Vehicle Theft in Mangaung
SAPS recorded 202 vehicle theft cases across 17 Mangaung precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 9.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 32% of the Free State's 632 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 46 vehicle theft cases, down 22% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Mangaung vehicle theft trend
Vehicle Theft by precinct in Mangaung
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 18 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Mangaung precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Park Road | 86 | -21.1% |
| Kagisanong | 18 | +12.5% |
| Mangaung | 18 | +28.6% |
| Navalsig | 14 | +180% |
| Bayswater | 13 | -7.1% |
| Bainsvlei | 11 | -21.4% |
| Bloemspruit | 10 | -37.5% |
| Botshabelo | 6 | +100% |
| Heidedal | 5 | -16.7% |
| Kopanong | 5 | 0% |
| Boithuso | 4 | -33.3% |
| Batho | 3 | -57.1% |
| Glen | 3 | +50% |
| Sonskyn | 2 | 0% |
| Wepener | 2 | 0% |
| Selosesha | 1 | -66.7% |
| Thaba-Nchu | 1 | 0% |
| Dewetsdorp | 0 | -100% |