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Business Burglary in the Free State

SAPS definition: “[Burglary at non-residential premises] is a crime committed by a person who unlawfully and intentionally breaks into a building or similar structure, which is not used for human habitation and does not form part of residential premises, with the intention to commit a crime on the premises.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 965 business burglary cases across 105 Free State precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 4.3% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 965 business burglary cases, up 4.3% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most business burglary reports come from Mangaung.

Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.

Is business burglary rising or falling in Free State?

Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.

Which Free State districts report the most business burglary?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

Drill into a district:

Which Free State precincts report the most business burglary?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Park RoadMangaung125+92.3%
WelkomLejweleputswa47-9.6%
BotshabeloMangaung3416 → 34
HarrismithThabo Mofutsanyana3316 → 33
PhuthaditjhabaThabo Mofutsanyana2729 → 27
MangaungMangaung2527 → 25
BohlokongThabo Mofutsanyana226 → 22
SonskynMangaung210 → 21
ZamdelaFezile Dabi2126 → 21
BoithusoMangaung1912 → 19
HeilbronFezile Dabi198 → 19
KagisanongMangaung1721 → 17
KroonstadFezile Dabi1743 → 17
NavalsigMangaung1719 → 17
HeidedalMangaung166 → 16
MaokengFezile Dabi1610 → 16
BothavilleLejweleputswa1529 → 15
BultfonteinLejweleputswa1513 → 15
MakwaneThabo Mofutsanyana156 → 15
NamahadiThabo Mofutsanyana1513 → 15
SenekalThabo Mofutsanyana1516 → 15
BethlehemThabo Mofutsanyana1417 → 14
ReitzThabo Mofutsanyana1412 → 14
SasolburgFezile Dabi1415 → 14
SeloseshaMangaung136 → 13
TheunissenLejweleputswa1314 → 13
OdendaalsrusLejweleputswa1220 → 12
ParysFezile Dabi1221 → 12
MafubeFezile Dabi1110 → 11
PetrusburgXhariep1110 → 11
VirginiaLejweleputswa1114 → 11
BainsvleiMangaung104 → 10
BronvilleLejweleputswa106 → 10
FicksburgThabo Mofutsanyana1016 → 10
HennenmanLejweleputswa109 → 10
LadybrandThabo Mofutsanyana1011 → 10
MelodingLejweleputswa103 → 10
BrandfortLejweleputswa99 → 9
TumaholeFezile Dabi911 → 9
ViljoenskroonFezile Dabi93 → 9
VredefortFezile Dabi912 → 9
SteynsrusFezile Dabi81 → 8
PhilippolisXhariep75 → 7
TsesengThabo Mofutsanyana711 → 7
BloemspruitMangaung614 → 6
HertzogvilleLejweleputswa64 → 6
LindleyThabo Mofutsanyana64 → 6
ThabongLejweleputswa612 → 6
ZastronXhariep67 → 6
BoshofLejweleputswa56 → 5
DeneysvilleFezile Dabi512 → 5
FouriesburgThabo Mofutsanyana53 → 5
KestellThabo Mofutsanyana54 → 5
KoffiefonteinXhariep55 → 5
ReddersburgXhariep53 → 5
Thaba-NchuMangaung56 → 5
WesselsbronLejweleputswa59 → 5
WinburgLejweleputswa52 → 5
AllanridgeLejweleputswa44 → 4
BayswaterMangaung49 → 4
ClocolanThabo Mofutsanyana48 → 4
DewetsdorpMangaung46 → 4
FauresmithXhariep43 → 4
HoopstadLejweleputswa47 → 4
JacobsdalXhariep43 → 4
KopanongMangaung417 → 4
KoppiesFezile Dabi413 → 4
TrompsburgXhariep44 → 4
VilliersFezile Dabi43 → 4
ArlingtonThabo Mofutsanyana31 → 3
ExcelsiorThabo Mofutsanyana30 → 3
Sunrise ViewLejweleputswa30 → 3
TsekiThabo Mofutsanyana39 → 3
TweespruitThabo Mofutsanyana33 → 3
WardenThabo Mofutsanyana33 → 3
BathoMangaung23 → 2
CorneliaFezile Dabi20 → 2
GariepdamXhariep21 → 2
GlenMangaung21 → 2
JagersfonteinXhariep21 → 2
LuckhoffXhariep23 → 2
Petrus SteynThabo Mofutsanyana27 → 2
RouxvilleXhariep22 → 2
SmithfieldXhariep25 → 2
SpringfonteinXhariep20 → 2
VentersburgLejweleputswa21 → 2
WepenerMangaung21 → 2
BethulieXhariep10 → 1
EdenburgXhariep10 → 1
KommissiepoortThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
MemelThabo Mofutsanyana14 → 1
OranjevilleFezile Dabi13 → 1
Paul RouxThabo Mofutsanyana13 → 1
SoutpanMangaung12 → 1
TweelingFezile Dabi13 → 1
Van StadensrusMangaung11 → 1
VredeThabo Mofutsanyana17 → 1
ClarensThabo Mofutsanyana02 → 0
DealesvilleLejweleputswa04 → 0
EdenvilleFezile Dabi01 → 0
HobhouseThabo Mofutsanyana01 → 0
MarquardThabo Mofutsanyana07 → 0
RosendalThabo Mofutsanyana02 → 0
VerkykerskopThabo Mofutsanyana01 → 0
VierfonteinFezile Dabi02 → 0
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