Residential Burglary in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 25,961 residential burglary cases across 145 Gauteng precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 11.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 6,499 residential burglary cases, down 12.6% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most residential burglary reports come from Tshwane.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is residential burglary rising or falling in Gauteng?
Which Gauteng districts report the most residential burglary?
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 residential burglary?
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akasia | Tshwane | 597 | -1.5% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 597 | +1.9% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 449 | -4.5% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 447 | -13.4% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 409 | +8.5% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 399 | -11.9% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 393 | -17.3% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 384 | -0.8% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 382 | +8.5% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 379 | -29.2% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 372 | -26.2% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 354 | +1.7% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 351 | -10.2% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 350 | -0.3% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 345 | +3% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 332 | -18.4% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 327 | -3.8% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 326 | +5.5% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 322 | -17.4% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 303 | +6.7% |
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 298 | -4.8% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 286 | +27.7% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 283 | -19.6% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 272 | -5.2% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 270 | -11.8% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 264 | +3.1% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 261 | -48.5% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 261 | -18.7% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 257 | 0% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 257 | +10.3% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 255 | -6.9% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 254 | +28.9% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 251 | +37.9% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 247 | +13.8% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 240 | +12.7% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 240 | -20.8% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 233 | +10.4% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 229 | -22.1% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 228 | -21.6% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 226 | +16.5% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 222 | -16.2% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 222 | -20.4% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 220 | +17% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 219 | -44.1% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 216 | -12.9% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 212 | +1.9% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 207 | -21.6% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 206 | -30.6% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 206 | -28.5% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 203 | -38.7% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 200 | -20.6% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 196 | -14.4% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 195 | 0% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 188 | -6.9% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 187 | 0% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 186 | -15.1% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 182 | +20.5% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 181 | -32.7% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 180 | +11.1% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 179 | -9.1% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 174 | -4.4% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 174 | -20.2% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 173 | -15.2% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 173 | +11.6% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 172 | -18.1% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 171 | -13.2% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 169 | +28% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 169 | +34.1% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 168 | -21.1% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 168 | +3.1% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 167 | -35.5% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 165 | -8.8% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 165 | -16.2% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 163 | -11.4% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 162 | -22.9% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 161 | -29.4% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 157 | -37.7% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 155 | -16.7% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 154 | -24.9% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 151 | -23% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 150 | -9.6% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 148 | -5.1% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 145 | -13.2% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 143 | -28.9% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 142 | -30.4% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 141 | +1.4% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 139 | 0% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 136 | -18.6% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 136 | -13.4% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 135 | -4.3% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 134 | -18.3% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 133 | +3.9% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 133 | +2.3% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 126 | -6.7% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 126 | -25% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 123 | -4.7% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 120 | -23.6% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 120 | -15.5% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 118 | -23.9% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 117 | -27.3% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 114 | +48.1% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 114 | +16.3% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 111 | -37.3% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 108 | -22.3% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 108 | -8.5% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 106 | +6% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 105 | -25.5% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 100 | -8.3% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 99 | -37.3% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 99 | -24.4% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 98 | -1% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 96 | +33.3% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 91 | +24.7% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 88 | -17.8% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 87 | -41.2% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 82 | -32.8% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 78 | +4% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 75 | -29.2% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 75 | +5.6% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 75 | -25% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 72 | -30.8% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 68 | +47.8% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 63 | -14.9% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 62 | -49.6% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 60 | -52% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 59 | +22.9% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 56 | -30% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 54 | -6.9% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 53 | -10.2% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 52 | -34.2% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 52 | +23.8% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 52 | -21.2% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 49 | -25.8% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 47 | -9.6% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 45 | -19.6% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 42 | -14.3% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 39 | -55.7% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 34 | -54.7% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 33 | +17.9% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 31 | -48.3% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 28 | -15.2% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 28 | +16.7% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 25 | 0% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 24 | -17.2% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 11 | -35.3% |