Drug-Related Crime in Buffalo City
SAPS recorded 2,028 drug-related crime cases across 23 Buffalo City precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 31.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 14% of the Eastern Cape's 14,115 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 565 drug-related crime cases, up 46% 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 drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mdantsane | 602 | +2.4% |
| East London | 254 | +61.8% |
| Cambridge | 196 | +23.3% |
| Qonce | 172 | +62.3% |
| Kugompo | 118 | +84.4% |
| Duncan Village | 89 | +64.8% |
| Inyibiba | 80 | +100% |
| Vulindlela | 79 | +51.9% |
| Zwelitsha | 55 | +31% |
| Buffalo Flats | 50 | +2% |
| Beacon Bay | 35 | +34.6% |
| Zele | 35 | +337.5% |
| Bhisho | 34 | +54.5% |
| Dimbaza | 32 | +52.4% |
| Kidds Beach | 32 | +23.1% |
| Gonubie | 31 | 0% |
| Macleantown | 27 | +68.8% |
| Ndevana | 26 | +18.2% |
| Scenery Park | 26 | +44.4% |
| Tamara | 19 | +58.3% |
| Ntabozuko | 17 | +13.3% |
| Chalumna | 14 | +180% |
| Punzana | 5 | +25% |