Serious Assault (GBH) in the Eastern Cape
SAPS recorded 25,303 serious assault (gbh) cases across 201 Eastern Cape precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 6,026 serious assault (gbh) cases, up 3.1% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most serious assault (gbh) reports come from Buffalo City.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Eastern Cape serious assault (gbh) trend
Serious Assault (GBH) by district
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
Drill into a district:
Serious Assault (GBH) by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthatha | OR Tambo | 664 | +9.2% |
| Lusikisiki | OR Tambo | 529 | +0.6% |
| Duncan Village | Buffalo City | 456 | +2.9% |
| Mdantsane | Buffalo City | 435 | -5.8% |
| Sterkspruit | Joe Gqabi | 397 | +3.4% |
| Zwelitsha | Buffalo City | 395 | +11.6% |
| Ngqeleni | OR Tambo | 376 | +10.3% |
| Ngcobo | Chris Hani | 366 | +19.6% |
| Libode | OR Tambo | 362 | +26.6% |
| KwaMaqoma | Amathole | 348 | +12.3% |
| East London | Buffalo City | 337 | -11.8% |
| Alice | Amathole | 336 | +1.8% |
| MaXesibeni | Alfred Nzo | 324 | -8% |
| Kwanobuhle | Nelson Mandela Bay | 316 | -16% |
| Nxuba | Chris Hani | 313 | +26.2% |
| Butterworth | Amathole | 312 | -0.3% |
| Qonce | Buffalo City | 311 | -7.7% |
| Mqanduli | OR Tambo | 306 | +25.9% |
| KwaBhaca | Alfred Nzo | 305 | -3.8% |
| Dimbaza | Buffalo City | 294 | -18.6% |
| Buffalo Flats | Buffalo City | 283 | -1.7% |
| Inyibiba | Buffalo City | 283 | +3.3% |
| Dutywa | Amathole | 273 | +0.7% |
| Ntabankulu | Alfred Nzo | 269 | -9.4% |
| Centane | Amathole | 268 | +24.1% |
| Tsolo | OR Tambo | 267 | -7.3% |
| Qumbu | OR Tambo | 263 | +5.2% |
| Stutterheim | Amathole | 263 | +8.7% |
| Mlungisi | Chris Hani | 258 | 0% |
| Vulindlela | Buffalo City | 256 | -9.2% |
| Cofimvaba | Chris Hani | 249 | +5.1% |
| Scenery Park | Buffalo City | 249 | -14.7% |
| Willowvale | Amathole | 248 | -0.8% |
| Gonubie | Buffalo City | 247 | +45.3% |
| Keiskammahoek | Amathole | 241 | -18.3% |
| Flagstaff | OR Tambo | 239 | -8.8% |
| Graaff-Reinet | Sarah Baartman | 236 | -12.3% |
| Kamesh | Nelson Mandela Bay | 234 | -18.2% |
| Cacadu | Chris Hani | 228 | -8.1% |
| Nqweba | Sarah Baartman | 223 | -11.9% |
| Whittlesea | Chris Hani | 220 | -8.7% |
| Ngqamakhwe | Amathole | 211 | -10.2% |
| New Brighton | Nelson Mandela Bay | 209 | +11.2% |
| Bethelsdorp | Nelson Mandela Bay | 204 | -20.6% |
| Kabega Park | Nelson Mandela Bay | 204 | +12.1% |
| Zele | Buffalo City | 200 | -4.3% |
| Bhisho | Buffalo City | 198 | +21.5% |
| Aliwal North | Joe Gqabi | 195 | +1% |
| Kwazakele | Nelson Mandela Bay | 191 | -24.8% |
| Beacon Bay | Buffalo City | 190 | -3.1% |
| Komani | Chris Hani | 186 | +6.3% |
| Motherwell | Nelson Mandela Bay | 185 | +2.2% |
| Ndevana | Buffalo City | 182 | -19.1% |
| Port St Johns | OR Tambo | 181 | -31.7% |
| Mbizana | Alfred Nzo | 174 | -1.7% |
| Msobomvu | Amathole | 173 | -1.7% |
| Cala | Chris Hani | 169 | -9.6% |
| Cambridge | Buffalo City | 168 | +4.3% |
| Chatty | Nelson Mandela Bay | 167 | +4.4% |
| Madeira | OR Tambo | 161 | +21.1% |
| Tsomo | Chris Hani | 160 | +22.1% |
| Maletswai | Joe Gqabi | 153 | +7.7% |
| Humansdorp | Sarah Baartman | 152 | -7.3% |
| Walmer | Nelson Mandela Bay | 152 | -11.6% |
| Nemato | Sarah Baartman | 151 | +9.4% |
| Addo | Sarah Baartman | 150 | -2.6% |
| Tlokoeng | Joe Gqabi | 150 | +1.4% |
| Peddie | Amathole | 147 | +5.8% |
| Joza | Sarah Baartman | 146 | +25.9% |
| Palmietfontein | Joe Gqabi | 146 | +10.6% |
| Hankey | Sarah Baartman | 145 | +7.4% |
| Kwadwesi | Nelson Mandela Bay | 145 | -5.2% |
| Gelvandale | Nelson Mandela Bay | 143 | -33.8% |
| Joubertina | Sarah Baartman | 143 | +5.1% |
| Maloti | Alfred Nzo | 143 | -9.5% |
| Ezibeleni | Chris Hani | 141 | +3.7% |
| Elliotdale | Amathole | 140 | +44.3% |
| Mzamba | Alfred Nzo | 140 | +45.8% |
| Ngangelizwe | OR Tambo | 138 | +0.7% |
| Bhityi | OR Tambo | 136 | -3.5% |
| Middelburg (Eastern Cape) | Chris Hani | 136 | +19.3% |
| Kugompo | Buffalo City | 134 | +35.4% |
| Middledrift | Amathole | 133 | +0.8% |
| Nqanqarhu | Joe Gqabi | 129 | -15.1% |
| Glen Grey | Chris Hani | 127 | +15.5% |
| Cathcart | Amathole | 125 | +10.6% |
| Makhanda | Sarah Baartman | 125 | -14.4% |
| Matatiele | Alfred Nzo | 118 | +14.6% |
| Ikamvelihle | Nelson Mandela Bay | 116 | +18.4% |
| Chungwa | Amathole | 111 | +2.8% |
| Molteno | Chris Hani | 110 | -7.6% |
| Steve Vukile Tshwete | Amathole | 110 | -5.2% |
| Ugie | Joe Gqabi | 102 | +1% |
| St Francis Bay | Sarah Baartman | 96 | +35.2% |
| Dordrecht | Chris Hani | 95 | +26.7% |
| Tamara | Buffalo City | 94 | +19% |
| Robert Sobukwe | Sarah Baartman | 92 | +19.5% |
| Venterstad | Joe Gqabi | 92 | +13.6% |
| Algoapark | Nelson Mandela Bay | 91 | -26% |
| Adelaide | Amathole | 90 | +23.3% |
| Burgersdorp | Joe Gqabi | 87 | -8.4% |
| Khowa | Chris Hani | 87 | +3.6% |
| Dalasile | Chris Hani | 85 | +39.3% |
| Alexandria | Sarah Baartman | 84 | +20% |
| Kenton On Sea | Sarah Baartman | 84 | -16.8% |
| Kwanojoli | Sarah Baartman | 80 | -11.1% |
| Punzana | Buffalo City | 77 | -7.2% |
| Tarkastad | Chris Hani | 74 | +7.2% |
| Barkly East | Joe Gqabi | 73 | -40.7% |
| Kareedouw | Sarah Baartman | 72 | +12.5% |
| Swartkops | Nelson Mandela Bay | 72 | -6.5% |
| Kwaaiman | OR Tambo | 71 | +18.3% |
| Indwe | Chris Hani | 70 | +4.5% |
| Storms River | Sarah Baartman | 68 | +4.6% |
| Kidds Beach | Buffalo City | 67 | +19.6% |
| Steynsburg | Joe Gqabi | 66 | +46.7% |
| Patensie | Sarah Baartman | 65 | -27% |
| Lady Grey | Joe Gqabi | 63 | +26% |
| Cookhouse | Sarah Baartman | 61 | +35.6% |
| Qumrha | Amathole | 60 | -10.4% |
| Sulenkama | OR Tambo | 59 | -13.2% |
| Willowmore | Sarah Baartman | 59 | -11.9% |
| Mtontsasa | OR Tambo | 57 | -5% |
| Bridge Camp | Chris Hani | 56 | 0% |
| Despatch | Nelson Mandela Bay | 55 | -9.8% |
| Mount Road | Nelson Mandela Bay | 55 | -5.2% |
| Ngqayi | Joe Gqabi | 54 | -8.5% |
| Pholile | Alfred Nzo | 54 | +54.3% |
| Bathurst | Sarah Baartman | 53 | +1.9% |
| Cedarville | Alfred Nzo | 53 | -8.6% |
| Chalumna | Buffalo City | 51 | -20.3% |
| James Calata | Joe Gqabi | 51 | +8.5% |
| Bluewater | Amathole | 50 | +47.1% |
| Lukholweni | Alfred Nzo | 50 | +163.2% |
| Afsondering | Alfred Nzo | 49 | +81.5% |
| Bedford | Amathole | 48 | -7.7% |
| Humewood | Nelson Mandela Bay | 47 | -26.6% |
| Jeffreys Bay | Sarah Baartman | 47 | -25.4% |
| Hlababomvu | OR Tambo | 45 | -6.2% |
| Ntabozuko | Buffalo City | 45 | +87.5% |
| Hofmeyr | Chris Hani | 43 | -33.8% |
| Kariega | Nelson Mandela Bay | 43 | +30.3% |
| Seymour | Amathole | 43 | +43.3% |
| Ilinge | Chris Hani | 42 | +50% |
| Thina Falls | OR Tambo | 42 | +13.5% |
| Thornhill Ciskei | Chris Hani | 42 | +20% |
| Khwenxurha | Amathole | 41 | -24.1% |
| Avondale | Alfred Nzo | 40 | -4.8% |
| Sterkstroom | Chris Hani | 38 | -7.3% |
| Bholothwa | Chris Hani | 37 | -24.5% |
| Macleantown | Buffalo City | 37 | -19.6% |
| Ntabethemba | Chris Hani | 37 | -5.1% |
| Aberdeen | Sarah Baartman | 36 | -12.2% |
| Balfour | Amathole | 36 | -2.7% |
| Healdtown | Amathole | 35 | +40% |
| Kei Bridge | Amathole | 35 | +59.1% |
| Moyeni | Amathole | 35 | -16.7% |
| Jansenville | Sarah Baartman | 34 | +3% |
| Bell | Amathole | 33 | -19.5% |
| Ekhephinit | Joe Gqabi | 31 | +6.9% |
| Kei Mouth | Amathole | 31 | +55% |
| Paterson | Sarah Baartman | 31 | -8.8% |
| Phumalanga | Joe Gqabi | 31 | -31.1% |
| Klipplaat | Sarah Baartman | 30 | -6.2% |
| Steytlerville | Sarah Baartman | 29 | +20.8% |
| Pearston | Sarah Baartman | 28 | -9.7% |
| Tyefu | Amathole | 25 | +31.6% |
| Majola | OR Tambo | 24 | +700% |
| Thornhill | Sarah Baartman | 23 | -46.5% |
| Coffee Bay | OR Tambo | 22 | -43.6% |
| Port Alfred | Sarah Baartman | 22 | -4.3% |
| Hamburg | Amathole | 21 | +110% |
| Kwandengane | Alfred Nzo | 21 | +90.9% |
| Kleinbulhoek | Chris Hani | 20 | -9.1% |
| Bholo | Amathole | 19 | +18.8% |
| Qhasa | Alfred Nzo | 19 | +18.8% |
| Alicedale | Sarah Baartman | 18 | +28.6% |
| Kei Road | Amathole | 18 | -18.2% |
| Zamuxolo | Joe Gqabi | 16 | +100% |
| Mpisi | Alfred Nzo | 15 | -46.4% |
| Tabase | Joe Gqabi | 15 | +36.4% |
| Xamdeboo | Sarah Baartman | 14 | +55.6% |
| Seven Fountains | Sarah Baartman | 12 | +71.4% |
| Kinkelbos | Sarah Baartman | 8 | -11.1% |
| Tylden | Chris Hani | 8 | -27.3% |
| Seafield | Sarah Baartman | 7 | +250% |
| Hogsback | Amathole | 5 | 0% |
| Rossouw | Joe Gqabi | 5 | -28.6% |
| Kolomane | Amathole | 4 | 0% |
| Rietbron | Sarah Baartman | 4 | -20% |
| Wolwefontein | Sarah Baartman | 4 | +33.3% |
| Baviaanskloof | Sarah Baartman | 3 | -66.7% |
| Thomas River | Amathole | 3 | +200% |
| Committees | Sarah Baartman | 2 | +100% |
| Doringkloof | Amathole | 2 | -33.3% |
| Elands Height | Joe Gqabi | 2 | 0% |
| Riebeeck East | Sarah Baartman | 2 | -75% |
| Floukraal | Joe Gqabi | 1 | 0% |
| Mbizeni | Joe Gqabi | 1 | 0% |
| Fort Brown | Sarah Baartman | 0 | -100% |
| Henderson | Chris Hani | 0 | -100% |