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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: 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

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%
Hercules73+52.1%
Mabopane71-4.1%
Pretoria West61+15.1%
Villieria60+5.3%
Pretoria Moot49+48.5%
Hammanskraal46+12.2%
Ga-Rankuwa42-28.8%
Loate41+28.1%
Brooklyn37+8.8%
Olievenhoutbosch36+5.9%
Silverton36+33.3%
Akasia30-9.1%
Cullinan29+26.1%
Laudium28+55.6%
Bronkhorstspruit24+33.3%
Wonderboompoort17+70%
Ekangala14+40%
Erasmia14+55.6%
Sinoville11+83.3%
Garsfontein7-12.5%
Wierdabrug7-12.5%
Boschkop50%
Dube2+100%
Kameeldrift20%
Welbekend10%