Rape in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 7,852 rape cases across 146 Gauteng precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 6.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 1,840 rape cases, down 9.9% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most rape reports come from Johannesburg.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is rape rising or falling in Gauteng?
Which Gauteng districts report the most rape?
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 rape?
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 189 | +12.5% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 177 | -13.7% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 162 | -3% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 151 | +14.4% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 146 | -9.9% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 141 | -3.4% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 139 | -5.4% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 131 | -19.6% |
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 127 | -20.1% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 125 | +0.8% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 125 | -10.1% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 119 | -4% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 116 | -20.5% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 109 | +7.9% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 108 | -1.8% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 105 | -9.5% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 101 | +24.7% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 101 | -32.7% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 99 | -24.4% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 98 | +8.9% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 98 | +2.1% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 96 | -16.5% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 91 | +26.4% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 91 | -2.2% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 91 | -9.9% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 90 | -7.2% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 90 | +5.9% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 89 | +8.5% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 86 | +34.4% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 83 | +3.8% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 81 | -19.8% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 80 | -13% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 78 | -2.5% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 78 | +4% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 77 | +2.7% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 77 | +67.4% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 76 | -8.4% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 74 | +37% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 73 | -7.6% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 72 | +7.5% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 71 | -21.1% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 70 | +11.1% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 70 | -23.1% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 70 | -13.6% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 70 | 0% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 69 | -30.3% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 68 | -5.6% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 67 | -22.1% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 66 | -32% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 66 | -4.3% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 66 | -8.3% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 65 | -24.4% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 63 | -3.1% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 63 | -13.7% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 62 | +5.1% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 62 | -22.5% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 61 | +52.5% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 60 | +9.1% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 59 | -37.2% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 58 | -4.9% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 58 | +45% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 58 | 0% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 57 | +9.6% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 57 | -6.6% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 55 | +22.2% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 55 | -3.5% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 54 | +10.2% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 53 | -32.1% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 52 | -11.9% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 51 | +15.9% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 50 | -5.7% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 50 | +11.1% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 48 | -4% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 47 | -29.9% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 45 | -10% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 45 | +45.2% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 44 | +2.3% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 44 | -8.3% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 42 | -32.3% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 41 | -4.7% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 39 | -15.2% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 38 | -2.6% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 38 | +22.6% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 38 | 0% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 37 | +42.3% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 36 | +9.1% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 35 | +52.2% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 34 | -40.4% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 34 | -2.9% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 34 | -32% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 34 | +3% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 34 | -22.7% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 32 | -17.9% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 31 | +55% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 31 | -22.5% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 31 | +19.2% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 31 | +34.8% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 30 | +25% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 29 | -6.5% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 29 | -19.4% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 28 | -3.4% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 26 | 0% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 26 | -10.3% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 26 | -23.5% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 25 | -3.8% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 23 | -41% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 21 | -52.3% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 21 | -22.2% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 21 | 0% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 20 | -16.7% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 20 | -9.1% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 20 | +5.3% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 20 | 0% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 19 | +58.3% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 19 | -5% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 19 | -59.6% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 18 | -25% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 17 | +30.8% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 17 | +54.5% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 16 | -50% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 15 | -25% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 15 | +15.4% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 13 | +18.2% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 13 | -53.6% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 13 | +18.2% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 12 | +20% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 11 | -31.2% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 11 | -35.3% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 11 | -26.7% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 9 | 0% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 8 | -11.1% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 8 | -33.3% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 8 | +33.3% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 8 | 0% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 7 | -50% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 7 | -50% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 7 | -30% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 5 | -64.3% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 4 | -42.9% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 4 | +100% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 4 | -71.4% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 4 | -33.3% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 3 | +50% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 2 | -83.3% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 1 | -66.7% |
| OR Tambo International Airport | Ekurhuleni | 0 | -100% |