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Residential Burglary in the Eastern Cape

SAPS recorded 15,884 residential burglary cases across 203 Eastern Cape precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 2.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 3,724 residential burglary cases, down 11.1% vs Jan–Mar 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most residential burglary reports come from Buffalo City.

Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.

Eastern Cape residential burglary trend

Residential Burglary 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:

Residential Burglary by precinct

PrecinctDistrictApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
CambridgeBuffalo City470-5.6%
Kabega ParkNelson Mandela Bay353-12%
WalmerNelson Mandela Bay340-12.6%
MthathaOR Tambo338-9.1%
Duncan VillageBuffalo City306-5%
StutterheimAmathole259+13.6%
MdantsaneBuffalo City258-27.5%
JozaSarah Baartman257+39.7%
East LondonBuffalo City251-7%
QonceBuffalo City248+5.1%
NxubaChris Hani222+4.2%
Beacon BayBuffalo City219-35.8%
KwanobuhleNelson Mandela Bay217+0.5%
HumewoodNelson Mandela Bay215-16%
MlungisiChris Hani210-24.5%
Graaff-ReinetSarah Baartman205+35.8%
ZwelitshaBuffalo City202-2.9%
KwaMaqomaAmathole201+15.5%
LusikisikiOR Tambo198-15.4%
MakhandaSarah Baartman193-10.6%
KomaniChris Hani190-2.6%
SterkspruitJoe Gqabi188+1.1%
ButterworthAmathole187+21.4%
InyibibaBuffalo City183+6.4%
VulindlelaBuffalo City178+18.7%
AliceAmathole177-19.5%
BethelsdorpNelson Mandela Bay174+15.2%
GonubieBuffalo City166-25.6%
WhittleseaChris Hani163-6.9%
DimbazaBuffalo City162-3%
DutywaAmathole161+11%
Jeffreys BaySarah Baartman159+55.9%
Buffalo FlatsBuffalo City158-4.2%
Aliwal NorthJoe Gqabi153+15%
Mount RoadNelson Mandela Bay153-33.2%
JoubertinaSarah Baartman151+15.3%
LibodeOR Tambo146+6.6%
Scenery ParkBuffalo City143+7.5%
KameshNelson Mandela Bay140-1.4%
NgangelizweOR Tambo140+2.9%
Port AlfredSarah Baartman140+27.3%
KwaBhacaAlfred Nzo138-8.6%
DespatchNelson Mandela Bay134+11.7%
MaletswaiJoe Gqabi128+40.7%
Kenton On SeaSarah Baartman126-15.4%
KeiskammahoekAmathole125+19%
TsoloOR Tambo118+32.6%
ZeleBuffalo City112-11.1%
New BrightonNelson Mandela Bay110-6%
NqwebaSarah Baartman109+5.8%
HumansdorpSarah Baartman108+1.9%
AlgoaparkNelson Mandela Bay106-38.7%
KariegaNelson Mandela Bay105-21.1%
EzibeleniChris Hani103+43.1%
KwanojoliSarah Baartman103+33.8%
NgqeleniOR Tambo102+8.5%
MadeiraOR Tambo101+65.6%
NgcoboChris Hani100+11.1%
KugompoBuffalo City96+24.7%
GelvandaleNelson Mandela Bay95-5%
NtabankuluAlfred Nzo95-10.4%
KwazakeleNelson Mandela Bay93-32.1%
NgqamakhweAmathole93+17.7%
CalaChris Hani91-12.5%
MqanduliOR Tambo90+12.5%
BhishoBuffalo City88-35.3%
KwadwesiNelson Mandela Bay88+10%
QumbuOR Tambo86-9.5%
MsobomvuAmathole85-27.4%
CentaneAmathole82+34.4%
AddoSarah Baartman81-3.6%
MaXesibeniAlfred Nzo81-30.2%
Middelburg (Eastern Cape)Chris Hani81-1.2%
MotherwellNelson Mandela Bay80+3.9%
NdevanaBuffalo City80-26.6%
BathurstSarah Baartman79-37.8%
PeddieAmathole79-10.2%
TlokoengJoe Gqabi78-21.2%
NqanqarhuJoe Gqabi77-26.7%
SwartkopsNelson Mandela Bay77-19.8%
WillowvaleAmathole76+38.2%
MiddledriftAmathole75-6.2%
Barkly EastJoe Gqabi73+1.4%
Lady GreyJoe Gqabi73+55.3%
St Francis BaySarah Baartman70-12.5%
MalotiAlfred Nzo69+7.8%
NematoSarah Baartman69+35.3%
Steve Vukile TshweteAmathole69+1.5%
BurgersdorpJoe Gqabi68-12.8%
CacaduChris Hani64+10.3%
AdelaideAmathole63+34%
MbizanaAlfred Nzo610%
BedfordAmathole57+14%
HankeySarah Baartman56+5.7%
Robert SobukweSarah Baartman56-39.1%
ChattyNelson Mandela Bay55+14.6%
Kidds BeachBuffalo City55-23.6%
AlexandriaSarah Baartman54-27%
MatatieleAlfred Nzo54+50%
QumrhaAmathole54-8.5%
FlagstaffOR Tambo53-39.8%
DordrechtChris Hani50-3.8%
PunzanaBuffalo City50+38.9%
TamaraBuffalo City50+25%
BhityiOR Tambo49+53.1%
MoltenoChris Hani49+8.9%
TsomoChris Hani48+37.1%
SterkstroomChris Hani47-6%
KhowaChris Hani45-13.5%
TarkastadChris Hani45+32.4%
PatersonSarah Baartman43-20.4%
NtabozukoBuffalo City42+16.7%
AberdeenSarah Baartman41+13.9%
MacleantownBuffalo City41-16.3%
CookhouseSarah Baartman40+150%
MzambaAlfred Nzo40-11.1%
ThornhillSarah Baartman40+17.6%
CofimvabaChris Hani39-7.1%
KareedouwSarah Baartman39-25%
PalmietfonteinJoe Gqabi39+39.3%
PatensieSarah Baartman38-2.6%
IkamvelihleNelson Mandela Bay37-9.8%
JansenvilleSarah Baartman37+42.3%
Storms RiverSarah Baartman37+27.6%
UgieJoe Gqabi37+85%
VenterstadJoe Gqabi37+85%
SteytlervilleSarah Baartman36+5.9%
KinkelbosSarah Baartman34-26.1%
WillowmoreSarah Baartman34-43.3%
ChungwaAmathole32+3.2%
Glen GreyChris Hani32+23.1%
SulenkamaOR Tambo32+23.1%
Kei MouthAmathole31-58.1%
Port St JohnsOR Tambo31+34.8%
KhwenxurhaAmathole30+150%
NtabethembaChris Hani30+87.5%
KlipplaatSarah Baartman28+3.7%
BluewaterAmathole27+35%
James CalataJoe Gqabi27+50%
Thornhill CiskeiChris Hani27+17.4%
HofmeyrChris Hani26+13%
BellAmathole25+47.1%
CathcartAmathole25-37.5%
EkhephinitJoe Gqabi24-20%
IndweChris Hani24-11.1%
MoyeniAmathole24+9.1%
BalfourAmathole23+228.6%
DalasileChris Hani23+91.7%
ElliotdaleAmathole23+27.8%
SteynsburgJoe Gqabi23+43.8%
CedarvilleAlfred Nzo22+37.5%
HamburgAmathole21+61.5%
HealdtownAmathole21+5%
IlingeChris Hani21+75%
Bridge CampChris Hani20+42.9%
PholileAlfred Nzo20+33.3%
ChalumnaBuffalo City19-26.9%
MtontsasaOR Tambo18-18.2%
PearstonSarah Baartman180%
AlicedaleSarah Baartman17-15%
Kei RoadAmathole170%
KleinbulhoekChris Hani17+41.7%
TyefuAmathole16+60%
Kei BridgeAmathole15+87.5%
KwaaimanOR Tambo15-25%
PhumalangaJoe Gqabi15+114.3%
Coffee BayOR Tambo12-33.3%
NgqayiJoe Gqabi12+9.1%
SeymourAmathole12-40%
BholothwaChris Hani11+37.5%
HlababomvuOR Tambo9+125%
LukholweniAlfred Nzo9+80%
XamdebooSarah Baartman9-25%
BholoAmathole8+100%
Thina FallsOR Tambo8-20%
KwandenganeAlfred Nzo7+40%
ZamuxoloJoe Gqabi6+500%
HogsbackAmathole50%
MajolaOR Tambo50%
QhasaAlfred Nzo5-28.6%
TyldenChris Hani5+66.7%
FloukraalJoe Gqabi4+300%
Riebeeck EastSarah Baartman4+300%
Seven FountainsSarah Baartman40%
AfsonderingAlfred Nzo3-50%
AvondaleAlfred Nzo3-25%
RossouwJoe Gqabi30%
WolwefonteinSarah Baartman3-25%
CommitteesSarah Baartman20%
Fort BrownSarah Baartman20%
SeafieldSarah Baartman20%
Elands HeightJoe Gqabi10%
HendersonChris Hani10%
IdaChris Hani1-50%
KolomaneAmathole1-66.7%
MpisiAlfred Nzo10%
RietbronSarah Baartman1-83.3%
TabaseJoe Gqabi1-80%
BaviaanskloofSarah Baartman0-100%
KhubusidriftAmathole0-100%
MbizeniJoe Gqabi0-100%
RhodesJoe Gqabi0-100%
Thomas RiverAmathole0-100%
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