Driving Under the Influence in Buffalo City
SAPS recorded 1,711 driving under the influence cases across 23 Buffalo City precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 57.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 19% of the Eastern Cape's 9,068 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 389 driving under the influence cases, up 35.5% 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 driving under the influence trend
Driving Under the Influence 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Qonce | 305 | +62.2% |
| East London | 293 | +44.3% |
| Mdantsane | 210 | +79.5% |
| Zwelitsha | 201 | +74.8% |
| Cambridge | 144 | +63.6% |
| Bhisho | 121 | +83.3% |
| Kugompo | 71 | +42% |
| Ntabozuko | 66 | +20% |
| Duncan Village | 48 | +77.8% |
| Gonubie | 46 | +58.6% |
| Buffalo Flats | 40 | +185.7% |
| Beacon Bay | 32 | -3% |
| Scenery Park | 31 | +82.4% |
| Vulindlela | 19 | 0% |
| Ndevana | 15 | -25% |
| Macleantown | 14 | +40% |
| Kidds Beach | 12 | +71.4% |
| Inyibiba | 10 | +42.9% |
| Tamara | 10 | +150% |
| Chalumna | 8 | +100% |
| Zele | 7 | +600% |
| Dimbaza | 4 | -55.6% |
| Punzana | 4 | +300% |