Commercial Crime in Sarah Baartman
SAPS recorded 1,563 commercial crime cases across 38 Sarah Baartman precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 2.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 14% of the Eastern Cape's 11,322 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 393 commercial crime cases, roughly unchanged 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.
Sarah Baartman commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime by precinct in Sarah Baartman
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 40 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Sarah Baartman precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffreys Bay | 286 | -4.7% |
| Makhanda | 276 | +4.2% |
| Port Alfred | 142 | -17.4% |
| St Francis Bay | 93 | +52.5% |
| Graaff-Reinet | 91 | -13.3% |
| Humansdorp | 69 | -20.7% |
| Kwanojoli | 67 | +42.6% |
| Nqweba | 56 | -34.9% |
| Kenton On Sea | 44 | -8.3% |
| Joza | 43 | +13.2% |
| Robert Sobukwe | 41 | +46.4% |
| Joubertina | 34 | +61.9% |
| Alexandria | 33 | -28.3% |
| Storms River | 31 | +181.8% |
| Addo | 27 | +8% |
| Kareedouw | 24 | -22.6% |
| Patensie | 24 | +9.1% |
| Thornhill | 24 | +26.3% |
| Hankey | 23 | -28.1% |
| Cookhouse | 15 | +15.4% |
| Willowmore | 15 | -46.4% |
| Steytlerville | 14 | +27.3% |
| Bathurst | 13 | +30% |
| Aberdeen | 11 | -35.3% |
| Nemato | 11 | -38.9% |
| Paterson | 10 | +66.7% |
| Jansenville | 9 | 0% |
| Seafield | 8 | -38.5% |
| Kinkelbos | 7 | -50% |
| Riebeeck East | 4 | +300% |
| Seven Fountains | 4 | +100% |
| Klipplaat | 3 | -25% |
| Pearston | 3 | -50% |
| Wolwefontein | 3 | +200% |
| Rietbron | 2 | +100% |
| Alicedale | 1 | -66.7% |
| Fort Brown | 1 | 0% |
| Xamdeboo | 1 | -75% |
| Baviaanskloof | 0 | -100% |
| Committees | 0 | -100% |