Drug-Related Crime in Tshwane
SAPS recorded 8,825 drug-related crime cases across 35 Tshwane precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 3.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 19% of Gauteng's 46,056 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 2,405 drug-related crime cases, up 4.7% 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 drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside | 766 | +5.5% |
| Mamelodi East | 729 | -3.8% |
| Pretoria Central | 703 | +6.8% |
| Atteridgeville | 623 | +6% |
| Temba | 567 | +3.8% |
| Eersterust | 557 | +16.8% |
| Pretoria North | 534 | -0.9% |
| Rietgat | 478 | +12.7% |
| Soshanguve | 405 | +12.8% |
| Mabopane | 330 | -21.6% |
| Mamelodi | 280 | +11.1% |
| Hercules | 279 | +19.2% |
| Lyttelton | 270 | +8.9% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | 266 | +46.2% |
| Pretoria West | 263 | +12.4% |
| Villieria | 214 | +4.4% |
| Akasia | 158 | -7.6% |
| Brooklyn | 151 | +13.5% |
| Pretoria Moot | 148 | +5.7% |
| Loate | 139 | +63.5% |
| Silverton | 121 | -18.8% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | 120 | +48.1% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | 113 | -13.1% |
| Cullinan | 108 | +8% |
| Hammanskraal | 92 | -60.2% |
| Laudium | 86 | +22.9% |
| Wonderboompoort | 71 | +29.1% |
| Sinoville | 55 | -21.4% |
| Ekangala | 49 | -2% |
| Wierdabrug | 37 | -36.2% |
| Erasmia | 36 | +5.9% |
| Boschkop | 31 | +19.2% |
| Garsfontein | 29 | -45.3% |
| Kameeldrift | 9 | +50% |
| Dube | 8 | -50% |
| Welbekend | 0 | -100% |