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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: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 36 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

All Tshwane precincts

PrecinctApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Sunnyside184-11.5%
Mamelodi East170+0.6%
Pretoria Central168+10.5%
Atteridgeville165+3.1%
Rietgat148+2.8%
Pretoria North147+7.3%
Eersterust141+8.5%
Temba132+16.8%
Soshanguve96+33.3%
Mamelodi79+17.9%
Lyttelton77+13.2%
Hercules7348 → 73
Mabopane71-4.1%
Pretoria West61+15.1%
Villieria60+5.3%
Pretoria Moot4933 → 49
Hammanskraal4641 → 46
Ga-Rankuwa42-28.8%
Loate4132 → 41
Brooklyn3734 → 37
Olievenhoutbosch3634 → 36
Silverton3627 → 36
Akasia3033 → 30
Cullinan2923 → 29
Laudium2818 → 28
Bronkhorstspruit2418 → 24
Wonderboompoort1710 → 17
Ekangala1410 → 14
Erasmia149 → 14
Sinoville116 → 11
Garsfontein78 → 7
Wierdabrug78 → 7
Boschkop50 → 5
Dube21 → 2
Kameeldrift22 → 2
Welbekend10 → 1
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