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Other Theft in Buffalo City

SAPS recorded 1,189 other theft cases across 22 Buffalo City precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 7.6% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 24% of the Eastern Cape's 4,996 total.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 1,189 other theft cases, up 7.6% 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 other theft 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 other theft?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 22 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

All Buffalo City precincts

PrecinctApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Cambridge212+7.1%
Kugompo211+19.9%
Qonce138+7.8%
Vulindlela79+79.5%
Beacon Bay69+25.5%
Mdantsane68-36.4%
Inyibiba67+11.7%
Duncan Village50+78.6%
Buffalo Flats48+23.1%
Dimbaza48-30.4%
Bhisho42+75%
Gonubie31-31.1%
Scenery Park29+11.5%
Zwelitsha28-24.3%
Zele19+11.8%
Chalumna13+116.7%
Kidds Beach11+57.1%
Macleantown7+16.7%
Punzana6+100%
Tamara5-37.5%
Ndevana4-63.6%
Ntabozuko4-63.6%