Aggravated Robbery in KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
SAPS recorded 21,297 aggravated robbery cases across 183 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 10.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 4,940 aggravated robbery cases, down 12.1% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most aggravated robbery reports come from eThekwini.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
KwaZulu-Natal aggravated robbery trend
Aggravated Robbery by district
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
Drill into a district:
Aggravated Robbery by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inanda | eThekwini | 1,138 | +9.2% |
| Durban Central | eThekwini | 928 | -13.9% |
| Umlazi | eThekwini | 790 | -7.1% |
| Ntuzuma | eThekwini | 647 | +9.7% |
| Verulam | eThekwini | 612 | -25.5% |
| Kwadukuza | Ilembe | 597 | -13.5% |
| Chatsworth | eThekwini | 546 | +7.3% |
| Pinetown | eThekwini | 542 | -12% |
| Empangeni | King Cetshwayo | 506 | -12.8% |
| Plessislaer | Umgungundlovu | 481 | -7.7% |
| Phoenix | eThekwini | 460 | -31.1% |
| Mariannhill | eThekwini | 398 | -3.4% |
| Kwadabeka | eThekwini | 388 | -8.9% |
| Umbilo | eThekwini | 388 | -24.4% |
| Mpumalanga (KZN) | eThekwini | 369 | +10.8% |
| Kwamashu E | eThekwini | 353 | -39.3% |
| Pietermaritzburg | Umgungundlovu | 327 | -18.9% |
| Sydenham | eThekwini | 319 | +12.3% |
| Ladysmith | Uthukela | 313 | -2.5% |
| Kwamakhutha | eThekwini | 312 | +21.4% |
| Bhekithemba | eThekwini | 310 | -4.3% |
| Isipingo | eThekwini | 310 | -9.4% |
| Mountain Rise | Umgungundlovu | 301 | -13.8% |
| Greenwood Park | eThekwini | 300 | -18.5% |
| Newlands East | eThekwini | 295 | -16.4% |
| Cato Manor | eThekwini | 270 | +5.5% |
| Alexandra Road | Umgungundlovu | 269 | +20.1% |
| Osizweni | Amajuba | 269 | -7.2% |
| Madadeni | Amajuba | 253 | -10.3% |
| Tongaat | eThekwini | 221 | -16.3% |
| Esikhaleni | King Cetshwayo | 217 | -43% |
| Umhlali | Ilembe | 210 | +12.3% |
| Richards Bay | King Cetshwayo | 206 | -12.7% |
| Montclair | eThekwini | 198 | -28.3% |
| Newcastle | Amajuba | 198 | +11.2% |
| Hillcrest | eThekwini | 174 | -2.8% |
| Point | eThekwini | 174 | -12.1% |
| Umkomaas | eThekwini | 172 | -12.7% |
| Folweni | eThekwini | 169 | +17.4% |
| Kwandengezi | eThekwini | 168 | -12.5% |
| Kwamsane | Umkhanyakude | 164 | -12.3% |
| Hibberdene | Ugu | 159 | -20.5% |
| Eshowe | King Cetshwayo | 158 | -15.1% |
| Mtunzini | King Cetshwayo | 147 | -22.2% |
| Pongola | Zululand | 143 | +81% |
| Amanzimtoti | eThekwini | 135 | -25% |
| Port Shepstone | Ugu | 130 | -19.8% |
| Vryheid | Zululand | 128 | -11.7% |
| Mtubatuba | Umkhanyakude | 124 | -10.1% |
| Mayville-Kzn | eThekwini | 122 | -24.7% |
| Brighton Beach | eThekwini | 121 | -26.2% |
| Margate | Ugu | 118 | -5.6% |
| Berea | eThekwini | 116 | -20% |
| Bellair | eThekwini | 113 | -33.1% |
| Umbumbulu | eThekwini | 113 | +18.9% |
| Nongoma | Zululand | 108 | +10.2% |
| Wentworth | eThekwini | 106 | -35.8% |
| Maphumulo | Ilembe | 103 | +13.2% |
| Ndwedwe | Ilembe | 100 | -11.5% |
| Sundumbili | Ilembe | 99 | -6.6% |
| Kwambonambi | King Cetshwayo | 98 | -14.8% |
| Durban North | eThekwini | 91 | -20.2% |
| Ulundi | Zululand | 91 | +13.8% |
| Bayview | eThekwini | 89 | -45.1% |
| Ekuvukeni | Uthukela | 89 | -16.8% |
| Melmoth | King Cetshwayo | 87 | -6.5% |
| Ezakheni | Uthukela | 86 | -1.1% |
| Kokstad | Harry Gwala | 86 | -14% |
| Estcourt | Uthukela | 84 | -36.4% |
| Ezinqoleni | Ugu | 71 | +102.9% |
| Harding | Ugu | 68 | -5.6% |
| Taylors Halt | Umgungundlovu | 67 | -23.9% |
| Malvern | eThekwini | 66 | -5.7% |
| Scottburgh | Ugu | 66 | -15.4% |
| Hammarsdale | eThekwini | 65 | +62.5% |
| Highflats | Harry Gwala | 65 | +6.6% |
| Nyoni | Ilembe | 62 | -48.3% |
| Lamontville | eThekwini | 61 | +5.2% |
| Umzinto | Ugu | 61 | -3.2% |
| Dannhauser | Amajuba | 60 | -9.1% |
| Gamalakhe | Ugu | 59 | +15.7% |
| Howick | Umgungundlovu | 56 | 0% |
| Nquthu | Umzinyathi | 54 | +14.9% |
| Umzimkhulu | Harry Gwala | 53 | -43% |
| Westville | eThekwini | 53 | -32.9% |
| Dundee | Umzinyathi | 51 | -30.1% |
| Mondlo | Zululand | 51 | +2% |
| Nsuze | Ilembe | 50 | +16.3% |
| Greytown | Umzinyathi | 49 | -18.3% |
| Inchanga | eThekwini | 48 | +2.1% |
| Paulpietersburg | Zululand | 47 | +4.4% |
| Jozini | Umkhanyakude | 46 | -2.1% |
| Mandeni | Ilembe | 46 | -39.5% |
| Gingindlovu | King Cetshwayo | 44 | -40.5% |
| Ixopo | Harry Gwala | 39 | -27.8% |
| Msinga | Umzinyathi | 39 | -11.4% |
| Camperdown | Umgungundlovu | 38 | -20.8% |
| Newark | Ilembe | 38 | +81% |
| Emanguzi | Umkhanyakude | 35 | -25.5% |
| Umsunduzi | eThekwini | 34 | +13.3% |
| Ingwavuma | Umkhanyakude | 33 | +13.8% |
| Msinsini | Ugu | 33 | +17.9% |
| St Faiths | Ugu | 33 | -19.5% |
| Ematsheni | Uthukela | 32 | -20% |
| Amangwe | Uthukela | 30 | +25% |
| Kranskop | Umzinyathi | 30 | -21.1% |
| Richmond-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 29 | -34.1% |
| Thornville | Umgungundlovu | 29 | 0% |
| Hluhluwe | Umkhanyakude | 28 | -17.6% |
| Mbongolwane | King Cetshwayo | 28 | +40% |
| Paddock | Ugu | 28 | -15.2% |
| Prestbury | Umgungundlovu | 28 | -22.2% |
| Bulwer | Harry Gwala | 27 | +68.8% |
| Mpophomeni | Umgungundlovu | 27 | -10% |
| New Hanover | Umgungundlovu | 27 | +8% |
| Port Edward | Ugu | 27 | -10% |
| Babanango | Zululand | 25 | +47.1% |
| Mehlomnyama | Ugu | 25 | +8.7% |
| Mooi River | Umgungundlovu | 24 | +20% |
| Nhlanhleni | Umzinyathi | 24 | +200% |
| Nkandla | King Cetshwayo | 24 | -25% |
| Southport | Ugu | 24 | -40% |
| Ibisi | Harry Gwala | 23 | -17.9% |
| Mbazwana | Umkhanyakude | 23 | -32.4% |
| Wartburg | Umgungundlovu | 23 | +35.3% |
| Hilton-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 22 | -15.4% |
| Hlabisa | Umkhanyakude | 22 | +22.2% |
| Impendle | Umgungundlovu | 22 | -38.9% |
| Ntambanana | King Cetshwayo | 22 | +22.2% |
| Sawoti | Ugu | 22 | +37.5% |
| Colenso | Uthukela | 21 | +50% |
| Ekombe | King Cetshwayo | 21 | -4.5% |
| Glencoe | Umzinyathi | 20 | +5.3% |
| Weenen | Uthukela | 19 | +46.2% |
| Dalton | Umgungundlovu | 17 | +112.5% |
| Creighton | Harry Gwala | 16 | +100% |
| Utrecht | Amajuba | 16 | -11.1% |
| Bergville | Uthukela | 15 | -40% |
| Dududu | Ugu | 15 | -16.7% |
| Glendale | Ilembe | 15 | +50% |
| Muden | Umzinyathi | 15 | -11.8% |
| Hlobane | Zululand | 14 | -12.5% |
| Mkhuze | Umkhanyakude | 13 | +62.5% |
| Ntabamhlophe | Uthukela | 13 | -53.6% |
| Intsikeni | Harry Gwala | 12 | 0% |
| Mahlabathini | Zululand | 12 | -20% |
| Nondweni | Umzinyathi | 12 | +50% |
| Besters | Uthukela | 11 | -21.4% |
| Elandslaagte | Uthukela | 11 | -26.7% |
| Ndumo | Umkhanyakude | 11 | -38.9% |
| Winterton | Uthukela | 11 | +57.1% |
| Mid Illovo | Umgungundlovu | 10 | 0% |
| Town Hill | Umgungundlovu | 10 | -9.1% |
| Harburg | Umgungundlovu | 9 | -30.8% |
| Boston | Umgungundlovu | 8 | +33.3% |
| Ematimatolo | Umzinyathi | 8 | +60% |
| Ngome | Zululand | 8 | +166.7% |
| Bishopstowe | Umgungundlovu | 7 | -12.5% |
| Cramond | Umgungundlovu | 7 | -50% |
| Donnybrook | Harry Gwala | 7 | -22.2% |
| Nottingham Road | Umgungundlovu | 7 | -22.2% |
| Ceza | Zululand | 6 | +20% |
| Gowan Lea | Harry Gwala | 6 | -50% |
| Upper Tugela | Uthukela | 6 | -14.3% |
| Van Reenen | Uthukela | 6 | +100% |
| Wasbank | Umzinyathi | 6 | +20% |
| Wembezi | Uthukela | 6 | -75% |
| Ezibayeni | Umkhanyakude | 5 | -28.6% |
| Gluckstadt | Zululand | 5 | 0% |
| Hattingspruit | Amajuba | 3 | 0% |
| Kingsley | Amajuba | 3 | 0% |
| Charlestown | Amajuba | 2 | -71.4% |
| Himeville | Harry Gwala | 2 | 0% |
| Magudu | Zululand | 2 | -60% |
| Evatt | Harry Gwala | 1 | 0% |
| Helpmekaar | Umzinyathi | 1 | -75% |
| Ingogo | Amajuba | 1 | -66.7% |
| Louwsburg | Zululand | 1 | -80% |
| Mpungamhlophe | Zululand | 1 | -50% |
| Normandien | Amajuba | 1 | 0% |
| Franklin | Harry Gwala | 0 | -100% |
| Rietvlei | Umgungundlovu | 0 | -100% |
| Swartberg | Harry Gwala | 0 | -100% |