Commercial Crime in Joe Gqabi
SAPS recorded 494 commercial crime cases across 17 Joe Gqabi precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 9.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 4% of the Eastern Cape's 11,322 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 116 commercial crime cases, down 11.5% 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 commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime by precinct in Joe Gqabi
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aliwal North | 135 | -4.9% |
| Sterkspruit | 123 | -16.9% |
| Tlokoeng | 59 | +31.1% |
| Burgersdorp | 39 | -43.5% |
| Nqanqarhu | 20 | -35.5% |
| Maletswai | 18 | +50% |
| Ugie | 16 | +6.7% |
| Steynsburg | 14 | +16.7% |
| Barkly East | 13 | -23.5% |
| Lady Grey | 13 | 0% |
| Venterstad | 12 | +9.1% |
| James Calata | 11 | +83.3% |
| Ekhephinit | 10 | +25% |
| Palmietfontein | 7 | -50% |
| Phumalanga | 2 | 0% |
| Ngqayi | 1 | 0% |
| Zamuxolo | 1 | 0% |
| Rossouw | 0 | -100% |