Bloemfontein Crime Statistics
10 police precincts|37 suburbs|Free State
1 of 4 quarters (2026-2027) SAPS Data
Total crimes
7,050
Apr–Jun 2026
vs Apr–Jun 2025
+14.2%
worsened
Violent crime
2,221
contact crimes
Property crime
1,218
property crimes
Updated · SAPS Q1 2026-27 release
32 murders reported (Apr–Jun 2026)
2025/26: 4.1% above 2018/19, before the pandemic (includes the newer station Sonskyn, whose area belonged to other stations in 2018/19)
2 improving6 worsening1 stable1 none recorded a year earlier
Ranked among precincts with at least 50 crimes a year earlier, leaving out stations next to one that opened in the last two years (their change may be a boundary change).
Most reported crimes
All theft not mentioned elsewhere
1,327
Common assault
751
Drug-related crime
712
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm
581
Burglary at residential premises
510
Malicious damage to property
400
Theft out of or from motor vehicle
380
Robbery with aggravating circumstances
330
Crime by precinct
Reported crimes per police precinct. These are raw counts — not adjusted for population.
All suburbs in Bloemfontein
37 suburbs across 10 police precincts. Click any suburb for detailed crime statistics.
ArboretumBathoBayswaterBloemfontein CBDBloemside Phase 3BloemspruitBochabelaBoithusoBrandwagDan PienaarEhrlich ParkFaunaFichardtparkFleurdalGardenia ParkGeneraal De WetGrasslandsHamiltonHeidedalHiltonHospitaalparkKagisanongLourier ParkNavalsigNoordhoekOranjesigPark WestPellissierPentagon ParkRocklandsSonskynTempeUniversitasWaverleyWestdeneWilgehofWillows
Crime data from SAPS quarterly statistics. All counts are raw reported crimes, not adjusted for population. Methodology·Disclaimer