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Theft from Vehicles in the Free State

SAPS definition: “Theft out of or from motor vehicle consists of the unlawful and intentional removal of parts, accessories or equipment, that form part of a motor vehicle, or articles in or on the vehicle.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 828 theft from vehicles cases across 96 Free State precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, stable vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 828 theft from vehicles cases, roughly unchanged vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most theft from vehicles reports come from Mangaung.

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

Is theft from vehicles 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 theft from vehicles?

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 theft from vehicles?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Park RoadMangaung232+38.9%
WelkomLejweleputswa51-12.1%
KroonstadFezile Dabi4638 → 46
MaokengFezile Dabi3627 → 36
KagisanongMangaung3537 → 35
MangaungMangaung3132 → 31
HeidedalMangaung2813 → 28
BayswaterMangaung209 → 20
BohlokongThabo Mofutsanyana1824 → 18
BethlehemThabo Mofutsanyana1629 → 16
BothavilleLejweleputswa1513 → 15
NavalsigMangaung1416 → 14
PhuthaditjhabaThabo Mofutsanyana1430 → 14
BotshabeloMangaung1313 → 13
SasolburgFezile Dabi1215 → 12
NamahadiThabo Mofutsanyana113 → 11
BainsvleiMangaung1014 → 10
HarrismithThabo Mofutsanyana1013 → 10
HeilbronFezile Dabi108 → 10
ThabongLejweleputswa1019 → 10
HennenmanLejweleputswa91 → 9
KopanongMangaung912 → 9
OdendaalsrusLejweleputswa814 → 8
ViljoenskroonFezile Dabi81 → 8
BloemspruitMangaung727 → 7
HoopstadLejweleputswa75 → 7
Sunrise ViewLejweleputswa70 → 7
FicksburgThabo Mofutsanyana68 → 6
ParysFezile Dabi615 → 6
SonskynMangaung60 → 6
ZamdelaFezile Dabi66 → 6
BronvilleLejweleputswa51 → 5
SenekalThabo Mofutsanyana510 → 5
TheunissenLejweleputswa56 → 5
BoithusoMangaung49 → 4
BrandfortLejweleputswa41 → 4
Thaba-NchuMangaung41 → 4
TsekiThabo Mofutsanyana44 → 4
TumaholeFezile Dabi45 → 4
VirginiaLejweleputswa414 → 4
VredeThabo Mofutsanyana44 → 4
WesselsbronLejweleputswa45 → 4
AllanridgeLejweleputswa36 → 3
BathoMangaung35 → 3
MafubeFezile Dabi39 → 3
Petrus SteynThabo Mofutsanyana31 → 3
ReitzThabo Mofutsanyana312 → 3
SeloseshaMangaung33 → 3
WepenerMangaung30 → 3
BethulieXhariep22 → 2
CorneliaFezile Dabi22 → 2
DealesvilleLejweleputswa21 → 2
DeneysvilleFezile Dabi28 → 2
EdenburgXhariep23 → 2
KoffiefonteinXhariep21 → 2
LadybrandThabo Mofutsanyana25 → 2
PetrusburgXhariep21 → 2
PhilippolisXhariep20 → 2
TweespruitThabo Mofutsanyana20 → 2
WinburgLejweleputswa22 → 2
BoshofLejweleputswa10 → 1
BultfonteinLejweleputswa12 → 1
ClarensThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
DewetsdorpMangaung11 → 1
EdenvilleFezile Dabi10 → 1
FouriesburgThabo Mofutsanyana12 → 1
GlenMangaung11 → 1
JacobsdalXhariep14 → 1
JagersfonteinXhariep11 → 1
KestellThabo Mofutsanyana14 → 1
KoppiesFezile Dabi13 → 1
LindleyThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
MakwaneThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
MelodingLejweleputswa12 → 1
OranjevilleFezile Dabi11 → 1
ReddersburgXhariep11 → 1
RouxvilleXhariep11 → 1
SmithfieldXhariep11 → 1
SoutpanMangaung10 → 1
TrompsburgXhariep11 → 1
TsesengThabo Mofutsanyana11 → 1
Van StadensrusMangaung10 → 1
VentersburgLejweleputswa11 → 1
VierfonteinFezile Dabi11 → 1
VilliersFezile Dabi11 → 1
VredefortFezile Dabi15 → 1
WardenThabo Mofutsanyana12 → 1
ArlingtonThabo Mofutsanyana01 → 0
ClocolanThabo Mofutsanyana03 → 0
HertzogvilleLejweleputswa01 → 0
MarquardThabo Mofutsanyana04 → 0
MemelThabo Mofutsanyana01 → 0
Paul RouxThabo Mofutsanyana02 → 0
TierpoortMangaung01 → 0
ViljoensdrifFezile Dabi01 → 0
ZastronXhariep02 → 0
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