Common Assault in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 47,501 common assault cases across 146 Gauteng precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 12,011 common assault cases, roughly unchanged vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most common assault reports come from Johannesburg.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is common assault rising or falling in Gauteng?
Which Gauteng districts report the most common assault?
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 common assault?
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 1,014 | -0.9% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 988 | -22.6% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 965 | -15.4% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 891 | -10.1% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 856 | +12.6% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 833 | -5.3% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 813 | +0.9% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 788 | -0.3% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 785 | +2.1% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 783 | -1% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 731 | +30.1% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 728 | -3.3% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 710 | +5.3% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 708 | +1.1% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 637 | +8.9% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 630 | -4.5% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 600 | +8.3% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 597 | -2.1% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 584 | -14.1% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 579 | +3.4% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 577 | -13.2% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 548 | +28.9% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 536 | -18.8% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 520 | -13.2% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 511 | -18% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 507 | +15.5% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 500 | -1.2% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 498 | +14.2% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 497 | -14% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 494 | -13.9% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 491 | +1% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 479 | -17.3% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 472 | -0.8% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 471 | -22.9% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 469 | -14.6% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 456 | +0.9% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 453 | +11% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 452 | -28.1% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 452 | -11.5% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 448 | -5.5% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 444 | -3.7% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 439 | -6.8% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 437 | +10.1% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 431 | -3.6% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 425 | +6% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 408 | -28.2% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 399 | -4.3% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 381 | -5.5% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 379 | -10.6% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 375 | -2.3% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 375 | +14% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 371 | +1.1% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 365 | +12% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 364 | -27.6% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 363 | -6.2% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 360 | -9.3% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 358 | -12.3% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 354 | -12.2% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 353 | -17.3% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 350 | +4.2% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 348 | -12.1% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 344 | -12.9% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 338 | +4.3% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 333 | -12.1% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 330 | -17.3% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 322 | +7% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 313 | -21% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 310 | +1% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 310 | +19.2% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 297 | -18.6% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 277 | -9.8% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 273 | -8.4% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 273 | -1.8% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 265 | -3.3% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 264 | +26.9% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 262 | -6.1% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 260 | -6.8% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 257 | +13.7% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 252 | +12.5% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 250 | +3.3% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 248 | -6.1% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 247 | -15.7% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 238 | -10.5% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 237 | -6.3% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 236 | -4.8% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 235 | +4% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 232 | -22.9% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 226 | -10% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 224 | -13.8% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 223 | +15.5% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 215 | -8.5% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 214 | +18.9% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 206 | -16.3% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 202 | +14.1% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 197 | -4.4% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 197 | -11.3% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 196 | +10.7% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 191 | +0.5% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 190 | -5% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 190 | -13.2% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 185 | +13.5% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 181 | +1.1% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 178 | -24.9% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 175 | +25.9% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 172 | +12.4% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 163 | +46.8% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 161 | -13% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 156 | +14.7% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 156 | +6.1% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 154 | -24.1% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 151 | +3.4% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 145 | -9.9% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 140 | -10.3% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 139 | -2.1% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 132 | -17.5% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 127 | -12.4% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 127 | -2.3% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 121 | -26.7% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 121 | +5.2% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 116 | -16.5% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 114 | -3.4% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 113 | +21.5% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 112 | -22.2% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 98 | -3% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 90 | -25.6% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 86 | +16.2% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 84 | -4.5% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 78 | -13.3% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 75 | -7.4% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 65 | -3% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 57 | +21.3% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 56 | -8.2% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 52 | -14.8% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 48 | +26.3% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 44 | -15.4% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 43 | -41.1% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 33 | +43.5% |
| OR Tambo International Airport | Ekurhuleni | 33 | -17.5% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 32 | +6.7% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 29 | +3.6% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 29 | +16% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 28 | -45.1% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 27 | -37.2% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 26 | +44.4% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 26 | -7.1% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 19 | -17.4% |