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Drug-Related Crime in Johannesburg

SAPS recorded 3,056 drug-related crime cases across 41 Johannesburg precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 4.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 26% of Gauteng's 11,619 total.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 3,056 drug-related crime cases, up 4.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.

Is drug-related crime rising or falling in Johannesburg?

Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.

Which Johannesburg precincts report the most drug-related crime?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 42 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

All Johannesburg precincts

PrecinctApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Johannesburg Central358+5.9%
Sophia Town258+9.8%
Kliptown222+12.1%
Eldorado Park168-11.1%
Roodepoort133+24.3%
Dobsonville130-33.3%
Ennerdale124+8.8%
Meadowlands112-8.2%
Moroka98-12.5%
Lenasia97+12.8%
Jabulani93+9.4%
Orlando88-17%
Hillbrow86+13.2%
Honeydew83+20.3%
Protea81+12.5%
Moffatview80+5.3%
Florida74-8.6%
Diepkloof73+15.9%
Alexandra62+5.1%
Midrand60+15.4%
Linden5930 → 59
Mondeor5345 → 53
Lenasia South5137 → 51
Jeppe4238 → 42
Diepsloot4128 → 41
Doornkop4131 → 41
Langlaagte4035 → 40
Brixton3733 → 37
Booysens3022 → 30
Bramley3026 → 30
Naledi2823 → 28
Randburg2331 → 23
Sandton2328 → 23
Cosmo City2118 → 21
Norwood154 → 15
Parkview1512 → 15
Douglasdale1124 → 11
Yeoville73 → 7
Sandringham48 → 4
Cleveland32 → 3
Fairland23 → 2
Rosebank01 → 0
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