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Ezibeleni Crime Statistics

Ezibeleni Precinct |Chris Hani
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year SAPS Data Report error

Ezibeleni spans 2 police precincts — which one covers you?

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How much crime was reported in Ezibeleni?

The Ezibeleni SAPS precinct recorded 915 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 4.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

High volume for Eastern CapeModerate nationally

Largest categories

Drug-related crime 189Serious assault 141Common assault 109

Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.

What this data can't tell you

  • Exactly where in the precinct crimes happened. SAPS reports crime per police precinct, not per suburb. These figures cover the whole Ezibeleni precinct area (the precinct selected above), and every suburb in it shares them.
  • Crime that was never reported. SAPS counts crimes reported to the police. Not all crime is reported, so actual incidence is higher. Reporting rates also vary by area and crime type, so there is no reliable way to correct for it. How we handle this →
  • How crime compares per resident. These are raw counts with no population adjustment. Precincts serving more people naturally record more crimes. The trend over time, which compares this precinct against its own history, is the more reliable signal.
See how Ezibeleni compares to other Eastern Cape precincts vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 → Crime by precinct in Chris Hani →

Crime volume

High

in Eastern Cape · Moderate nationally

Reported crimes

915

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

↑ 4.9%

more crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

vs its pre-COVID level

↑ 38.2%

above 2018-2019

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Ezibeleni precinct area (covering Ezibeleni) rose 4.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, with crime levels already high relative to other precincts.
Total crime: 86% above provincial median
Contact crime: 74% above provincial median
Property crime: 42% above provincial median

Crime by type

Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 by crime category. Murder is shown separately but is included in the violent crime total.

Murder

15

↓ 11.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Violent crime

332

↑ 3.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

147

↑ 7.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

436

↑ 5.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Ezibeleni precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
Drug-related crime		189
Serious assault		141
Common assault		109
Residential burglary		103
All theft not mentioned elsewhere		67
Malicious damage		54
Crimen injuria		52
Rape		40
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Other precincts in Chris Hani

Sorted by total reported crimes (lowest first)

Henderson

9 crimes ↓

Ida

27 crimes ↑

Tylden

50 crimes ↑

Kleinbulhoek

119 crimes ↑ 26.6%

Thornhill Ciskei

155 crimes ↑ 17.4%

Bholothwa

175 crimes → 1.7%
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