Murder in Buffalo City
SAPS recorded 415 murder cases across 23 Buffalo City precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 3.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 10% of the Eastern Cape's 4,347 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 75 murder cases, down 22.7% 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 murder trend
Murder 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vulindlela | 40 | +8.1% |
| East London | 39 | +21.9% |
| Mdantsane | 39 | +11.4% |
| Qonce | 33 | +57.1% |
| Scenery Park | 31 | 0% |
| Duncan Village | 27 | -42.6% |
| Buffalo Flats | 24 | +14.3% |
| Inyibiba | 22 | +29.4% |
| Dimbaza | 18 | -45.5% |
| Zwelitsha | 18 | -18.2% |
| Ndevana | 17 | +88.9% |
| Cambridge | 16 | -11.1% |
| Punzana | 13 | +30% |
| Zele | 12 | -33.3% |
| Kugompo | 10 | -16.7% |
| Tamara | 10 | +11.1% |
| Beacon Bay | 8 | -20% |
| Chalumna | 8 | +33.3% |
| Gonubie | 8 | -42.9% |
| Kidds Beach | 6 | +50% |
| Ntabozuko | 6 | +20% |
| Bhisho | 5 | -28.6% |
| Macleantown | 5 | -54.5% |