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Vehicle Theft in the Free State

SAPS definition: “Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle consists of the stealing of a motor vehicle or motorcycle belonging to another person.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 142 vehicle theft cases across 62 Free State precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 11.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 142 vehicle theft cases, down 11.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most vehicle theft reports come from Mangaung.

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

Is vehicle theft 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 vehicle theft?

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 vehicle theft?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Park RoadMangaung2322 → 23
SasolburgFezile Dabi1127 → 11
WelkomLejweleputswa1023 → 10
BayswaterMangaung81 → 8
MangaungMangaung84 → 8
OdendaalsrusLejweleputswa73 → 7
FouriesburgThabo Mofutsanyana62 → 6
VierfonteinFezile Dabi60 → 6
VirginiaLejweleputswa60 → 6
BainsvleiMangaung42 → 4
TumaholeFezile Dabi41 → 4
ParysFezile Dabi33 → 3
PhuthaditjhabaThabo Mofutsanyana34 → 3
ThabongLejweleputswa37 → 3
ZamdelaFezile Dabi33 → 3
BethlehemThabo Mofutsanyana23 → 2
BothavilleLejweleputswa22 → 2
BronvilleLejweleputswa20 → 2
DewetsdorpMangaung20 → 2
HeidedalMangaung22 → 2
MaokengFezile Dabi21 → 2
MelodingLejweleputswa21 → 2
SeloseshaMangaung21 → 2
ViljoenskroonFezile Dabi20 → 2
BoithusoMangaung10 → 1
BrandfortLejweleputswa10 → 1
ClarensThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
ExcelsiorThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
FicksburgThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
HobhouseThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
HoopstadLejweleputswa11 → 1
KagisanongMangaung14 → 1
KopanongMangaung12 → 1
NamahadiThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
Petrus SteynThabo Mofutsanyana13 → 1
SteynsrusFezile Dabi10 → 1
Sunrise ViewLejweleputswa10 → 1
TheunissenLejweleputswa10 → 1
TsekiThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
TweespruitThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
VilliersFezile Dabi13 → 1
WesselsbronLejweleputswa10 → 1
WinburgLejweleputswa12 → 1
BloemspruitMangaung03 → 0
BotshabeloMangaung03 → 0
BultfonteinLejweleputswa02 → 0
DealesvilleLejweleputswa01 → 0
DeneysvilleFezile Dabi02 → 0
HarrismithThabo Mofutsanyana04 → 0
HeilbronFezile Dabi03 → 0
MafubeFezile Dabi02 → 0
MarquardThabo Mofutsanyana01 → 0
NavalsigMangaung01 → 0
OranjevilleFezile Dabi01 → 0
PhilippolisXhariep01 → 0
ReddersburgXhariep02 → 0
RoadsideThabo Mofutsanyana01 → 0
RouxvilleXhariep02 → 0
TweelingFezile Dabi01 → 0
VerkeerdevleiLejweleputswa02 → 0
WardenThabo Mofutsanyana01 → 0
WepenerMangaung01 → 0
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