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Drug-Related Crime in Amajuba

SAPS recorded 1,616 drug-related crime cases across 6 Amajuba precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 14.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 6% of KwaZulu-Natal's 26,212 total.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 384 drug-related crime cases, up 20% 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.

Amajuba drug-related crime trend

Drug-Related Crime by precinct in Amajuba

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.

All Amajuba precincts

PrecinctApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Newcastle643+9.4%
Osizweni470+21.8%
Madadeni445+16.2%
Dannhauser44+18.9%
Utrecht11+10%
Ingogo3+50%
Kingsley0-100%