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Tarkastad Crime Statistics

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

How much crime was reported in Tarkastad?

The Tarkastad SAPS precinct recorded 321 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 22.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Low volume for Eastern Cape

Largest categories

Serious assault 74Common assault 57Residential burglary 45

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 Tarkastad precinct area, 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 Tarkastad compares to other Eastern Cape precincts vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 → Crime by precinct in Chris Hani →

Crime volume

Low

in Eastern Cape

Reported crimes

321

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

↑ 22.1%

more crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

vs its pre-COVID level

↓ 12.3%

below 2018-2019

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Tarkastad precinct area (covering Tarkastad) increased 22.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, but total crime remains low (321 reported crimes). Large percentage swings are common in areas with low crime counts.
Total crime: 35% below provincial median
Contact crime: 17% below provincial median
Property crime: 25% below 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

3

→ 0% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Violent crime

159

↑ 19.5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

78

↑ 25.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

84

↑ 23.5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Tarkastad precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
Serious assault		74
Common assault		57
Residential burglary		45
Stock-theft		25
All theft not mentioned elsewhere		22
Malicious damage		19
Commercial crime		13
Rape		13
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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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