Theft from Vehicles in Buffalo City
SAPS recorded 1,864 theft from vehicles cases across 23 Buffalo City precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 9.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 28% of the Eastern Cape's 6,695 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 493 theft from vehicles cases, roughly unchanged 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 theft from vehicles trend
Theft from Vehicles 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 | 419 | -4.1% |
| East London | 380 | -30.5% |
| Qonce | 193 | +0.5% |
| Kugompo | 146 | +1.4% |
| Mdantsane | 117 | -23% |
| Beacon Bay | 84 | +5% |
| Buffalo Flats | 75 | +33.9% |
| Gonubie | 68 | +6.3% |
| Duncan Village | 60 | +5.3% |
| Scenery Park | 54 | +25.6% |
| Vulindlela | 51 | -3.8% |
| Zwelitsha | 47 | -9.6% |
| Inyibiba | 42 | +2.4% |
| Bhisho | 33 | -26.7% |
| Chalumna | 33 | -25% |
| Dimbaza | 17 | -5.6% |
| Ndevana | 14 | +75% |
| Punzana | 9 | +800% |
| Zele | 9 | +50% |
| Ntabozuko | 5 | -28.6% |
| Kidds Beach | 4 | -33.3% |
| Macleantown | 2 | +100% |
| Tamara | 2 | -77.8% |