Murder in the Eastern Cape
SAPS recorded 4,347 murder cases across 192 Eastern Cape precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 9.5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 949 murder cases, down 7% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most murder reports come from Nelson Mandela Bay.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Eastern Cape murder trend
Murder 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:
Murder by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwazakele | Nelson Mandela Bay | 186 | -18.8% |
| New Brighton | Nelson Mandela Bay | 181 | -14.2% |
| Mthatha | OR Tambo | 172 | +12.4% |
| Kwanobuhle | Nelson Mandela Bay | 133 | -11.9% |
| Walmer | Nelson Mandela Bay | 125 | +47.1% |
| Motherwell | Nelson Mandela Bay | 119 | -13.1% |
| Ngcobo | Chris Hani | 92 | -4.2% |
| Lusikisiki | OR Tambo | 91 | -32.1% |
| Ngqeleni | OR Tambo | 87 | +1.2% |
| Tsolo | OR Tambo | 86 | -6.5% |
| Kwadwesi | Nelson Mandela Bay | 82 | -24.1% |
| Willowvale | Amathole | 80 | -43.7% |
| Bhityi | OR Tambo | 79 | -28.8% |
| Dutywa | Amathole | 74 | -15.9% |
| Libode | OR Tambo | 73 | -22.3% |
| Ngqamakhwe | Amathole | 72 | +35.8% |
| Kamesh | Nelson Mandela Bay | 70 | -32.7% |
| Gelvandale | Nelson Mandela Bay | 67 | -8.2% |
| Bethelsdorp | Nelson Mandela Bay | 65 | -16.7% |
| Mbizana | Alfred Nzo | 62 | +6.9% |
| Cofimvaba | Chris Hani | 59 | -6.3% |
| Qumbu | OR Tambo | 58 | -1.7% |
| Mqanduli | OR Tambo | 54 | -14.3% |
| Centane | Amathole | 51 | -32% |
| KwaBhaca | Alfred Nzo | 49 | -29% |
| Dalasile | Chris Hani | 48 | +65.5% |
| Ikamvelihle | Nelson Mandela Bay | 47 | -26.6% |
| Algoapark | Nelson Mandela Bay | 46 | -19.3% |
| Cacadu | Chris Hani | 46 | +9.5% |
| Swartkops | Nelson Mandela Bay | 45 | -37.5% |
| Cala | Chris Hani | 40 | +11.1% |
| Chatty | Nelson Mandela Bay | 40 | +90.5% |
| Flagstaff | OR Tambo | 40 | -25.9% |
| Vulindlela | Buffalo City | 40 | +8.1% |
| Butterworth | Amathole | 39 | -18.7% |
| East London | Buffalo City | 39 | +21.9% |
| Mdantsane | Buffalo City | 39 | +11.4% |
| Sterkspruit | Joe Gqabi | 36 | +50% |
| Madeira | OR Tambo | 35 | -23.9% |
| MaXesibeni | Alfred Nzo | 33 | -28.3% |
| Qonce | Buffalo City | 33 | +57.1% |
| Tsomo | Chris Hani | 33 | +6.5% |
| Mlungisi | Chris Hani | 31 | -11.4% |
| Scenery Park | Buffalo City | 31 | 0% |
| Elliotdale | Amathole | 30 | +57.9% |
| Kabega Park | Nelson Mandela Bay | 30 | +20% |
| Joza | Sarah Baartman | 29 | +61.1% |
| Addo | Sarah Baartman | 28 | +16.7% |
| Despatch | Nelson Mandela Bay | 28 | -17.6% |
| Maloti | Alfred Nzo | 28 | -9.7% |
| Ntabankulu | Alfred Nzo | 28 | -17.6% |
| Duncan Village | Buffalo City | 27 | -42.6% |
| Port St Johns | OR Tambo | 26 | -38.1% |
| Sulenkama | OR Tambo | 26 | -10.3% |
| Buffalo Flats | Buffalo City | 24 | +14.3% |
| Ngangelizwe | OR Tambo | 24 | -33.3% |
| Whittlesea | Chris Hani | 24 | +100% |
| Komani | Chris Hani | 23 | +15% |
| Kwaaiman | OR Tambo | 23 | 0% |
| Nqweba | Sarah Baartman | 23 | -17.9% |
| Stutterheim | Amathole | 23 | +130% |
| Inyibiba | Buffalo City | 22 | +29.4% |
| Nxuba | Chris Hani | 22 | +22.2% |
| Tlokoeng | Joe Gqabi | 21 | -4.5% |
| Alice | Amathole | 20 | +5.3% |
| Keiskammahoek | Amathole | 20 | -31% |
| Msobomvu | Amathole | 20 | +11.1% |
| Mzamba | Alfred Nzo | 20 | -9.1% |
| Ngqayi | Joe Gqabi | 20 | +33.3% |
| Humansdorp | Sarah Baartman | 19 | -9.5% |
| Nqanqarhu | Joe Gqabi | 19 | -17.4% |
| Avondale | Alfred Nzo | 18 | +28.6% |
| Dimbaza | Buffalo City | 18 | -45.5% |
| Peddie | Amathole | 18 | -14.3% |
| Ugie | Joe Gqabi | 18 | -21.7% |
| Zwelitsha | Buffalo City | 18 | -18.2% |
| Bridge Camp | Chris Hani | 17 | +30.8% |
| Ndevana | Buffalo City | 17 | +88.9% |
| Cambridge | Buffalo City | 16 | -11.1% |
| Bholothwa | Chris Hani | 15 | +87.5% |
| Ezibeleni | Chris Hani | 15 | -11.8% |
| Humewood | Nelson Mandela Bay | 15 | +7.1% |
| Matatiele | Alfred Nzo | 15 | 0% |
| Palmietfontein | Joe Gqabi | 14 | +40% |
| Glen Grey | Chris Hani | 13 | -13.3% |
| Hankey | Sarah Baartman | 13 | +62.5% |
| Jeffreys Bay | Sarah Baartman | 13 | -38.1% |
| Joubertina | Sarah Baartman | 13 | +30% |
| Mtontsasa | OR Tambo | 13 | -7.1% |
| Punzana | Buffalo City | 13 | +30% |
| Zele | Buffalo City | 12 | -33.3% |
| Graaff-Reinet | Sarah Baartman | 10 | +25% |
| Kariega | Nelson Mandela Bay | 10 | -33.3% |
| Kugompo | Buffalo City | 10 | -16.7% |
| Tamara | Buffalo City | 10 | +11.1% |
| Hlababomvu | OR Tambo | 9 | +12.5% |
| Ilinge | Chris Hani | 9 | 0% |
| Khwenxurha | Amathole | 9 | +125% |
| Kwandengane | Alfred Nzo | 9 | +200% |
| Nemato | Sarah Baartman | 9 | -25% |
| Afsondering | Alfred Nzo | 8 | +14.3% |
| Beacon Bay | Buffalo City | 8 | -20% |
| Chalumna | Buffalo City | 8 | +33.3% |
| Gonubie | Buffalo City | 8 | -42.9% |
| Middelburg (Eastern Cape) | Chris Hani | 8 | +60% |
| Middledrift | Amathole | 8 | -38.5% |
| Qhasa | Alfred Nzo | 8 | -27.3% |
| KwaMaqoma | Amathole | 7 | -56.2% |
| Makhanda | Sarah Baartman | 7 | -56.2% |
| Thina Falls | OR Tambo | 7 | -46.2% |
| Cookhouse | Sarah Baartman | 6 | +100% |
| Kenton On Sea | Sarah Baartman | 6 | +20% |
| Khowa | Chris Hani | 6 | -33.3% |
| Kidds Beach | Buffalo City | 6 | +50% |
| Kwanojoli | Sarah Baartman | 6 | +20% |
| Mpisi | Alfred Nzo | 6 | +20% |
| Ntabozuko | Buffalo City | 6 | +20% |
| Patensie | Sarah Baartman | 6 | -14.3% |
| Adelaide | Amathole | 5 | +66.7% |
| Aliwal North | Joe Gqabi | 5 | -37.5% |
| Bhisho | Buffalo City | 5 | -28.6% |
| Cedarville | Alfred Nzo | 5 | +150% |
| Coffee Bay | OR Tambo | 5 | -16.7% |
| Lukholweni | Alfred Nzo | 5 | +150% |
| Macleantown | Buffalo City | 5 | -54.5% |
| Paterson | Sarah Baartman | 5 | +150% |
| Pearston | Sarah Baartman | 5 | +400% |
| St Francis Bay | Sarah Baartman | 5 | +25% |
| Steve Vukile Tshwete | Amathole | 5 | -28.6% |
| Thornhill | Sarah Baartman | 5 | +25% |
| Aberdeen | Sarah Baartman | 4 | +33.3% |
| Alexandria | Sarah Baartman | 4 | 0% |
| Balfour | Amathole | 4 | +33.3% |
| Bell | Amathole | 4 | -50% |
| Bluewater | Amathole | 4 | 0% |
| Burgersdorp | Joe Gqabi | 4 | +100% |
| Healdtown | Amathole | 4 | +33.3% |
| Mount Road | Nelson Mandela Bay | 4 | -55.6% |
| Moyeni | Amathole | 4 | +33.3% |
| Ntabethemba | Chris Hani | 4 | 0% |
| Bedford | Amathole | 3 | -50% |
| Cathcart | Amathole | 3 | +50% |
| Chungwa | Amathole | 3 | -57.1% |
| Dordrecht | Chris Hani | 3 | -40% |
| Jansenville | Sarah Baartman | 3 | 0% |
| Kei Bridge | Amathole | 3 | +50% |
| Molteno | Chris Hani | 3 | -40% |
| Seymour | Amathole | 3 | -40% |
| Steynsburg | Joe Gqabi | 3 | -25% |
| Storms River | Sarah Baartman | 3 | 0% |
| Tarkastad | Chris Hani | 3 | 0% |
| Bathurst | Sarah Baartman | 2 | 0% |
| Bholo | Amathole | 2 | 0% |
| Hofmeyr | Chris Hani | 2 | -33.3% |
| Indwe | Chris Hani | 2 | -50% |
| Kleinbulhoek | Chris Hani | 2 | +100% |
| Klipplaat | Sarah Baartman | 2 | 0% |
| Majola | OR Tambo | 2 | 0% |
| Pholile | Alfred Nzo | 2 | -71.4% |
| Qumrha | Amathole | 2 | -75% |
| Tabase | Joe Gqabi | 2 | 0% |
| Thornhill Ciskei | Chris Hani | 2 | -33.3% |
| Tyefu | Amathole | 2 | -50% |
| Tylden | Chris Hani | 2 | 0% |
| Alicedale | Sarah Baartman | 1 | 0% |
| Barkly East | Joe Gqabi | 1 | -75% |
| James Calata | Joe Gqabi | 1 | -50% |
| Kei Mouth | Amathole | 1 | 0% |
| Kei Road | Amathole | 1 | -75% |
| Kinkelbos | Sarah Baartman | 1 | -50% |
| Kolomane | Amathole | 1 | 0% |
| Maletswai | Joe Gqabi | 1 | -66.7% |
| Phumalanga | Joe Gqabi | 1 | -80% |
| Rhodes | Joe Gqabi | 1 | -50% |
| Rietbron | Sarah Baartman | 1 | 0% |
| Robert Sobukwe | Sarah Baartman | 1 | -66.7% |
| Rossouw | Joe Gqabi | 1 | 0% |
| Sterkstroom | Chris Hani | 1 | 0% |
| Steytlerville | Sarah Baartman | 1 | 0% |
| Thomas River | Amathole | 1 | 0% |
| Venterstad | Joe Gqabi | 1 | 0% |
| Willowmore | Sarah Baartman | 1 | -50% |
| Xamdeboo | Sarah Baartman | 1 | 0% |
| Floukraal | Joe Gqabi | 0 | -100% |
| Hogsback | Amathole | 0 | -100% |
| Ida | Chris Hani | 0 | -100% |
| Kareedouw | Sarah Baartman | 0 | -100% |
| Port Alfred | Sarah Baartman | 0 | -100% |
| Riebeeck East | Sarah Baartman | 0 | -100% |
| Seafield | Sarah Baartman | 0 | -100% |
| Seven Fountains | Sarah Baartman | 0 | -100% |
| Zamuxolo | Joe Gqabi | 0 | -100% |