Serious Assault (GBH) in Joe Gqabi
SAPS recorded 1,860 serious assault (gbh) cases across 22 Joe Gqabi precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 7% of the Eastern Cape's 25,303 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 465 serious assault (gbh) cases, up 14.8% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Joe Gqabi serious assault (gbh) trend
Serious Assault (GBH) by precinct in Joe Gqabi
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 22 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Joe Gqabi precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Sterkspruit | 397 | +3.4% |
| Aliwal North | 195 | +1% |
| Maletswai | 153 | +7.7% |
| Tlokoeng | 150 | +1.4% |
| Palmietfontein | 146 | +10.6% |
| Nqanqarhu | 129 | -15.1% |
| Ugie | 102 | +1% |
| Venterstad | 92 | +13.6% |
| Burgersdorp | 87 | -8.4% |
| Barkly East | 73 | -40.7% |
| Steynsburg | 66 | +46.7% |
| Lady Grey | 63 | +26% |
| Ngqayi | 54 | -8.5% |
| James Calata | 51 | +8.5% |
| Ekhephinit | 31 | +6.9% |
| Phumalanga | 31 | -31.1% |
| Zamuxolo | 16 | +100% |
| Tabase | 15 | +36.4% |
| Rossouw | 5 | -28.6% |
| Elands Height | 2 | 0% |
| Floukraal | 1 | 0% |
| Mbizeni | 1 | 0% |