Tshwane Crime Statistics
Tshwane has 36 SAPS precincts covering 148 suburbs. In Apr–Jun 2026 they recorded 28,175 reported crimes, including 8,166 contact (violent) and 4,979 property crimes; the largest categories were All theft not mentioned elsewhere (4,160), Commercial crime (3,571), Common assault (2,903). 20 precincts had more than 2% fewer crimes than in Apr–Jun 2025; 11 had more than 2% more. SAPS publishes counts per precinct, not a crime rate per resident, and larger precincts serve more residents. Source: SAPS quarterly release.
Violent crimes
8,166
Apr–Jun 2026
Property crimes
4,979
Apr–Jun 2026
Improving
20
precincts with more than 2% fewer crimes vs Apr–Jun 2025
Worsening
11
precincts with more than 2% more crimes vs Apr–Jun 2025
Updated · SAPS Q1 2026-27 release
Crime by category in Tshwane
See how each crime type ranks across Tshwane precincts.
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Ranked among precincts with at least 50 crimes a year earlier, leaving out stations next to one that opened in the last two years (their change may be a boundary change).
How much crime is reported in each Tshwane precinct?
Total reported crimes (Apr–Jun 2026). Colour shows trend vs Apr–Jun 2025.
| Precinct | Reported count | Change vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside | 1,513 | ↓ 9.2% |
| Brooklyn | 1,475 | ↓ 10.2% |
| Mamelodi East | 1,449 | ↑ 10.4% |
| Temba | 1,335 | → 0.8% |
| Pretoria Central | 1,305 | → 0.2% |
| Akasia | 1,249 | ↓ 20.2% |
| Atteridgeville | 1,199 | ↑ 10.2% |
| Lyttelton | 1,196 | ↓ 5.7% |
| Pretoria West | 1,160 | ↑ 8.1% |
| Silverton | 1,123 | ↑ 2.7% |
| Wierdabrug | 1,045 | → 0.1% |
| Soshanguve | 992 | ↓ 8.6% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | 969 | ↓ 2.1% |
| Pretoria North | 961 | ↓ 5.7% |
| Rietgat | 900 | ↓ 18.1% |
| Loate | 812 | → 0.9% |
| Sinoville | 801 | ↓ 3.3% |
| Garsfontein | 794 | ↓ 8.3% |
| Hercules | 732 | ↓ 13.5% |
| Mamelodi | 721 | ↑ 4.9% |
| Hammanskraal | 698 | ↓ 2.8% |
| Mabopane | 692 | ↓ 20.6% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | 676 | ↓ 7.4% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | 621 | ↓ 15.5% |
| Villieria | 559 | ↑ 5.1% |
| Eersterust | 515 | ↑ 6.4% |
| Boschkop | 483 | ↓ 12.7% |
| Pretoria Moot | 459 | ↑ 11.1% |
| Cullinan | 410 | ↑ 2.8% |
| Ekangala | 255 | ↑ 4.5% |
| Wonderboompoort | 237 | ↓ 14.4% |
| Erasmia | 228 | ↓ 3.4% |
| Kameeldrift | 217 | ↓ 10.7% |
| Laudium | 180 | → 1.1% |
| Welbekend | 179 | ↑ 18.5% |
| Dube | 35 | ↓ 56.3% |
Bar = reported crimes · ↓ fewer · ↑ more · → about the same (compared with Apr–Jun 2025)
All SAPS precincts in Tshwane
| Akasia | 1,249 | ↓ 20.2% |
|---|---|---|
| Atteridgeville | 1,199 | ↑ 10.2% |
| Boschkop | 483 | ↓ 12.7% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | 621 | ↓ 15.5% |
| Brooklyn | 1,475 | ↓ 10.2% |
| Cullinan | 410 | ↑ 2.8% |
| Dube | 35 | ↓ 56.3% |
| Eersterust | 515 | ↑ 6.4% |
| Ekangala | 255 | ↑ 4.5% |
| Erasmia | 228 | ↓ 3.4% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | 676 | ↓ 7.4% |
| Garsfontein | 794 | ↓ 8.3% |
| Hammanskraal | 698 | ↓ 2.8% |
| Hercules | 732 | ↓ 13.5% |
| Kameeldrift | 217 | ↓ 10.7% |
| Laudium | 180 | → 1.1% |
| Loate | 812 | → 0.9% |
| Lyttelton | 1,196 | ↓ 5.7% |
| Mabopane | 692 | ↓ 20.6% |
| Mamelodi | 721 | ↑ 4.9% |
| Mamelodi East | 1,449 | ↑ 10.4% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | 969 | ↓ 2.1% |
| Pretoria Central | 1,305 | → 0.2% |
| Pretoria Moot | 459 | ↑ 11.1% |
| Pretoria North | 961 | ↓ 5.7% |
| Pretoria West | 1,160 | ↑ 8.1% |
| Rietgat | 900 | ↓ 18.1% |
| Silverton | 1,123 | ↑ 2.7% |
| Sinoville | 801 | ↓ 3.3% |
| Soshanguve | 992 | ↓ 8.6% |
| Sunnyside | 1,513 | ↓ 9.2% |
| Temba | 1,335 | → 0.8% |
| Villieria | 559 | ↑ 5.1% |
| Welbekend | 179 | ↑ 18.5% |
| Wierdabrug | 1,045 | → 0.1% |
| Wonderboompoort | 237 | ↓ 14.4% |
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Crime data from SAPS quarterly statistics (Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025). Methodology · Disclaimer
This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions.