Murder in Tshwane
SAPS recorded 760 murder cases across 36 Tshwane precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 2.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 13% of Gauteng's 5,631 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 156 murder cases, down 16.1% 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 murder trend
Murder 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atteridgeville | 86 | +38.7% |
| Mamelodi East | 80 | +8.1% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | 70 | +42.9% |
| Akasia | 60 | -3.2% |
| Loate | 48 | +4.3% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | 38 | +8.6% |
| Rietgat | 35 | +2.9% |
| Temba | 34 | -24.4% |
| Erasmia | 32 | +60% |
| Pretoria West | 32 | +33.3% |
| Soshanguve | 32 | -13.5% |
| Silverton | 23 | +91.7% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | 21 | +10.5% |
| Mabopane | 16 | -44.8% |
| Mamelodi | 14 | +75% |
| Laudium | 13 | -38.1% |
| Hammanskraal | 12 | -20% |
| Cullinan | 11 | -26.7% |
| Wierdabrug | 11 | +120% |
| Boschkop | 10 | +25% |
| Eersterust | 10 | +42.9% |
| Pretoria North | 10 | 0% |
| Brooklyn | 8 | +166.7% |
| Hercules | 8 | -55.6% |
| Sunnyside | 8 | -20% |
| Kameeldrift | 7 | -12.5% |
| Pretoria Central | 6 | -70% |
| Welbekend | 5 | +25% |
| Ekangala | 4 | -42.9% |
| Garsfontein | 3 | -66.7% |
| Sinoville | 3 | +50% |
| Villieria | 3 | -57.1% |
| Wonderboompoort | 3 | +200% |
| Dube | 2 | -50% |
| Lyttelton | 1 | -80% |
| Pretoria Moot | 1 | -80% |