Common Assault in Tshwane
SAPS recorded 12,936 common assault cases across 36 Tshwane precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 7.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 27% of Gauteng's 47,501 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 3,286 common assault cases, down 2.6% 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.
Tshwane common assault trend
Common Assault by precinct in Tshwane
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 36 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Tshwane precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Mamelodi East | 1,014 | -0.9% |
| Temba | 965 | -15.4% |
| Akasia | 728 | -3.3% |
| Soshanguve | 710 | +5.3% |
| Atteridgeville | 637 | +8.9% |
| Mamelodi | 630 | -4.5% |
| Silverton | 600 | +8.3% |
| Sunnyside | 520 | -13.2% |
| Mabopane | 494 | -13.9% |
| Rietgat | 471 | -22.9% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | 448 | -5.5% |
| Pretoria West | 444 | -3.7% |
| Loate | 439 | -6.8% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | 365 | +12% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | 364 | -27.6% |
| Cullinan | 358 | -12.3% |
| Pretoria Central | 354 | -12.2% |
| Hammanskraal | 353 | -17.3% |
| Eersterust | 338 | +4.3% |
| Hercules | 333 | -12.1% |
| Brooklyn | 277 | -9.8% |
| Boschkop | 248 | -6.1% |
| Pretoria North | 238 | -10.5% |
| Lyttelton | 237 | -6.3% |
| Wierdabrug | 236 | -4.8% |
| Sinoville | 191 | +0.5% |
| Ekangala | 178 | -24.9% |
| Garsfontein | 154 | -24.1% |
| Villieria | 139 | -2.1% |
| Pretoria Moot | 98 | -3% |
| Kameeldrift | 90 | -25.6% |
| Wonderboompoort | 86 | +16.2% |
| Laudium | 75 | -7.4% |
| Erasmia | 48 | +26.3% |
| Welbekend | 43 | -41.1% |
| Dube | 33 | +43.5% |