Drug-Related Crime in Tshwane
SAPS recorded 2,250 drug-related crime cases across 36 Tshwane precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 9.3% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 19% of Gauteng's 11,619 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 2,250 drug-related crime cases, up 9.3% 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 drug-related crime rising or falling in Tshwane?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which Tshwane precincts report the most drug-related crime?
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–Jun 2026 count.
All Tshwane precincts
| Precinct | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside | 184 | -11.5% |
| Mamelodi East | 170 | +0.6% |
| Pretoria Central | 168 | +10.5% |
| Atteridgeville | 165 | +3.1% |
| Rietgat | 148 | +2.8% |
| Pretoria North | 147 | +7.3% |
| Eersterust | 141 | +8.5% |
| Temba | 132 | +16.8% |
| Soshanguve | 96 | +33.3% |
| Mamelodi | 79 | +17.9% |
| Lyttelton | 77 | +13.2% |
| Hercules | 73 | +52.1% |
| Mabopane | 71 | -4.1% |
| Pretoria West | 61 | +15.1% |
| Villieria | 60 | +5.3% |
| Pretoria Moot | 49 | +48.5% |
| Hammanskraal | 46 | +12.2% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | 42 | -28.8% |
| Loate | 41 | +28.1% |
| Brooklyn | 37 | +8.8% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | 36 | +5.9% |
| Silverton | 36 | +33.3% |
| Akasia | 30 | -9.1% |
| Cullinan | 29 | +26.1% |
| Laudium | 28 | +55.6% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | 24 | +33.3% |
| Wonderboompoort | 17 | +70% |
| Ekangala | 14 | +40% |
| Erasmia | 14 | +55.6% |
| Sinoville | 11 | +83.3% |
| Garsfontein | 7 | -12.5% |
| Wierdabrug | 7 | -12.5% |
| Boschkop | 5 | 0% |
| Dube | 2 | +100% |
| Kameeldrift | 2 | 0% |
| Welbekend | 1 | 0% |