Residential Burglary in Johannesburg
SAPS recorded 7,355 residential burglary cases across 42 Johannesburg precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 15.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 28% of Gauteng's 25,961 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 1,820 residential burglary cases, down 14.4% 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 residential burglary trend
Residential Burglary 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roodepoort | 447 | -13.4% |
| Honeydew | 393 | -17.3% |
| Protea | 351 | -10.2% |
| Moroka | 283 | -19.6% |
| Sandton | 261 | -18.7% |
| Dobsonville | 255 | -6.9% |
| Cosmo City | 251 | +37.9% |
| Ennerdale | 247 | +13.8% |
| Douglasdale | 240 | -20.8% |
| Orlando | 229 | -22.1% |
| Mondeor | 219 | -44.1% |
| Sophia Town | 212 | +1.9% |
| Linden | 207 | -21.6% |
| Midrand | 206 | -30.6% |
| Randburg | 200 | -20.6% |
| Doornkop | 182 | +20.5% |
| Diepsloot | 180 | +11.1% |
| Eldorado Park | 179 | -9.1% |
| Booysens | 174 | -4.4% |
| Meadowlands | 173 | -15.2% |
| Lenasia | 168 | +3.1% |
| Moffatview | 165 | -8.8% |
| Jeppe | 163 | -11.4% |
| Brixton | 162 | -22.9% |
| Florida | 161 | -29.4% |
| Alexandra | 151 | -23% |
| Lenasia South | 145 | -13.2% |
| Naledi | 134 | -18.3% |
| Norwood | 126 | -25% |
| Diepkloof | 120 | -23.6% |
| Parkview | 120 | -15.5% |
| Jabulani | 118 | -23.9% |
| Kliptown | 117 | -27.3% |
| Cleveland | 111 | -37.3% |
| Sandringham | 98 | -1% |
| Fairland | 96 | +33.3% |
| Bramley | 82 | -32.8% |
| Langlaagte | 75 | +5.6% |
| Hillbrow | 60 | -52% |
| Yeoville | 49 | -25.8% |
| Johannesburg Central | 34 | -54.7% |
| Rosebank | 11 | -35.3% |