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Theft from Vehicles in Johannesburg

SAPS recorded 2,034 theft from vehicles cases across 42 Johannesburg precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 9.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 39% of Gauteng's 5,241 total.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 2,034 theft from vehicles cases, up 9.5% 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 theft from vehicles 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 theft from vehicles?

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–Jun 2026 count.

All Johannesburg precincts

PrecinctApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Midrand204+5.7%
Honeydew169+22.5%
Johannesburg Central91-18%
Sandton91-34.1%
Douglasdale85+13.3%
Randburg85+9%
Parkview83+107.5%
Booysens76+28.8%
Roodepoort76-9.5%
Linden68+54.5%
Florida64+3.2%
Jeppe64+68.4%
Brixton61-6.2%
Hillbrow54-11.5%
Protea53+26.2%
Mondeor48+9.1%
Fairland45+80%
Orlando45+80%
Diepsloot40-2.4%
Moffatview39+50%
Norwood36+111.8%
Dobsonville35+2.9%
Eldorado Park35+40%
Sophia Town34-20.9%
Moroka33-10.8%
Bramley30+25%
Rosebank30+200%
Alexandra27+58.8%
Diepkloof25-13.8%
Meadowlands25+19%
Sandringham23-11.5%
Jabulani20-9.1%
Cleveland19-29.6%
Yeoville19-13.6%
Lenasia South18+38.5%
Cosmo City17-5.6%
Kliptown16+23.1%
Doornkop14+75%
Lenasia13-43.5%
Langlaagte10-47.4%
Naledi9-43.7%
Ennerdale50%