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.
Gauteng residential burglary trend
Residential Burglary 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:
Residential Burglary by precinct
| 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% |