Residential Burglary in Buffalo City
SAPS recorded 3,577 residential burglary cases across 23 Buffalo City precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 9.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 23% of the Eastern Cape's 15,884 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 870 residential burglary cases, down 8.9% 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 residential burglary trend
Residential Burglary 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 470 | -5.6% |
| Duncan Village | 306 | -5% |
| Mdantsane | 258 | -27.5% |
| East London | 251 | -7% |
| Qonce | 248 | +5.1% |
| Beacon Bay | 219 | -35.8% |
| Zwelitsha | 202 | -2.9% |
| Inyibiba | 183 | +6.4% |
| Vulindlela | 178 | +18.7% |
| Gonubie | 166 | -25.6% |
| Dimbaza | 162 | -3% |
| Buffalo Flats | 158 | -4.2% |
| Scenery Park | 143 | +7.5% |
| Zele | 112 | -11.1% |
| Kugompo | 96 | +24.7% |
| Bhisho | 88 | -35.3% |
| Ndevana | 80 | -26.6% |
| Kidds Beach | 55 | -23.6% |
| Punzana | 50 | +38.9% |
| Tamara | 50 | +25% |
| Ntabozuko | 42 | +16.7% |
| Macleantown | 41 | -16.3% |
| Chalumna | 19 | -26.9% |