Murder in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 5,631 murder cases across 144 Gauteng precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 8.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 1,223 murder cases, down 15% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most murder reports come from Johannesburg.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is murder rising or falling in Gauteng?
Which Gauteng districts report the most murder?
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 murder?
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 167 | -2.9% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 160 | -4.8% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 144 | -20.9% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 122 | +24.5% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 107 | +3.9% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 106 | -35.4% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 100 | -1% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 99 | +2.1% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 95 | -10.4% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 95 | +5.6% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 94 | +23.7% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 93 | +89.8% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 93 | -3.1% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 90 | +1.1% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 86 | +38.7% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 81 | -33.1% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 81 | -41.7% |
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 80 | +8.1% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 79 | -10.2% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 79 | +11.3% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 77 | -25.2% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 76 | -29% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 76 | -11.6% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 75 | -9.6% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 74 | -7.5% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 70 | +42.9% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 70 | -11.4% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 68 | +4.6% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 68 | -22.7% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 67 | +3.1% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 66 | +10% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 65 | +8.3% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 64 | +10.3% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 62 | -31.9% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 61 | -1.6% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 60 | -3.2% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 60 | -20% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 60 | -17.8% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 58 | +23.4% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 57 | -36.7% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 57 | -14.9% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 56 | +33.3% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 55 | 0% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 53 | +35.9% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 53 | +39.5% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 53 | -20.9% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 51 | -36.2% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 51 | -15% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 50 | -9.1% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 50 | -27.5% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 48 | +41.2% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 48 | +4.3% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 47 | +38.2% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 46 | -22% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 45 | +7.1% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 44 | -2.2% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 42 | -19.2% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 40 | +2.6% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 39 | -11.4% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 38 | +8.6% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 37 | +32.1% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 35 | -18.6% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 35 | +2.9% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 34 | -24.4% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 34 | +36% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 33 | +50% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 32 | +23.1% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 32 | +60% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 32 | -44.8% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 32 | +33.3% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 32 | -23.8% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 32 | -13.5% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 31 | -34% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 29 | +20.8% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 29 | -3.3% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 29 | -12.1% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 29 | 0% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 28 | -42.9% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 28 | -33.3% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 28 | -31.7% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 27 | -18.2% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 26 | -51.9% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 26 | +44.4% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 24 | -35.1% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 24 | +60% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 24 | -27.3% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 23 | +91.7% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 21 | +10.5% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 21 | -44.7% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 20 | -16.7% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 19 | -20.8% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 19 | +46.2% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 16 | -44.8% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 16 | -38.5% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 15 | +25% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 14 | +100% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 14 | +75% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 14 | +27.3% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 13 | -13.3% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 13 | -38.1% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 13 | +30% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 12 | +9.1% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 12 | -63.6% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 12 | -20% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 12 | +9.1% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 11 | -26.7% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 11 | +120% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 10 | +25% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 10 | -66.7% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 10 | +42.9% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 10 | 0% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 8 | +166.7% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 8 | -55.6% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 8 | -20% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 7 | 0% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 7 | -12.5% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 7 | -41.7% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 6 | -40% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 6 | -70% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 5 | +150% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 5 | +25% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 5 | +25% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 5 | 0% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 5 | +400% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 5 | +25% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 5 | +25% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 4 | -60% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 4 | -42.9% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 4 | -77.8% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 4 | -66.7% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 3 | -66.7% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 3 | +50% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 3 | +50% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 3 | -57.1% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 3 | +200% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 2 | -50% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 2 | 0% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 2 | -60% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 2 | 0% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 2 | 0% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 1 | -50% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 1 | -80% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 1 | -80% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 1 | -50% |