Rape in the Eastern Cape
SAPS recorded 6,452 rape cases across 195 Eastern Cape precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 1,486 rape cases, down 9.2% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most rape reports come from OR Tambo.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is rape rising or falling in Eastern Cape?
Which Eastern Cape districts report the most rape?
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 rape?
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mthatha | OR Tambo | 219 | -14.5% |
| Lusikisiki | OR Tambo | 211 | -10.2% |
| Mbizana | Alfred Nzo | 162 | +9.5% |
| Ngqeleni | OR Tambo | 152 | +21.6% |
| Dutywa | Amathole | 127 | +11.4% |
| Tsolo | OR Tambo | 125 | +33% |
| Libode | OR Tambo | 118 | -9.2% |
| Ngcobo | Chris Hani | 110 | +1.9% |
| Ntabankulu | Alfred Nzo | 101 | +29.5% |
| KwaBhaca | Alfred Nzo | 98 | -3.9% |
| Centane | Amathole | 97 | +22.8% |
| Mdantsane | Buffalo City | 93 | +10.7% |
| Sterkspruit | Joe Gqabi | 92 | +3.4% |
| Willowvale | Amathole | 90 | +5.9% |
| Flagstaff | OR Tambo | 86 | +3.6% |
| Ngqamakhwe | Amathole | 83 | +23.9% |
| Mqanduli | OR Tambo | 82 | +30.2% |
| Butterworth | Amathole | 80 | +8.1% |
| Kwazakele | Nelson Mandela Bay | 80 | +8.1% |
| Motherwell | Nelson Mandela Bay | 80 | -11.1% |
| Kwanobuhle | Nelson Mandela Bay | 76 | -18.3% |
| Mzamba | Alfred Nzo | 75 | +17.2% |
| MaXesibeni | Alfred Nzo | 71 | -1.4% |
| Maloti | Alfred Nzo | 68 | -17.1% |
| Duncan Village | Buffalo City | 67 | +1.5% |
| Bhityi | OR Tambo | 66 | -7% |
| East London | Buffalo City | 66 | -33.3% |
| New Brighton | Nelson Mandela Bay | 64 | -24.7% |
| Qumbu | OR Tambo | 64 | +4.9% |
| Bethelsdorp | Nelson Mandela Bay | 63 | +28.6% |
| Mlungisi | Chris Hani | 63 | -1.6% |
| Vulindlela | Buffalo City | 63 | 0% |
| Cofimvaba | Chris Hani | 59 | -3.3% |
| Port St Johns | OR Tambo | 59 | -10.6% |
| Tsomo | Chris Hani | 57 | +72.7% |
| Scenery Park | Buffalo City | 56 | 0% |
| Cacadu | Chris Hani | 55 | +5.8% |
| Humewood | Nelson Mandela Bay | 55 | +5.8% |
| Zwelitsha | Buffalo City | 55 | -1.8% |
| Joza | Sarah Baartman | 54 | -11.5% |
| Stutterheim | Amathole | 53 | +23.3% |
| Whittlesea | Chris Hani | 53 | +20.5% |
| Inyibiba | Buffalo City | 52 | +6.1% |
| Ngangelizwe | OR Tambo | 52 | -24.6% |
| Alice | Amathole | 51 | -7.3% |
| Msobomvu | Amathole | 51 | +8.5% |
| Elliotdale | Amathole | 50 | -3.8% |
| Kwadwesi | Nelson Mandela Bay | 50 | +8.7% |
| Cala | Chris Hani | 47 | -43.4% |
| Matatiele | Alfred Nzo | 47 | +38.2% |
| Nxuba | Chris Hani | 46 | -8% |
| Dimbaza | Buffalo City | 44 | -10.2% |
| Gelvandale | Nelson Mandela Bay | 43 | +30.3% |
| Makhanda | Sarah Baartman | 42 | +13.5% |
| Walmer | Nelson Mandela Bay | 42 | -6.7% |
| Cambridge | Buffalo City | 41 | -32.8% |
| Kamesh | Nelson Mandela Bay | 41 | +2.5% |
| Ezibeleni | Chris Hani | 40 | -16.7% |
| Komani | Chris Hani | 40 | -13% |
| KwaMaqoma | Amathole | 40 | +11.1% |
| Qonce | Buffalo City | 39 | -35% |
| Kwaaiman | OR Tambo | 38 | -7.3% |
| Buffalo Flats | Buffalo City | 36 | -10% |
| Kabega Park | Nelson Mandela Bay | 36 | -33.3% |
| Swartkops | Nelson Mandela Bay | 36 | -2.7% |
| Madeira | OR Tambo | 34 | -10.5% |
| Nemato | Sarah Baartman | 34 | +9.7% |
| Keiskammahoek | Amathole | 33 | +3.1% |
| Algoapark | Nelson Mandela Bay | 32 | +18.5% |
| Aliwal North | Joe Gqabi | 32 | +23.1% |
| Beacon Bay | Buffalo City | 32 | -13.5% |
| Dalasile | Chris Hani | 32 | +14.3% |
| Zele | Buffalo City | 32 | -13.5% |
| Gonubie | Buffalo City | 31 | -13.9% |
| Palmietfontein | Joe Gqabi | 31 | +14.8% |
| Peddie | Amathole | 31 | +63.2% |
| Nqweba | Sarah Baartman | 30 | +30.4% |
| Chatty | Nelson Mandela Bay | 29 | -19.4% |
| Despatch | Nelson Mandela Bay | 29 | +70.6% |
| Humansdorp | Sarah Baartman | 29 | -29.3% |
| Ikamvelihle | Nelson Mandela Bay | 29 | 0% |
| Middelburg (Eastern Cape) | Chris Hani | 29 | +7.4% |
| Glen Grey | Chris Hani | 28 | -9.7% |
| Kariega | Nelson Mandela Bay | 28 | +211.1% |
| Khowa | Chris Hani | 28 | -15.2% |
| Nqanqarhu | Joe Gqabi | 28 | +3.7% |
| Tlokoeng | Joe Gqabi | 28 | -34.9% |
| Ndevana | Buffalo City | 27 | -15.6% |
| Mtontsasa | OR Tambo | 26 | +4% |
| Addo | Sarah Baartman | 24 | -17.2% |
| Bathurst | Sarah Baartman | 24 | +140% |
| Joubertina | Sarah Baartman | 22 | +22.2% |
| Kugompo | Buffalo City | 22 | +10% |
| Sulenkama | OR Tambo | 22 | -12% |
| Avondale | Alfred Nzo | 21 | -38.2% |
| Jeffreys Bay | Sarah Baartman | 21 | +16.7% |
| Maletswai | Joe Gqabi | 21 | +61.5% |
| Dordrecht | Chris Hani | 20 | +5.3% |
| Mpisi | Alfred Nzo | 20 | +11.1% |
| Kwandengane | Alfred Nzo | 19 | +46.2% |
| Molteno | Chris Hani | 19 | +35.7% |
| Mount Road | Nelson Mandela Bay | 19 | -24% |
| Bholothwa | Chris Hani | 18 | -14.3% |
| Graaff-Reinet | Sarah Baartman | 18 | -14.3% |
| Hlababomvu | OR Tambo | 18 | +5.9% |
| Kidds Beach | Buffalo City | 18 | +20% |
| Steve Vukile Tshwete | Amathole | 18 | +50% |
| Burgersdorp | Joe Gqabi | 17 | -15% |
| Kenton On Sea | Sarah Baartman | 17 | +21.4% |
| Majola | OR Tambo | 17 | +750% |
| Middledrift | Amathole | 17 | -37% |
| Pholile | Alfred Nzo | 17 | -19% |
| Alexandria | Sarah Baartman | 16 | +77.8% |
| Barkly East | Joe Gqabi | 16 | +33.3% |
| Hankey | Sarah Baartman | 16 | -15.8% |
| Ilinge | Chris Hani | 16 | +33.3% |
| Ngqayi | Joe Gqabi | 16 | -30.4% |
| Ugie | Joe Gqabi | 16 | +60% |
| Afsondering | Alfred Nzo | 15 | -25% |
| Chungwa | Amathole | 15 | -16.7% |
| Kwanojoli | Sarah Baartman | 15 | -6.2% |
| Seymour | Amathole | 14 | +75% |
| Thornhill Ciskei | Chris Hani | 14 | -26.3% |
| Bhisho | Buffalo City | 13 | -51.9% |
| Tarkastad | Chris Hani | 13 | +18.2% |
| Bridge Camp | Chris Hani | 12 | -33.3% |
| Cathcart | Amathole | 12 | +9.1% |
| Kei Bridge | Amathole | 12 | +200% |
| Qumrha | Amathole | 12 | +33.3% |
| Bluewater | Amathole | 11 | +22.2% |
| Coffee Bay | OR Tambo | 11 | -35.3% |
| Indwe | Chris Hani | 11 | 0% |
| Khwenxurha | Amathole | 11 | +37.5% |
| Phumalanga | Joe Gqabi | 11 | -21.4% |
| Adelaide | Amathole | 10 | -23.1% |
| Balfour | Amathole | 10 | +42.9% |
| Cookhouse | Sarah Baartman | 10 | -33.3% |
| Lukholweni | Alfred Nzo | 10 | -33.3% |
| Ntabethemba | Chris Hani | 10 | -9.1% |
| Punzana | Buffalo City | 10 | -28.6% |
| Qhasa | Alfred Nzo | 10 | -47.4% |
| Tyefu | Amathole | 10 | +400% |
| Bell | Amathole | 9 | -25% |
| Chalumna | Buffalo City | 9 | +28.6% |
| Kareedouw | Sarah Baartman | 9 | -18.2% |
| Moyeni | Amathole | 9 | +80% |
| Thina Falls | OR Tambo | 9 | +28.6% |
| Willowmore | Sarah Baartman | 9 | +28.6% |
| Cedarville | Alfred Nzo | 8 | -52.9% |
| Healdtown | Amathole | 8 | -38.5% |
| Patensie | Sarah Baartman | 8 | +14.3% |
| St Francis Bay | Sarah Baartman | 8 | -11.1% |
| Tamara | Buffalo City | 8 | -60% |
| Venterstad | Joe Gqabi | 8 | +60% |
| Sterkstroom | Chris Hani | 7 | +16.7% |
| Storms River | Sarah Baartman | 7 | +40% |
| Jansenville | Sarah Baartman | 6 | 0% |
| Kei Mouth | Amathole | 6 | -40% |
| Kleinbulhoek | Chris Hani | 6 | +50% |
| Klipplaat | Sarah Baartman | 6 | +100% |
| Ntabozuko | Buffalo City | 6 | -25% |
| Paterson | Sarah Baartman | 6 | -14.3% |
| Port Alfred | Sarah Baartman | 6 | -25% |
| Steynsburg | Joe Gqabi | 6 | -33.3% |
| Ekhephinit | Joe Gqabi | 5 | +150% |
| Lady Grey | Joe Gqabi | 5 | -37.5% |
| Zamuxolo | Joe Gqabi | 5 | -28.6% |
| Bedford | Amathole | 4 | -20% |
| Hofmeyr | Chris Hani | 4 | -42.9% |
| Kinkelbos | Sarah Baartman | 4 | +300% |
| Macleantown | Buffalo City | 4 | -71.4% |
| Pearston | Sarah Baartman | 4 | -20% |
| Robert Sobukwe | Sarah Baartman | 4 | -50% |
| Steytlerville | Sarah Baartman | 4 | -33.3% |
| Tabase | Joe Gqabi | 4 | 0% |
| Thornhill | Sarah Baartman | 4 | -66.7% |
| Aberdeen | Sarah Baartman | 3 | -25% |
| Alicedale | Sarah Baartman | 3 | -40% |
| Hamburg | Amathole | 3 | +50% |
| James Calata | Joe Gqabi | 3 | -40% |
| Seafield | Sarah Baartman | 3 | +200% |
| Bholo | Amathole | 2 | 0% |
| Doringkloof | Amathole | 2 | +100% |
| Hogsback | Amathole | 2 | +100% |
| Ida | Chris Hani | 2 | 0% |
| Kei Road | Amathole | 2 | -33.3% |
| Kolomane | Amathole | 2 | 0% |
| Riebeeck East | Sarah Baartman | 2 | +100% |
| Seven Fountains | Sarah Baartman | 2 | +100% |
| Fort Brown | Sarah Baartman | 1 | 0% |
| Henderson | Chris Hani | 1 | 0% |
| Rhodes | Joe Gqabi | 1 | 0% |
| Rietbron | Sarah Baartman | 1 | 0% |
| Tylden | Chris Hani | 1 | -66.7% |
| Floukraal | Joe Gqabi | 0 | -100% |