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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.

Is residential burglary rising or falling in Eastern Cape?

Which Eastern Cape districts report the most residential burglary?

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 residential burglary?

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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