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Residential Burglary in the Free State

SAPS definition: “[Burglary at residential premises] is a crime committed by a person who unlawfully and intentionally breaks into a building or similar structure, used for human habitation, with the intention to commit a crime on the premises.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 2,347 residential burglary cases across 109 Free State precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, stable vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 2,347 residential burglary cases, roughly unchanged vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most residential burglary reports come from Mangaung.

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

Is residential 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 residential 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 residential burglary?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Park RoadMangaung136+28.3%
WelkomLejweleputswa116+30.3%
KagisanongMangaung80+6.7%
BloemspruitMangaung72-35.1%
OdendaalsrusLejweleputswa70+27.3%
ZamdelaFezile Dabi68+13.3%
MaokengFezile Dabi66-7%
ThabongLejweleputswa65-23.5%
PhuthaditjhabaThabo Mofutsanyana64+16.4%
BoithusoMangaung63-10%
KroonstadFezile Dabi5847 → 58
BotshabeloMangaung5737 → 57
HarrismithThabo Mofutsanyana51-12.1%
MangaungMangaung5049 → 50
SasolburgFezile Dabi5047 → 50
NamahadiThabo Mofutsanyana4234 → 42
BohlokongThabo Mofutsanyana41-34.9%
SonskynMangaung410 → 41
MafubeFezile Dabi4037 → 40
KopanongMangaung3940 → 39
HeilbronFezile Dabi3729 → 37
TsekiThabo Mofutsanyana3633 → 36
VirginiaLejweleputswa34-40.4%
HennenmanLejweleputswa3331 → 33
SeloseshaMangaung3336 → 33
TheunissenLejweleputswa3221 → 32
WesselsbronLejweleputswa3117 → 31
BronvilleLejweleputswa3019 → 30
ParysFezile Dabi2925 → 29
HeidedalMangaung2815 → 28
BothavilleLejweleputswa27-50.9%
TumaholeFezile Dabi2627 → 26
DeneysvilleFezile Dabi2529 → 25
SenekalThabo Mofutsanyana2428 → 24
BainsvleiMangaung2325 → 23
BoshofLejweleputswa2215 → 22
BayswaterMangaung218 → 21
BethlehemThabo Mofutsanyana2132 → 21
FouriesburgThabo Mofutsanyana2111 → 21
AllanridgeLejweleputswa2012 → 20
FicksburgThabo Mofutsanyana1919 → 19
TsesengThabo Mofutsanyana1914 → 19
ViljoenskroonFezile Dabi1928 → 19
BultfonteinLejweleputswa1815 → 18
Sunrise ViewLejweleputswa180 → 18
MakwaneThabo Mofutsanyana1718 → 17
MelodingLejweleputswa1725 → 17
KoffiefonteinXhariep1615 → 16
VredeThabo Mofutsanyana1614 → 16
DewetsdorpMangaung159 → 15
Petrus SteynThabo Mofutsanyana155 → 15
HoopstadLejweleputswa1413 → 14
WinburgLejweleputswa1324 → 13
PetrusburgXhariep1211 → 12
VentersburgLejweleputswa126 → 12
BrandfortLejweleputswa1114 → 11
JacobsdalXhariep1112 → 11
ReitzThabo Mofutsanyana1119 → 11
RouxvilleXhariep1114 → 11
VilliersFezile Dabi1115 → 11
HertzogvilleLejweleputswa1010 → 10
KoppiesFezile Dabi1016 → 10
LadybrandThabo Mofutsanyana1024 → 10
NavalsigMangaung1024 → 10
ZastronXhariep1010 → 10
BathoMangaung912 → 9
OranjevilleFezile Dabi913 → 9
Thaba-NchuMangaung914 → 9
VredefortFezile Dabi918 → 9
WepenerMangaung95 → 9
ReddersburgXhariep812 → 8
SteynsrusFezile Dabi86 → 8
BethulieXhariep710 → 7
ClarensThabo Mofutsanyana73 → 7
TrompsburgXhariep712 → 7
TweespruitThabo Mofutsanyana73 → 7
ClocolanThabo Mofutsanyana68 → 6
KestellThabo Mofutsanyana69 → 6
PhilippolisXhariep69 → 6
DealesvilleLejweleputswa56 → 5
GlenMangaung53 → 5
MemelThabo Mofutsanyana54 → 5
TweelingFezile Dabi510 → 5
EdenburgXhariep44 → 4
JagersfonteinXhariep410 → 4
LuckhoffXhariep45 → 4
MarquardThabo Mofutsanyana45 → 4
WardenThabo Mofutsanyana411 → 4
CorneliaFezile Dabi34 → 3
FauresmithXhariep32 → 3
Paul RouxThabo Mofutsanyana38 → 3
SpringfonteinXhariep32 → 3
VierfonteinFezile Dabi30 → 3
GariepdamXhariep21 → 2
LindleyThabo Mofutsanyana26 → 2
RosendalThabo Mofutsanyana20 → 2
SmithfieldXhariep23 → 2
SoutpanMangaung26 → 2
VerkeerdevleiLejweleputswa23 → 2
ViljoensdrifFezile Dabi23 → 2
ArlingtonThabo Mofutsanyana11 → 1
EdenvilleFezile Dabi111 → 1
ExcelsiorThabo Mofutsanyana11 → 1
Van StadensrusMangaung10 → 1
GoedemoedXhariep01 → 0
HeuningspruitFezile Dabi02 → 0
HobhouseThabo Mofutsanyana01 → 0
KommissiepoortThabo Mofutsanyana02 → 0
TierpoortMangaung01 → 0
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