Commercial Crime in Xhariep
SAPS recorded 180 commercial crime cases across 19 Xhariep precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 17.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 4% of the Free State's 4,236 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 47 commercial crime cases, down 14.5% 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.
Xhariep commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime by precinct in Xhariep
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 19 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Xhariep precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Zastron | 24 | +60% |
| Petrusburg | 19 | -24% |
| Trompsburg | 18 | -40% |
| Koffiefontein | 17 | -5.6% |
| Bethulie | 14 | +27.3% |
| Jacobsdal | 13 | -27.8% |
| Reddersburg | 12 | +9.1% |
| Jagersfontein | 11 | +57.1% |
| Edenburg | 9 | -18.2% |
| Smithfield | 9 | -55% |
| Fauresmith | 8 | +33.3% |
| Springfontein | 6 | +20% |
| Rouxville | 5 | -50% |
| Gariepdam | 4 | -60% |
| Luckhoff | 4 | -42.9% |
| Goedemoed | 3 | +200% |
| Wanda | 2 | +100% |
| Philippolis | 1 | -91.7% |
| Steunmekaar | 1 | 0% |