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.
Is murder rising or falling in Eastern Cape?
Which Eastern Cape districts report the most murder?
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:
Which Eastern Cape precincts report the most murder?
| 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% |