Drug-Related Crime in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 46,056 drug-related crime cases across 146 Gauteng precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 8.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 12,364 drug-related crime cases, up 8.7% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most drug-related crime reports come from Ekurhuleni.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Gauteng drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime 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:
Drug-Related Crime by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 1,464 | +9.5% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 1,204 | +2.4% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 1,146 | +33.9% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 1,099 | +9% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 912 | +21.4% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 898 | +11.1% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 813 | +14.7% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 790 | +1% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 781 | +4% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 773 | -1.5% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 766 | +5.5% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 731 | +11.4% |
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 729 | -3.8% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 725 | +5.2% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 709 | +2.3% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 703 | +6.8% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 700 | -6.3% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 668 | +13.8% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 668 | +13% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 642 | +5.8% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 629 | +12.3% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 624 | -8.9% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 623 | +6% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 604 | -0.8% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 601 | +13% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 567 | +3.8% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 557 | +16.8% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 539 | +14% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 537 | +26.1% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 534 | -0.9% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 528 | +10.2% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 506 | +7% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 503 | +22.4% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 491 | -4.5% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 489 | 0% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 480 | +11.1% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 478 | +12.7% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 475 | +19.9% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 466 | 0% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 465 | +3.6% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 456 | +8.1% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 444 | +4.5% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 436 | +9% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 432 | +75.6% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 429 | +3.1% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 422 | +6.6% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 420 | +9.1% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 413 | +8.1% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 407 | +11.2% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 405 | +12.8% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 404 | +11.9% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 396 | +24.1% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 387 | +9.9% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 386 | +10% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 380 | +20.6% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 379 | +8.3% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 374 | +15.4% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 345 | +16.6% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 339 | +7.6% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 336 | +7.3% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 333 | +10.3% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 330 | -21.6% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 300 | +13.2% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 288 | +13.8% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 280 | +11.1% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 279 | +19.2% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 270 | +18.9% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 270 | +8.9% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 266 | +46.2% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 263 | +12.4% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 251 | +20.1% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 249 | -1.2% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 248 | +18.7% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 247 | +1.6% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 234 | +31.5% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 223 | +3.7% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 221 | +24.2% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 215 | +17.5% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 214 | +13.8% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 214 | +4.4% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 208 | -16.8% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 191 | +17.2% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 188 | +33.3% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 174 | +39.2% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 165 | +15.4% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 160 | +18.5% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 158 | -7.6% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 157 | +6.8% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 153 | +24.4% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 151 | +13.5% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 148 | +5.7% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 145 | +16% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 142 | +35.2% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 140 | +14.8% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 139 | +63.5% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 135 | +58.8% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 134 | +25.2% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 126 | +37% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 124 | +51.2% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 121 | -18.8% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 120 | +48.1% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 113 | -13.1% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 112 | +31.8% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 108 | +8% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 108 | +5.9% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 104 | +62.5% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 101 | -1.9% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 98 | +16.7% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 94 | +6.8% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 92 | -60.2% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 86 | +22.9% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 75 | +27.1% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 73 | +23.7% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 71 | +29.1% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 55 | -21.4% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 51 | -29.2% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 50 | -34.2% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 49 | -2% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 48 | -40% |
| OR Tambo International Airport | Ekurhuleni | 45 | +18.4% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 44 | +46.7% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 43 | +26.5% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 42 | +13.5% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 40 | +33.3% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 37 | -36.2% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 36 | +5.9% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 34 | +41.7% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 31 | +19.2% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 29 | -45.3% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 28 | +7.7% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 25 | -30.6% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 23 | +53.3% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 18 | +38.5% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 14 | 0% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 14 | -26.3% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 14 | +7.7% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 14 | +40% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 11 | +83.3% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 11 | -38.9% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 9 | +50% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 8 | -50% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 7 | -22.2% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 5 | +25% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 3 | +50% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 2 | -66.7% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 0 | -100% |