Johannesburg Crime Statistics
Johannesburg has 42 SAPS precincts covering 232 suburbs. In Apr–Jun 2026 they recorded 42,190 reported crimes, including 14,594 contact (violent) and 5,946 property crimes; the largest categories were Commercial crime (5,130), All theft not mentioned elsewhere (5,005), Aggravated robbery (4,304). 10 precincts had more than 2% fewer crimes than in Apr–Jun 2025; 23 had more than 2% more. SAPS publishes counts per precinct, not a crime rate per resident, and larger precincts serve more residents. Source: SAPS quarterly release.
Violent crimes
14,594
Apr–Jun 2026
Property crimes
5,946
Apr–Jun 2026
Improving
10
precincts with more than 2% fewer crimes vs Apr–Jun 2025
Worsening
23
precincts with more than 2% more crimes vs Apr–Jun 2025
Updated · SAPS Q1 2026-27 release
Crime by category in Johannesburg
See how each crime type ranks across Johannesburg precincts.
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Ranked among precincts with at least 50 crimes a year earlier, leaving out stations next to one that opened in the last two years (their change may be a boundary change).
How much crime is reported in each Johannesburg precinct?
Total reported crimes (Apr–Jun 2026). Colour shows trend vs Apr–Jun 2025.
| Precinct | Reported count | Change vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| JHB Central | 2,232 | ↓ 4.1% |
| Midrand | 1,947 | ↓ 3.6% |
| Roodepoort | 1,926 | ↑ 5.6% |
| Honeydew | 1,883 | ↑ 9% |
| Sandton | 1,448 | ↓ 17.2% |
| Hillbrow | 1,444 | → 0.1% |
| Jeppe | 1,431 | ↑ 6.9% |
| Alexandra | 1,417 | ↑ 6.2% |
| Eldorado Park | 1,358 | ↓ 5.2% |
| Booysens | 1,274 | ↑ 10.7% |
| Protea | 1,256 | ↑ 16% |
| Douglasdale | 1,224 | → 0.6% |
| Moroka | 1,186 | ↑ 2.7% |
| Florida | 1,163 | ↑ 4.9% |
| Mondeor | 1,088 | ↑ 3.7% |
| Diepsloot | 1,079 | ↑ 7.5% |
| Diepkloof | 1,076 | ↑ 3.7% |
| Dobsonville | 1,042 | ↓ 17.7% |
| Kliptown | 1,042 | ↑ 8% |
| Randburg | 1,008 | → 0.5% |
| Sophia Town | 992 | ↑ 9.4% |
| Lenasia | 987 | ↓ 5.7% |
| Orlando | 955 | → 1.1% |
| Meadowlands | 943 | ↑ 3.7% |
| Ennerdale | 915 | ↑ 5.7% |
| Jabulani | 840 | ↑ 9.2% |
| Moffatview | 819 | → 0.5% |
| Linden | 809 | ↑ 4.9% |
| Brixton | 760 | → 1.9% |
| Bramley | 747 | ↓ 8.8% |
| Cleveland | 708 | → 1.4% |
| Cosmo City | 677 | → 0.4% |
| Lenasia South | 661 | ↑ 8.7% |
| Norwood | 594 | ↑ 15.6% |
| Sandringham | 543 | ↓ 15.8% |
| Doornkop | 520 | ↑ 7.2% |
| Yeoville | 478 | ↓ 4.6% |
| Langlaagte | 432 | ↑ 19.3% |
| Parkview | 408 | ↑ 12.7% |
| Naledi | 371 | ↓ 25.8% |
| Fairland | 260 | ↑ 15% |
| Rosebank | 247 | → 0.4% |
Bar = reported crimes · ↓ fewer · ↑ more · → about the same (compared with Apr–Jun 2025)
All SAPS precincts in Johannesburg
| Alexandra | 1,417 | ↑ 6.2% |
|---|---|---|
| Booysens | 1,274 | ↑ 10.7% |
| Bramley | 747 | ↓ 8.8% |
| Brixton | 760 | → 1.9% |
| Cleveland | 708 | → 1.4% |
| Cosmo City | 677 | → 0.4% |
| Diepkloof | 1,076 | ↑ 3.7% |
| Diepsloot | 1,079 | ↑ 7.5% |
| Dobsonville | 1,042 | ↓ 17.7% |
| Doornkop | 520 | ↑ 7.2% |
| Douglasdale | 1,224 | → 0.6% |
| Eldorado Park | 1,358 | ↓ 5.2% |
| Ennerdale | 915 | ↑ 5.7% |
| Fairland | 260 | ↑ 15% |
| Florida | 1,163 | ↑ 4.9% |
| Hillbrow | 1,444 | → 0.1% |
| Honeydew | 1,883 | ↑ 9% |
| Jabulani | 840 | ↑ 9.2% |
| Jeppe | 1,431 | ↑ 6.9% |
| JHB Central | 2,232 | ↓ 4.1% |
| Kliptown | 1,042 | ↑ 8% |
| Langlaagte | 432 | ↑ 19.3% |
| Lenasia | 987 | ↓ 5.7% |
| Lenasia South | 661 | ↑ 8.7% |
| Linden | 809 | ↑ 4.9% |
| Meadowlands | 943 | ↑ 3.7% |
| Midrand | 1,947 | ↓ 3.6% |
| Moffatview | 819 | → 0.5% |
| Mondeor | 1,088 | ↑ 3.7% |
| Moroka | 1,186 | ↑ 2.7% |
| Naledi | 371 | ↓ 25.8% |
| Norwood | 594 | ↑ 15.6% |
| Orlando | 955 | → 1.1% |
| Parkview | 408 | ↑ 12.7% |
| Protea | 1,256 | ↑ 16% |
| Randburg | 1,008 | → 0.5% |
| Roodepoort | 1,926 | ↑ 5.6% |
| Rosebank | 247 | → 0.4% |
| Sandringham | 543 | ↓ 15.8% |
| Sandton | 1,448 | ↓ 17.2% |
| Sophia Town | 992 | ↑ 9.4% |
| Yeoville | 478 | ↓ 4.6% |
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Crime data from SAPS quarterly statistics (Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025). Methodology · Disclaimer
This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions.