Vehicle Theft in Johannesburg
SAPS recorded 5,537 vehicle theft cases across 42 Johannesburg precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 5.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 35% of Gauteng's 15,610 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 1,328 vehicle theft cases, down 11.2% 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 vehicle theft trend
Vehicle Theft 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Honeydew | 413 | -9.6% |
| Roodepoort | 381 | -9.5% |
| Booysens | 281 | -11.4% |
| Johannesburg Central | 276 | +24.3% |
| Cosmo City | 263 | -5.4% |
| Florida | 262 | -12.7% |
| Alexandra | 233 | +40.4% |
| Linden | 231 | +27.6% |
| Sandton | 193 | -11.5% |
| Jeppe | 183 | +13% |
| Mondeor | 168 | -35.9% |
| Midrand | 160 | -17.1% |
| Brixton | 154 | -22.6% |
| Lenasia | 145 | -28.9% |
| Moffatview | 143 | -25.9% |
| Diepsloot | 134 | -29.1% |
| Cleveland | 132 | +3.9% |
| Parkview | 132 | +22.2% |
| Douglasdale | 108 | -4.4% |
| Hillbrow | 108 | -29.4% |
| Norwood | 106 | +39.5% |
| Orlando | 103 | +25.6% |
| Bramley | 101 | +46.4% |
| Sophia Town | 100 | -1% |
| Randburg | 97 | -3% |
| Moroka | 86 | -30.1% |
| Protea | 82 | -9.9% |
| Yeoville | 78 | +20% |
| Fairland | 77 | -2.5% |
| Sandringham | 70 | +18.6% |
| Diepkloof | 65 | -18.7% |
| Dobsonville | 65 | +20.4% |
| Lenasia South | 55 | +7.8% |
| Eldorado Park | 52 | -1.9% |
| Meadowlands | 51 | +15.9% |
| Jabulani | 49 | -7.5% |
| Kliptown | 44 | -10.2% |
| Langlaagte | 41 | +7.9% |
| Doornkop | 32 | +23.1% |
| Ennerdale | 31 | -51.6% |
| Naledi | 26 | +4% |
| Rosebank | 26 | +4% |