Drug-Related Crime in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 11,619 drug-related crime cases across 146 Gauteng precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 8.7% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 11,619 drug-related crime cases, up 8.7% vs Apr–Jun 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.
Is drug-related crime 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 drug-related crime?
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 drug-related crime?
| Precinct | District | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 358 | +5.9% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 309 | -6.9% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 283 | +10.5% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 279 | +24.6% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 258 | +9.8% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 222 | +12.1% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 219 | -0.5% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 196 | +24.8% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 184 | -11.5% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 183 | +28.9% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 182 | +10.3% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 180 | +20% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 180 | +14.6% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 179 | +4.7% |
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 170 | +0.6% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 169 | +10.5% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 168 | -11.1% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 168 | +10.5% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 167 | -4.6% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 165 | +3.1% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 159 | +12.8% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 149 | +9.6% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 148 | +2.8% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 148 | +45.1% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 147 | +7.3% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 144 | -13.8% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 143 | +15.3% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 141 | +8.5% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 135 | +25% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 133 | +24.3% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 132 | +16.8% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 130 | -33.3% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 130 | +22.6% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 129 | +15.2% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 126 | +11.5% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 124 | +20.4% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 124 | +8.8% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 112 | +57.7% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 112 | -8.2% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 112 | -20% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 110 | +13.4% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 109 | +16% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 106 | +23.3% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 106 | +10.4% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 105 | +26.5% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 105 | -5.4% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 100 | -2% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 98 | -12.5% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 97 | +14.1% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 97 | +12.8% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 96 | +33.3% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 93 | +9.4% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 92 | +17.9% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 91 | -17.3% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 89 | +8.5% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 88 | +63% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 88 | -17% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 87 | +14.5% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 86 | +13.2% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 83 | +20.3% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 82 | +12.3% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 81 | +12.5% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 80 | +5.3% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 79 | +17.9% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 77 | +13.2% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 74 | -8.6% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 73 | +15.9% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 73 | +52.1% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 72 | +22% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 71 | -4.1% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 66 | +22.2% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 65 | +12.1% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 62 | +5.1% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 61 | +15.1% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 60 | +15.4% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 60 | +22.4% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 60 | +5.3% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 59 | +96.7% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 57 | +14% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 56 | 0% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 54 | 0% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 53 | -8.6% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 53 | +17.8% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 52 | +6.1% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 52 | +6.1% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 51 | +37.8% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 49 | +48.5% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 46 | +12.2% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 42 | -28.8% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 42 | +10.5% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 41 | +46.4% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 41 | +32.3% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 41 | +28.1% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 40 | +14.3% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 37 | +12.1% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 37 | +8.8% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 36 | +5.9% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 36 | +33.3% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 32 | +18.5% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 30 | -9.1% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 30 | +36.4% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 30 | +15.4% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 29 | +26.1% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 29 | +20.8% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 28 | +55.6% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 28 | +21.7% |
| OR Tambo International Airport | Ekurhuleni | 28 | +180% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 25 | -7.4% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 24 | +33.3% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 24 | +4.3% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 23 | -25.8% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 23 | -17.9% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 22 | -26.7% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 21 | +16.7% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 17 | +70% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 15 | +275% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 15 | +25% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 14 | +40% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 14 | +55.6% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 12 | +50% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 12 | +9.1% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 11 | -54.2% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 11 | +83.3% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 9 | +125% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 7 | +600% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 7 | -12.5% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 7 | -12.5% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 7 | +133.3% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 6 | -70% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 5 | 0% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 5 | +66.7% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 4 | -50% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 3 | +50% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 3 | +50% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 3 | -76.9% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 2 | +100% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 2 | -33.3% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 2 | 0% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 2 | -33.3% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 1 | -90% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 1 | 0% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 1 | -66.7% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 1 | 0% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 0 | -100% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 0 | -100% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 0 | -100% |