Common Assault in Buffalo City
SAPS recorded 575 common assault cases across 22 Buffalo City precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 3.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 17% of the Eastern Cape's 3,453 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 575 common assault cases, down 3.8% 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 common assault 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 common assault?
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kugompo | 96 | 0% |
| Mdantsane | 84 | -32.8% |
| Cambridge | 74 | +4.2% |
| Vulindlela | 37 | -5.1% |
| Qonce | 36 | -5.3% |
| Dimbaza | 35 | +75% |
| Inyibiba | 27 | +35% |
| Beacon Bay | 24 | +71.4% |
| Buffalo Flats | 23 | -11.5% |
| Scenery Park | 23 | +27.8% |
| Duncan Village | 22 | 0% |
| Zele | 20 | +53.8% |
| Ndevana | 19 | +90% |
| Zwelitsha | 17 | 0% |
| Gonubie | 9 | -69% |
| Bhisho | 8 | -33.3% |
| Tamara | 6 | -57.1% |
| Chalumna | 5 | +400% |
| Punzana | 5 | +25% |
| Kidds Beach | 2 | +100% |
| Macleantown | 2 | -60% |
| Ntabozuko | 1 | -66.7% |