Aggravated Robbery in Johannesburg ⓘ
SAPS recorded 18,036 aggravated robbery cases across 42 Johannesburg precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 5.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 41% of Gauteng's 44,523 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 4,149 aggravated robbery cases, down 8.1% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Johannesburg aggravated robbery trend
Aggravated Robbery by precinct in Johannesburg
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 42 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Johannesburg precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg Central | 1,142 | -13.5% |
| Jeppe | 920 | +13.6% |
| Hillbrow | 797 | -5.9% |
| Lenasia | 674 | +27.7% |
| Alexandra | 651 | +64.4% |
| Roodepoort | 628 | -20.2% |
| Booysens | 590 | -11.5% |
| Eldorado Park | 581 | -10.2% |
| Moroka | 578 | -13.7% |
| Protea | 561 | +13.8% |
| Midrand | 558 | -11.1% |
| Dobsonville | 531 | +5.8% |
| Honeydew | 520 | +0.6% |
| Cleveland | 499 | +11.9% |
| Cosmo City | 495 | +5.8% |
| Orlando | 471 | +6.8% |
| Ennerdale | 449 | +7.9% |
| Florida | 448 | -14.7% |
| Diepkloof | 421 | +4.5% |
| Sandton | 413 | -13.1% |
| Kliptown | 397 | -7.9% |
| Diepsloot | 394 | -5.7% |
| Meadowlands | 394 | -7.7% |
| Moffatview | 384 | -26.6% |
| Lenasia South | 381 | +0.8% |
| Bramley | 376 | -5.3% |
| Mondeor | 370 | -35.4% |
| Randburg | 338 | -21.8% |
| Sandringham | 326 | -14.4% |
| Jabulani | 314 | -19.5% |
| Yeoville | 313 | -7.4% |
| Doornkop | 310 | +17% |
| Brixton | 307 | -19.4% |
| Douglasdale | 305 | -9.8% |
| Sophia Town | 292 | -10.7% |
| Langlaagte | 236 | +16.8% |
| Naledi | 204 | -8.9% |
| Linden | 166 | -19.4% |
| Norwood | 109 | -25.3% |
| Parkview | 101 | -22.9% |
| Rosebank | 50 | -24.2% |
| Fairland | 42 | +7.7% |