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: green = improved, red = worsened, 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 | +91.1% |
| Cambridge | 46 | +9.5% |
| Inyibiba | 31 | +55% |
| Duncan Village | 20 | +33.3% |
| Vulindlela | 15 | -11.8% |
| Zwelitsha | 13 | +85.7% |
| Bhisho | 11 | -26.7% |
| Gonubie | 11 | +57.1% |
| Zele | 9 | +28.6% |
| Dimbaza | 8 | +14.3% |
| Ntabozuko | 8 | +100% |
| Buffalo Flats | 6 | 0% |
| Macleantown | 6 | -14.3% |
| Ndevana | 5 | +66.7% |
| Kidds Beach | 4 | -66.7% |
| Scenery Park | 3 | -57.1% |
| Beacon Bay | 2 | -66.7% |
| Chalumna | 1 | -66.7% |
| Tamara | 0 | -100% |