Vehicle Theft in Buffalo City
SAPS recorded 170 vehicle theft cases across 17 Buffalo City precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 36.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 16% of the Eastern Cape's 1,046 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 42 vehicle theft cases, down 33.3% 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 vehicle theft trend
Vehicle Theft by precinct in Buffalo City
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 21 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 | 25 | -35.9% |
| East London | 25 | -44.4% |
| Mdantsane | 16 | -38.5% |
| Scenery Park | 15 | +150% |
| Qonce | 14 | -48.1% |
| Inyibiba | 11 | -8.3% |
| Kugompo | 11 | -35.3% |
| Duncan Village | 10 | -47.4% |
| Gonubie | 9 | +28.6% |
| Zwelitsha | 9 | -47.1% |
| Vulindlela | 8 | -11.1% |
| Bhisho | 4 | +100% |
| Ndevana | 4 | -42.9% |
| Buffalo Flats | 3 | -66.7% |
| Dimbaza | 3 | 0% |
| Beacon Bay | 2 | -85.7% |
| Punzana | 1 | -50% |
| Chalumna | 0 | -100% |
| Kidds Beach | 0 | -100% |
| Macleantown | 0 | -100% |
| Ntabozuko | 0 | -100% |