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Serious Assault (GBH) in OR Tambo

SAPS recorded 3,942 serious assault (gbh) cases across 19 OR Tambo precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 3.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 16% of the Eastern Cape's 25,303 total.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 924 serious assault (gbh) cases, up 4.1% 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.

OR Tambo serious assault (gbh) trend

Serious Assault (GBH) by precinct in OR Tambo

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 19 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.

All OR Tambo precincts

PrecinctApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Mthatha664+9.2%
Lusikisiki529+0.6%
Ngqeleni376+10.3%
Libode362+26.6%
Mqanduli306+25.9%
Tsolo267-7.3%
Qumbu263+5.2%
Flagstaff239-8.8%
Port St Johns181-31.7%
Madeira161+21.1%
Ngangelizwe138+0.7%
Bhityi136-3.5%
Kwaaiman71+18.3%
Sulenkama59-13.2%
Mtontsasa57-5%
Hlababomvu45-6.2%
Thina Falls42+13.5%
Majola24+700%
Coffee Bay22-43.6%