Serious Assault (GBH) in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 34,703 serious assault (gbh) cases across 146 Gauteng precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 8,625 serious assault (gbh) cases, down 2.2% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most serious assault (gbh) reports come from Johannesburg.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Gauteng serious assault (gbh) trend
Serious Assault (GBH) by district
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
Drill into a district:
Serious Assault (GBH) by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 884 | -13.3% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 845 | -8.4% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 773 | -16.4% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 723 | +3.1% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 698 | +17.9% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 633 | +0.6% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 621 | +16.9% |
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 616 | -14.8% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 600 | -2.1% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 595 | +4% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 593 | -18% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 549 | +15.1% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 549 | -14.4% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 547 | -10% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 512 | -14.1% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 502 | -9.5% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 493 | -0.6% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 480 | -0.2% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 472 | +6.3% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 465 | -9% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 457 | +4.1% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 454 | +1.3% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 444 | -5.7% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 443 | -11.2% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 439 | -9.7% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 435 | -10.1% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 431 | -5.3% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 426 | +7.6% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 405 | -3.8% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 400 | -2% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 392 | +7.4% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 388 | -2% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 376 | +9% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 376 | -15.7% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 375 | -16.1% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 361 | -27.5% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 360 | +6.5% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 359 | +10.5% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 353 | -16.5% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 350 | -2.5% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 348 | +10.1% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 344 | -6.8% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 335 | +13.9% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 334 | +13.6% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 325 | -15.1% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 322 | +0.3% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 321 | -32.7% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 315 | -4.5% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 306 | -7.8% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 301 | -7.1% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 275 | -1.8% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 268 | +21.8% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 262 | -11.2% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 261 | -2.6% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 259 | -7.5% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 258 | -12.5% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 252 | -18.7% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 251 | -24.2% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 243 | -13.8% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 242 | -7.3% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 231 | -1.3% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 223 | -37.4% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 222 | -17.2% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 220 | -8.3% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 214 | -10.8% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 214 | -4.5% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 213 | -3.2% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 211 | -30.1% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 204 | -8.9% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 199 | -15.7% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 198 | -6.2% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 196 | -16.9% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 192 | -16.5% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 180 | +4% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 176 | -6.9% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 172 | -0.6% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 171 | +32.6% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 168 | +9.8% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 166 | -21.7% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 156 | -29.4% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 156 | -33.6% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 152 | +3.4% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 152 | -19.6% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 151 | +6.3% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 151 | -4.4% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 151 | -6.8% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 142 | +44.9% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 140 | +8.5% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 127 | +15.5% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 126 | -11.3% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 124 | -12.7% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 123 | -25% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 120 | -13% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 119 | -8.5% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 116 | -18.3% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 113 | -37.9% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 112 | -18.2% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 110 | -0.9% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 108 | +16.1% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 101 | -11.4% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 101 | -1% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 100 | -29.1% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 99 | -10.8% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 89 | -26.4% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 89 | -30.5% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 88 | -15.4% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 86 | -7.5% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 84 | -7.7% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 82 | -27.4% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 82 | +54.7% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 71 | -4.1% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 71 | -4.1% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 69 | -8% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 65 | +18.2% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 64 | +6.7% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 60 | +17.6% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 51 | -20.3% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 50 | +4.2% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 49 | +19.5% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 49 | -18.3% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 44 | -10.2% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 42 | -12.5% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 40 | -57% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 40 | -23.1% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 38 | +11.8% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 38 | -5% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 38 | +15.2% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 37 | -2.6% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 32 | +33.3% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 32 | -22% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 30 | -45.5% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 29 | -32.6% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 28 | -46.2% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 27 | +50% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 26 | +62.5% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 24 | -40% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 23 | -23.3% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 22 | -15.4% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 19 | -17.4% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 19 | -13.6% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 14 | -12.5% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 14 | -12.5% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 12 | -33.3% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 11 | -26.7% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 8 | -65.2% |
| OR Tambo International Airport | Ekurhuleni | 1 | -75% |