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Hijacking in Eastern Cape

SAPS recorded 195 carjacking incidents in the Eastern Cape in Apr–Jun 2026, down 44.4% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

How SAPS counts this: carjacking is a subcategory of robbery with aggravating circumstances in SAPS statistics. The counts on this page are already included in the aggravated robbery figures shown on precinct and suburb pages, so never add the two together.

Note: Raw reported counts, not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents and more vehicles will naturally record more incidents.

Is carjacking rising or falling in Eastern Cape?

Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.

Which Eastern Cape precincts record the most carjackings?

Eastern Cape SAPS precincts with the most recorded carjacking incidents in Apr–Jun 2026. Click a precinct for its full crime breakdown. Counts are precinct-level SAPS subcategory figures and are already part of each precinct's aggravated robbery total.

#PrecinctDistrictProvinceApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
1New BrightonNelson Mandela BayEastern Cape37-9.8%
2KwazakeleNelson Mandela BayEastern Cape25-50%
3KwadwesiNelson Mandela BayEastern Cape13-35%
4MotherwellNelson Mandela BayEastern Cape12+20%
5KugompoBuffalo CityEastern Cape70%
6KwanobuhleNelson Mandela BayEastern Cape7-30%
7MbizanaAlfred NzoEastern Cape6+500%
8Mount RoadNelson Mandela BayEastern Cape5-37.5%
9MthathaOR TamboEastern Cape5-73.7%
10AlgoaparkNelson Mandela BayEastern Cape4-33.3%
11BethelsdorpNelson Mandela BayEastern Cape40%
12ButterworthAmatholeEastern Cape4-20%
13DutywaAmatholeEastern Cape4+33.3%
14MadeiraOR TamboEastern Cape4-55.6%
15ZwelitshaBuffalo CityEastern Cape40%
16MzambaAlfred NzoEastern Cape30%
17SwartkopsNelson Mandela BayEastern Cape3-81.2%
18TsoloOR TamboEastern Cape3-50%
19CambridgeBuffalo CityEastern Cape2+100%
20ChattyNelson Mandela BayEastern Cape2+100%