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.
Gauteng murder trend
Murder 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:
Murder by precinct
| 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% |