Theft from Vehicles in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 20,524 theft from vehicles cases across 146 Gauteng precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 7.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 5,024 theft from vehicles cases, down 5.3% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most theft from vehicles reports come from Johannesburg.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Gauteng theft from vehicles trend
Theft from Vehicles 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:
Theft from Vehicles by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 816 | +17.1% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 669 | -2.8% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 661 | -19.9% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 593 | +4.2% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 547 | -24.6% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 468 | -12.2% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 451 | -3.4% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 442 | -27.1% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 431 | +29.8% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 416 | -20.3% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 411 | -24% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 366 | -11.2% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 359 | -1.6% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 330 | +13% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 330 | +4.4% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 313 | +2.3% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 289 | -7.4% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 288 | +5.1% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 268 | +20.2% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 262 | -31.8% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 262 | +6.1% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 252 | +29.9% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 251 | -23.2% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 251 | +31.4% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 249 | -19.7% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 235 | +14.6% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 227 | -5% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 214 | -11.6% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 204 | -30.6% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 204 | -20.6% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 200 | -12.7% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 194 | -3% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 190 | +11.1% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 189 | -8.3% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 186 | +14.8% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 186 | -7.5% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 184 | -24% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 176 | -15.8% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 175 | -20.5% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 173 | -23.8% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 173 | +35.2% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 170 | -11.5% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 169 | +111.3% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 163 | -33.7% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 159 | -17.6% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 151 | +13.5% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 149 | -0.7% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 148 | +0.7% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 147 | -36.9% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 144 | +3.6% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 141 | -32.5% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 130 | +13% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 129 | +40.2% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 127 | -18.6% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 126 | 0% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 124 | -17.3% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 123 | -9.6% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 122 | +24.5% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 121 | +21% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 121 | +21% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 115 | +36.9% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 111 | -9% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 109 | 0% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 107 | -10.1% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 106 | +6% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 106 | +19.1% |
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 106 | +27.7% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 101 | +6.3% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 100 | -9.9% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 100 | -23.1% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 97 | +26% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 96 | -3% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 91 | -18% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 91 | -20.2% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 90 | +8.4% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 88 | -19.3% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 87 | -27.5% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 85 | -26.1% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 85 | -12.4% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 84 | +13.5% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 82 | -21.2% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 80 | +19.4% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 79 | +8.2% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 75 | -3.8% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 74 | -7.5% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 72 | -25% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 72 | -26.5% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 71 | +42% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 70 | -1.4% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 69 | -5.5% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 69 | -18.8% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 68 | -21.8% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 68 | +15.3% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 66 | -26.7% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 66 | -2.9% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 65 | -31.6% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 59 | -37.2% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 58 | -18.3% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 57 | -46.2% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 57 | -12.3% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 57 | -32.9% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 54 | -27% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 54 | -25% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 53 | -11.7% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 53 | -45.9% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 52 | -24.6% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 50 | -15.3% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 49 | -2% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 49 | -12.5% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 47 | -20.3% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 45 | +55.2% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 44 | -52.2% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 44 | -20% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 43 | -20.4% |
| OR Tambo International Airport | Ekurhuleni | 42 | -2.3% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 41 | -8.9% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 40 | -18.4% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 40 | -13% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 39 | -7.1% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 38 | +18.8% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 36 | -21.7% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 36 | +2.9% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 33 | +10% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 32 | +77.8% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 31 | -8.8% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 28 | +7.7% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 27 | -20.6% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 25 | 0% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 25 | +8.7% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 24 | +20% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 23 | +9.5% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 23 | +53.3% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 22 | -38.9% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 21 | -19.2% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 21 | +10.5% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 20 | -37.5% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 16 | +220% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 15 | +7.1% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 15 | -6.2% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 11 | -35.3% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 9 | -10% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 7 | -22.2% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 4 | -33.3% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 4 | +100% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 1 | 0% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 0 | -100% |