 12 | 19 → 12 |
| Kidds Beach | 10 | 12 → 10 |
| Ndevana | 5 | 1 → 5 |
| Dimbaza | 4 | 2 → 4 |
| Tamara | 4 | 1 → 4 |
| Punzana | 3 | 0 → 3 |
| Chalumna | 1 | 1 → 1 |
| Ntabozuko | 1 | 3 → 1 |
| Zele | 1 | 1 → 1 |
| Macleantown | 0 | 1 → 0 |