Drug-Related Crime in Johannesburg
SAPS recorded 12,956 drug-related crime cases across 42 Johannesburg precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 11% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 28% of Gauteng's 46,056 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 3,393 drug-related crime cases, up 9.7% 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 drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime 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 | 1,464 | +9.5% |
| Sophia Town | 1,204 | +2.4% |
| Kliptown | 912 | +21.4% |
| Dobsonville | 790 | +1% |
| Eldorado Park | 731 | +11.4% |
| Moroka | 624 | -8.9% |
| Meadowlands | 506 | +7% |
| Roodepoort | 503 | +22.4% |
| Ennerdale | 489 | 0% |
| Orlando | 429 | +3.1% |
| Florida | 420 | +9.1% |
| Hillbrow | 386 | +10% |
| Jabulani | 380 | +20.6% |
| Lenasia | 379 | +8.3% |
| Protea | 339 | +7.6% |
| Moffatview | 288 | +13.8% |
| Diepkloof | 270 | +18.9% |
| Alexandra | 251 | +20.1% |
| Honeydew | 248 | +18.7% |
| Midrand | 215 | +17.5% |
| Linden | 188 | +33.3% |
| Mondeor | 174 | +39.2% |
| Lenasia South | 165 | +15.4% |
| Jeppe | 160 | +18.5% |
| Doornkop | 153 | +24.4% |
| Brixton | 142 | +35.2% |
| Booysens | 140 | +14.8% |
| Langlaagte | 135 | +58.8% |
| Diepsloot | 134 | +25.2% |
| Randburg | 124 | +51.2% |
| Sandton | 108 | +5.9% |
| Naledi | 104 | +62.5% |
| Douglasdale | 98 | +16.7% |
| Bramley | 94 | +6.8% |
| Cosmo City | 50 | -34.2% |
| Parkview | 44 | +46.7% |
| Norwood | 40 | +33.3% |
| Yeoville | 34 | +41.7% |
| Cleveland | 14 | 0% |
| Sandringham | 14 | +40% |
| Fairland | 11 | +83.3% |
| Rosebank | 2 | -66.7% |