Vehicle Theft in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 15,610 vehicle theft cases across 146 Gauteng precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 8.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 3,675 vehicle theft cases, down 10.3% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most vehicle theft reports come from Johannesburg.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Gauteng vehicle theft trend
Vehicle Theft 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:
Vehicle Theft by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 624 | -27.4% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 426 | -19.3% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 413 | -9.6% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 396 | +4.8% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 381 | -9.5% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 285 | -23.4% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 281 | +2.6% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 281 | -11.4% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 276 | +24.3% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 275 | +1.1% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 263 | -5.4% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 262 | -12.7% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 262 | +14.9% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 260 | -12.5% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 258 | -31.9% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 248 | -38.5% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 233 | +40.4% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 231 | +27.6% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 231 | +17.3% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 216 | -32.1% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 207 | -27.6% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 203 | +28.5% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 200 | +42.9% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 198 | -19.5% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 194 | +39.6% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 193 | -9% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 193 | -11.5% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 183 | +13% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 183 | +10.9% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 178 | +1.1% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 173 | -30% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 168 | -35.9% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 160 | -17.1% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 160 | +17.6% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 156 | -33.9% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 156 | -28.8% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 155 | +10.7% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 154 | -40.1% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 154 | -22.6% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 152 | -18.3% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 148 | -11.4% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 148 | +2.8% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 145 | -28.9% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 143 | -25.9% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 143 | -17.8% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 136 | +10.6% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 134 | -29.1% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 132 | +3.9% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 132 | +22.2% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 125 | -11.3% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 121 | +92.1% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 115 | +30.7% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 115 | -12.2% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 114 | -11.6% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 112 | -17% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 109 | -2.7% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 108 | -4.4% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 108 | -29.4% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 106 | +39.5% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 105 | -9.5% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 103 | +25.6% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 101 | +46.4% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 100 | -1% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 97 | -3% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 95 | +48.4% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 86 | -30.1% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 83 | -17.8% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 82 | -9.9% |
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 81 | +11% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 78 | +20% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 77 | +48.1% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 77 | -2.5% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 77 | -30.6% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 70 | +18.6% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 70 | 0% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 65 | -18.7% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 65 | +20.4% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 63 | +37% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 62 | -21.5% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 60 | -17.8% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 60 | 0% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 57 | +21.3% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 55 | +71.9% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 55 | +7.8% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 52 | -1.9% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 52 | +10.6% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 51 | +15.9% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 49 | +11.4% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 49 | -7.5% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 49 | +75% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 48 | -25% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 48 | +108.7% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 48 | -26.2% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 47 | +161.1% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 46 | +7% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 45 | -30.8% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 44 | -4.3% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 44 | -10.2% |
| OR Tambo International Airport | Ekurhuleni | 44 | +41.9% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 41 | -52.3% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 41 | +7.9% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 41 | -16.3% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 41 | +5.1% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 40 | -38.5% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 38 | -11.6% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 37 | -21.3% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 36 | -16.3% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 33 | +13.8% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 32 | +23.1% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 31 | -51.6% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 27 | +35% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 26 | +4% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 26 | +4% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 25 | +25% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 25 | -21.9% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 24 | -17.2% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 24 | -27.3% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 24 | -17.2% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 23 | -34.3% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 23 | -25.8% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 22 | 0% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 21 | -41.7% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 19 | +137.5% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 18 | +50% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 18 | +157.1% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 17 | -37% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 16 | +60% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 16 | -54.3% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 15 | -6.2% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 14 | +133.3% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 14 | -6.7% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 12 | -52% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 11 | -45% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 10 | -28.6% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 9 | -30.8% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 9 | -30.8% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 9 | -40% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 9 | +12.5% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 9 | -59.1% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 7 | +40% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 7 | -12.5% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 6 | 0% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 3 | -78.6% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 3 | 0% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 1 | -75% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 1 | -50% |