Common Assault in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 10,720 common assault cases across 146 Gauteng precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 2.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 10,720 common assault cases, up 2.1% vs Apr–Jun 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?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
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–Jun 2026 count.
Drill into a district:
Which Gauteng precincts report the most common assault?
| Precinct | District | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 237 | +13.9% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 225 | +94% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 214 | +22.3% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 212 | +30.9% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 203 | +4.1% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 195 | +3.7% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 183 | -3.2% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 179 | -16% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 176 | +0.6% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 175 | +25.9% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 169 | +38.5% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 158 | +30.6% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 149 | +19.2% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 148 | +14.7% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 147 | +7.3% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 146 | -31.1% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 145 | -21.6% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 139 | +13.9% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 135 | +23.9% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 128 | -22.9% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 123 | -0.8% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 118 | +21.6% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 117 | +2.6% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 117 | -4.9% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 116 | +6.4% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 115 | -5.7% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 113 | +1.8% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 113 | -7.4% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 112 | +9.8% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 111 | +0.9% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 110 | +59.4% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 109 | -9.2% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 107 | +1.9% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 105 | -26.1% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 103 | -11.2% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 102 | -17.1% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 100 | +9.9% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 100 | +2% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 99 | +19.3% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 99 | -13.9% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 95 | -1% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 95 | -10.4% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 95 | -5.9% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 95 | -19.5% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 94 | +17.5% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 93 | -5.1% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 90 | +28.6% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 90 | +3.4% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 88 | +6% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 88 | +29.4% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 86 | -1.1% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 86 | +16.2% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 84 | +20% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 84 | +6.3% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 84 | +21.7% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 81 | -25.7% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 81 | +14.1% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 80 | 0% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 80 | -5.9% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 79 | +17.9% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 78 | -23.5% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 78 | +14.7% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 77 | -33% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 76 | -2.6% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 74 | +8.8% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 68 | -16% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 67 | 0% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 67 | +21.8% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 67 | -15.2% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 67 | 0% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 67 | +4.7% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 65 | -3% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 64 | -7.2% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 64 | +10.3% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 64 | -30.4% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 63 | -17.1% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 60 | +62.2% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 59 | +28.3% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 58 | 0% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 58 | +48.7% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 57 | -18.6% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 57 | +29.5% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 57 | +26.7% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 55 | +27.9% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 55 | -23.6% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 55 | +27.9% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 53 | +8.2% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 53 | +29.3% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 53 | +17.8% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 51 | +21.4% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 49 | +2.1% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 48 | -33.3% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 47 | -14.5% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 47 | 0% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 46 | -13.2% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 46 | +35.3% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 45 | -25% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 45 | +4.7% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 43 | -15.7% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 43 | -28.3% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 42 | +23.5% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 42 | +2.4% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 41 | -34.9% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 40 | -7% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 39 | +5.4% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 39 | +2.6% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 37 | -24.5% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 34 | +41.7% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 32 | -15.8% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 31 | -8.8% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 31 | +3.3% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 30 | -3.2% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 30 | -3.2% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 29 | -6.5% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 29 | +11.5% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 28 | -3.4% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 28 | +47.4% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 27 | -15.6% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 26 | -31.6% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 25 | -7.4% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 23 | -34.3% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 22 | -21.4% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 21 | -36.4% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 20 | -23.1% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 20 | +11.1% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 17 | +30.8% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 17 | +21.4% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 16 | +23.1% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 15 | +200% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 14 | +133.3% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 14 | 0% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 13 | +62.5% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 13 | +30% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 13 | -18.7% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 12 | +9.1% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 12 | +200% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 9 | -35.7% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 9 | +80% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 6 | 0% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 5 | -44.4% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 5 | 0% |
| OR Tambo International Airport | Ekurhuleni | 5 | +25% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 5 | -37.5% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 4 | -20% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 3 | 0% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 1 | -85.7% |