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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

PrecinctApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Johannesburg Central1,142-13.5%
Jeppe920+13.6%
Hillbrow797-5.9%
Lenasia674+27.7%
Alexandra651+64.4%
Roodepoort628-20.2%
Booysens590-11.5%
Eldorado Park581-10.2%
Moroka578-13.7%
Protea561+13.8%
Midrand558-11.1%
Dobsonville531+5.8%
Honeydew520+0.6%
Cleveland499+11.9%
Cosmo City495+5.8%
Orlando471+6.8%
Ennerdale449+7.9%
Florida448-14.7%
Diepkloof421+4.5%
Sandton413-13.1%
Kliptown397-7.9%
Diepsloot394-5.7%
Meadowlands394-7.7%
Moffatview384-26.6%
Lenasia South381+0.8%
Bramley376-5.3%
Mondeor370-35.4%
Randburg338-21.8%
Sandringham326-14.4%
Jabulani314-19.5%
Yeoville313-7.4%
Doornkop310+17%
Brixton307-19.4%
Douglasdale305-9.8%
Sophia Town292-10.7%
Langlaagte236+16.8%
Naledi204-8.9%
Linden166-19.4%
Norwood109-25.3%
Parkview101-22.9%
Rosebank50-24.2%
Fairland42+7.7%