Drug-Related Crime in Buffalo City
SAPS recorded 505 drug-related crime cases across 20 Buffalo City precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 16.9% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 14% of the Eastern Cape's 3,679 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 505 drug-related crime cases, up 16.9% 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 drug-related 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 drug-related crime?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mdantsane | 131 | +15.9% |
| Kugompo | 89 | +4.7% |
| Qonce | 86 | 45 → 86 |
| Cambridge | 46 | 42 → 46 |
| Inyibiba | 31 | 20 → 31 |
| Duncan Village | 20 | 15 → 20 |
| Vulindlela | 15 | 17 → 15 |
| Zwelitsha | 13 | 7 → 13 |
| Bhisho | 11 | 15 → 11 |
| Gonubie | 11 | 7 → 11 |
| Zele | 9 | 7 → 9 |
| Dimbaza | 8 | 7 → 8 |
| Ntabozuko | 8 | 4 → 8 |
| Buffalo Flats | 6 | 6 → 6 |
| Macleantown | 6 | 7 → 6 |
| Ndevana | 5 | 3 → 5 |
| Kidds Beach | 4 | 12 → 4 |
| Scenery Park | 3 | 7 → 3 |
| Beacon Bay | 2 | 6 → 2 |
| Chalumna | 1 | 3 → 1 |
| Tamara | 0 | 4 → 0 |