Tshwane Crime Insights

What the data reveals for 36 precincts in Tshwane

36 precincts2013–2025Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025

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Ekurhuleni Johannesburg Sedibeng Tshwane West Rand

District Overview

The big picture for Tshwane

Tshwane has 36 police precincts reporting a combined 28,175 crimes in the latest period. Of these, 20 precincts are improving, 11 are worsening, and 5 are stable.

28.2k

Total crimes

Improving

Worsening

Stable

District avg. trend

-4.6%

vs Apr–Jun 2025

Provincial avg. trend

+0.4%

Gauteng average

Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics, Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025. 36 precincts in Tshwane.

Top Improvers & Worseners

Which precincts in Tshwane are moving the most?

Of 36 precincts, 20 saw crime decrease and 11 saw crime increase vs Apr–Jun 2025. Here are the most significant movers.

Biggest decreases

Dube-56.3%Mabopane-20.6%Akasia-20.2%Rietgat-18.1%Bronkhorstspruit-15.5%

Biggest increases

Welbekend+18.5%Pretoria Moot+11.1%Mamelodi East+10.4%Atteridgeville+10.2%Pretoria West+8.1%

Five-year trajectories

Precinct	5-year change	Then	Now	Trend
Dube	-72.1%	502	140	improved
Pretoria Central	-51.7%	10,813	5,220	improved
Temba	-41.9%	9,184	5,340	improved
Rietgat	-35.5%	5,579	3,600	improved
Sunnyside	-34.7%	9,267	6,052	improved
Wonderboompoort	-33.8%	1,431	948	improved
Hercules	-30.4%	4,206	2,928	improved
Erasmia	-27.8%	1,264	912	improved
Villieria	-27.5%	3,084	2,236	improved
Bronkhorstspruit	-27.4%	3,422	2,484	improved

Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics. Change vs prior year for 2026-2027 vs 2025-2026. Five-year change compares earliest and latest complete annual periods.

Precinct Rankings

All 36 precincts ranked by total crime

From the quietest to the busiest — every precinct in Tshwane ranked by total reported crime for the latest period.

#	Precinct	Total	Contact	Property	Trend
1	Dube	35	11	12	↓56.3%
2	Welbekend	179	36	43	↑18.5%
3	Laudium	180	67	29	→1.1%
4	Kameeldrift	217	48	40	↓10.7%
5	Erasmia	228	73	35	↓3.4%
6	Wonderboompoort	237	40	49	↓14.4%
7	Ekangala	255	108	29	↑4.5%
8	Cullinan	410	138	82	↑2.8%
9	Pretoria Moot	459	52	84	↑11.1%
10	Boschkop	483	133	90	↓12.7%
11	Eersterust	515	186	38	↑6.4%
12	Villieria	559	80	136	↑5.1%
13	Bronkhorstspruit	621	220	102	↓15.5%
14	Ga-Rankuwa	676	282	82	↓7.4%
15	Mabopane	692	235	131	↓20.6%
16	Hammanskraal	698	215	111	↓2.8%
17	Mamelodi	721	259	73	↑4.9%
18	Hercules	732	218	120	↓13.5%
19	Garsfontein	794	102	259	↓8.3%
20	Sinoville	801	100	176	↓3.3%
21	Loate	812	440	83	→0.9%
22	Rietgat	900	349	123	↓18.1%
23	Pretoria North	961	157	210	↓5.7%
24	Olievenhoutbosch	969	384	179	↓2.1%
25	Soshanguve	992	357	139	↓8.6%
26	Wierdabrug	1,045	178	295	→0.1%
27	Silverton	1,123	272	290	↑2.7%
28	Pretoria West	1,160	393	157	↑8.1%
29	Lyttelton	1,196	150	251	↓5.7%
30	Atteridgeville	1,199	457	148	↑10.2%
31	Akasia	1,249	435	267	↓20.2%
32	Pretoria Central	1,305	298	172	→0.2%
33	Temba	1,335	523	213	→0.8%
34	Mamelodi East	1,449	625	116	↑10.4%
35	Brooklyn	1,475	203	397	↓10.2%
36	Sunnyside	1,513	342	218	↓9.2%

Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics, Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025. Ranked by total reported crimes.

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Data Sources & Methodology

Crime data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics, publicly available at saps.gov.za
Analysis covers 36 precincts in Tshwane, Gauteng
Change vs prior year uses the period: 2026-2027 vs 2025-2026
COVID recovery compares 2018-2019 (pre-COVID) to 2022-2023 (post-COVID) financial years
SAPS data reflects reported crime only. Under-reporting varies by area and crime type. How much crime goes unreported? →
This analysis is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions. Full disclaimer
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