Commercial Crime in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 52,154 commercial crime cases across 146 Gauteng precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 6.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 13,212 commercial crime cases, up 9.4% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most commercial crime reports come from Johannesburg.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is commercial crime rising or falling in Gauteng?
Which Gauteng districts report the most commercial crime?
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:
Which Gauteng precincts report the most commercial crime?
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 2,059 | -2.6% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 2,056 | +4.6% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 1,576 | -0.4% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 1,415 | +14.2% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 1,413 | +13.3% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 1,229 | +13.3% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 1,202 | +10.8% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 1,085 | +1% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 1,067 | +11.1% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 1,058 | -4.2% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 991 | +13.6% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 985 | +9.8% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 860 | +8.2% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 843 | +9.1% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 832 | +1% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 750 | +4.2% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 735 | +16.3% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 727 | +1.7% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 708 | +16.6% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 700 | +12.7% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 699 | +4.3% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 697 | +18.7% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 625 | +1.5% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 591 | +31% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 580 | -11.5% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 579 | +22.7% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 563 | +42.9% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 555 | +19.4% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 543 | +11.7% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 526 | +4.4% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 505 | +20.2% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 493 | +28.4% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 480 | +4.8% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 478 | -0.8% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 474 | +19.4% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 473 | +7.3% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 462 | +10.8% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 450 | -2.6% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 448 | +20.4% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 428 | +4.9% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 411 | -13.1% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 399 | +3.6% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 394 | +11.9% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 388 | +5.4% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 381 | +33.7% |
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 378 | -9.6% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 371 | +27.5% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 371 | +31.6% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 368 | +22.7% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 360 | -6% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 349 | +11.1% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 346 | -8.9% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 344 | +8.5% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 342 | +60.6% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 331 | +2.5% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 325 | -21.1% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 322 | -5% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 318 | -1.9% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 318 | +35.3% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 301 | +7.5% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 288 | +4% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 287 | +18.1% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 283 | +46.6% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 282 | -7.5% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 277 | +17.4% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 271 | +16.8% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 271 | -4.6% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 270 | -8.5% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 265 | +10.4% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 248 | +19.2% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 247 | +11.8% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 241 | -1.6% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 231 | -1.3% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 225 | -11.4% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 225 | +4.2% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 223 | -35.2% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 223 | +47.7% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 216 | +7.5% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 215 | +33.5% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 208 | -10.3% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 206 | -11.6% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 206 | -10% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 206 | +21.2% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 204 | +11.5% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 198 | -15% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 198 | +8.2% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 195 | +6.6% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 190 | 0% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 189 | -1% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 186 | +35.8% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 184 | +5.1% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 182 | -14.6% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 175 | -12.1% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 167 | +16% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 162 | +16.5% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 160 | +12.7% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 153 | +0.7% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 153 | +8.5% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 148 | -3.9% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 147 | +5.8% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 144 | -12.2% |
| OR Tambo International Airport | Ekurhuleni | 141 | +11.9% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 139 | +5.3% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 138 | -11% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 134 | -5.6% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 133 | +24.3% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 131 | -31.1% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 130 | +52.9% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 128 | +50.6% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 123 | -2.4% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 119 | +8.2% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 119 | +54.5% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 116 | -1.7% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 112 | 0% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 108 | -11.5% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 103 | -1.9% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 101 | -17.2% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 94 | +14.6% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 87 | +1.2% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 85 | -18.3% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 84 | +16.7% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 83 | -39.4% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 77 | +4.1% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 66 | -21.4% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 64 | -1.5% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 63 | -3.1% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 59 | +68.6% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 55 | +25% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 54 | -41.3% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 54 | -3.6% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 50 | +42.9% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 46 | -4.2% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 40 | -36.5% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 38 | -19.1% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 38 | -11.6% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 33 | +22.2% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 32 | +23.1% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 31 | +34.8% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 28 | +47.4% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 26 | +52.9% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 23 | +21.1% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 18 | -28% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 16 | -5.9% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 16 | +60% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 7 | 0% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 6 | -45.5% |