Crime Statistics by Precinct — Lejweleputswa

21 precincts in Lejweleputswa — official SAPS reported crime data (Apr 2025–Mar 2026 vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025).

How to read this data: Figures are raw reported crime counts from SAPS — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving larger areas or denser populations will naturally report more crimes. Use trends and category breakdowns to understand the picture in context. Methodology →

By Total Crime Volume

Total crimes reported (lowest first). Precincts serving larger populations will have higher raw counts — this does not necessarily reflect safety.

#	Precinct	Total crimes	Contact crimes	Trend
1	Verkeerdevlei	151	75	↑ 17.1%
2	Sunrise View	157	103	→ stable
3	Dealesville	299	123	↑ 3.1%
4	Boshof	321	115	→ stable
5	Winburg	461	188	↑ 5.7%
6	Ventersburg	506	201	↓ 18%
7	Hertzogville	563	247	↓ 9.8%
8	Allanridge	624	298	↑ 5.9%
9	Brandfort	644	229	↓ 8.4%
10	Hoopstad	901	429	↓ 13.4%
11	Wesselsbron	954	430	↓ 15.1%
12	Bultfontein	990	470	↓ 5.6%
13	Meloding	1,056	529	↓ 15.3%
14	Bronville	1,132	522	↓ 11.7%
15	Theunissen	1,139	480	↓ 17.4%
16	Virginia	1,186	337	↓ 7.6%
17	Hennenman	1,268	494	→ stable
18	Bothaville	1,975	924	↑ 6.5%
19	Odendaalsrus	2,762	1,217	→ stable
20	Welkom	4,056	1,180	↓ 13.8%
21	Thabong	4,166	2,043	↓ 12.6%

Improving Trend

Precincts where total reported crime fell vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 (largest drop first).

#	Precinct	Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025	Total crimes
1	Ventersburg	↓ 18%	506
2	Theunissen	↓ 17.4%	1,139
3	Meloding	↓ 15.3%	1,056
4	Wesselsbron	↓ 15.1%	954
5	Welkom	↓ 13.8%	4,056
6	Hoopstad	↓ 13.4%	901
7	Thabong	↓ 12.6%	4,166
8	Bronville	↓ 11.7%	1,132
9	Hertzogville	↓ 9.8%	563
10	Brandfort	↓ 8.4%	644
11	Virginia	↓ 7.6%	1,186
12	Bultfontein	↓ 5.6%	990

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Data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (Apr 2025–Mar 2026 vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025). Figures are raw reported crime counts — not adjusted for population size.