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.
Gauteng rape trend
Rape 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:
Rape by precinct
| 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% |