Crime Statistics by Precinct — Joe Gqabi

22 precincts in Joe Gqabi — official SAPS reported crime data (Apr 2025–Mar 2026 vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025).

How to read this data: Figures are raw reported crime counts from SAPS — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving larger areas or denser populations will naturally report more crimes. Use trends and category breakdowns to understand the picture in context. Methodology →

By Total Crime Volume

Total crimes reported (lowest first). Precincts serving larger populations will have higher raw counts — this does not necessarily reflect safety.

#	Precinct	Total crimes	Contact crimes	Trend
1	Elands Height	4	2	→ stable
2	Mbizeni	4	1	→ stable
3	Rhodes	9	3	↓ 55%
4	Floukraal	12	1	↑ 33.3%
5	Rossouw	22	8	↓ 15.4%
6	Tabase	24	22	↓ 42.9%
7	Zamuxolo	50	33	↑ 56.3%
8	Phumalanga	106	51	↓ 13.8%
9	James Calata	180	64	↑ 16.9%
10	Steynsburg	261	123	↑ 19.7%
11	Venterstad	271	124	↑ 17.3%
12	Ngqayi	334	121	↓ 2.6%
13	Lady Grey	349	97	↑ 39.6%
14	Palmietfontein	386	231	↓ 3.5%
15	Ekhephinit	484	173	↓ 15.4%
16	Ugie	491	202	↑ 9.6%
17	Burgersdorp	530	180	↓ 7.5%
18	Maletswai	644	260	↑ 19%
19	Nqanqarhu	715	271	↓ 17.8%
20	Tlokoeng	869	330	↓ 12.1%
21	Aliwal North	1,345	366	→ stable
22	Sterkspruit	2,002	868	↑ 9.3%

Improving Trend

Precincts where total reported crime fell vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 (largest drop first).

#	Precinct	Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025	Total crimes
1	Rhodes	↓ 55%	9
2	Tabase	↓ 42.9%	24
3	Nqanqarhu	↓ 17.8%	715
4	Ekhephinit	↓ 15.4%	484
5	Rossouw	↓ 15.4%	22
6	Phumalanga	↓ 13.8%	106
7	Tlokoeng	↓ 12.1%	869
8	Burgersdorp	↓ 7.5%	530
9	Palmietfontein	↓ 3.5%	386
10	Ngqayi	↓ 2.6%	334

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Data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (Apr 2025–Mar 2026 vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025). Figures are raw reported crime counts — not adjusted for population size.