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Serious Assault (GBH) in KwaZulu-Natal

SAPS definition: “Assault with the intent [to] inflict Grievous Bodily Harm is the unlawful and intentional direct or indirect application of force to the body of another person with the intention of causing grievous bodily harm to that person. Note: The victim does not need to sustain serious injuries. The decisive element is the intention to cause serious injuries.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 7,550 serious assault (gbh) cases across 184 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 8.3% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 7,550 serious assault (gbh) cases, up 8.3% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most serious assault (gbh) reports come from eThekwini.

Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.

Is serious assault (gbh) rising or falling in KwaZulu-Natal?

Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.

Which KwaZulu-Natal districts report the most serious assault (gbh)?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

Drill into a district:

Which KwaZulu-Natal precincts report the most serious assault (gbh)?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
PlessislaerUmgungundlovu270-1.1%
InandaeThekwini241+53.5%
MadadeniAmajuba203+29.3%
UmlazieThekwini181+11%
NongomaZululand175+19%
KwadukuzaIlembe170-0.6%
Mountain RiseUmgungundlovu163-13.3%
NtuzumaeThekwini156+34.5%
OsizweniAmajuba1530%
EmpangeniKing Cetshwayo131+2.3%
VerulameThekwini110+89.7%
LadysmithUthukela109-2.7%
PongolaZululand107+11.5%
ChatswortheThekwini105-4.5%
Kwamashu EeThekwini101-3.8%
EsikhaleniKing Cetshwayo94-17.5%
Taylors HaltUmgungundlovu93+16.3%
Cato ManoreThekwini92+21.1%
Port ShepstoneUgu89+6%
UlundiZululand89+2.3%
MtunziniKing Cetshwayo87+55.4%
MondloZululand86+30.3%
SundumbiliIlembe84+27.3%
MargateUgu83+6.4%
NquthuUmzinyathi82+26.2%
KwamsaneUmkhanyakude81+28.6%
EshoweKing Cetshwayo80-19.2%
BhekithembaeThekwini78-2.5%
KwadabekaeThekwini77-2.5%
MelmothKing Cetshwayo77+28.3%
TongaateThekwini7545 → 75
KokstadHarry Gwala73+4.3%
KwamakhuthaeThekwini72+1.4%
PhoenixeThekwini71-10.1%
UmhlaliIlembe70+9.4%
UmzimkhuluHarry Gwala6931 → 69
DundeeUmzinyathi68-31.3%
VryheidZululand68-16%
KwambonambiKing Cetshwayo67+15.5%
NewcastleAmajuba67+15.5%
Durban CentraleThekwini63-3.1%
PaulpietersburgZululand61-12.9%
Richards BayKing Cetshwayo60-3.2%
EzinqoleniUgu5836 → 58
EzakheniUthukela57-3.4%
HardingUgu57+14%
PietermaritzburgUmgungundlovu56+9.8%
GamalakheUgu55+5.8%
NdwedweIlembe550%
MariannhilleThekwini54-8.5%
IsipingoeThekwini5143 → 51
HillcresteThekwini5040 → 50
JoziniUmkhanyakude5044 → 50
GingindlovuKing Cetshwayo4421 → 44
HibberdeneUgu4435 → 44
HluhluweUmkhanyakude4443 → 44
NkandlaKing Cetshwayo4330 → 43
MsingaUmzinyathi4232 → 42
Alexandra RoadUmgungundlovu4133 → 41
HowickUmgungundlovu4125 → 41
Mpumalanga (KZN)eThekwini41-25.5%
Richmond-KznUmgungundlovu4143 → 41
LamontvilleeThekwini4035 → 40
EkuvukeniUthukela3949 → 39
EstcourtUthukela3933 → 39
Greenwood ParkeThekwini3942 → 39
IxopoHarry Gwala3929 → 39
Newlands EasteThekwini3924 → 39
DannhauserAmajuba3837 → 38
MahlabathiniZululand3527 → 35
MbongolwaneKing Cetshwayo3526 → 35
PinetowneThekwini3534 → 35
UmkomaaseThekwini3530 → 35
IbisiHarry Gwala3424 → 34
MaphumuloIlembe3435 → 34
NtabamhlopheUthukela3446 → 34
NyoniIlembe3442 → 34
SydenhameThekwini3337 → 33
GreytownUmzinyathi3239 → 32
ImpendleUmgungundlovu3141 → 31
MtubatubaUmkhanyakude3128 → 31
MehlomnyamaUgu3022 → 30
BergvilleUthukela2921 → 29
UmzintoUgu2928 → 29
EmatsheniUthukela2818 → 28
HighflatsHarry Gwala2736 → 27
KwandengezieThekwini2725 → 27
MandeniIlembe2719 → 27
WembeziUthukela2711 → 27
BulwerHarry Gwala2624 → 26
GlencoeUmzinyathi2523 → 25
NsuzeIlembe2517 → 25
St FaithsUgu2526 → 25
UmbiloeThekwini2514 → 25
AmangweUthukela2414 → 24
DududuUgu2416 → 24
FolwenieThekwini2416 → 24
KranskopUmzinyathi2428 → 24
EmanguziUmkhanyakude2328 → 23
Mooi RiverUmgungundlovu2326 → 23
EkombeKing Cetshwayo2219 → 22
AmanzimtotieThekwini2122 → 21
Brighton BeacheThekwini2122 → 21
IntsikeniHarry Gwala2019 → 20
PointeThekwini2034 → 20
ScottburghUgu2012 → 20
UmbumbulueThekwini2017 → 20
InchangaeThekwini1917 → 19
MkhuzeUmkhanyakude1913 → 19
MpophomeniUmgungundlovu1912 → 19
New HanoverUmgungundlovu1921 → 19
IngwavumaUmkhanyakude1822 → 18
Port EdwardUgu1816 → 18
BestersUthukela1718 → 17
CreightonHarry Gwala1713 → 17
HlabisaUmkhanyakude1715 → 17
MbazwanaUmkhanyakude1711 → 17
NtambananaKing Cetshwayo1715 → 17
ThornvilleUmgungundlovu1714 → 17
CezaZululand1614 → 16
ElandslaagteUthukela167 → 16
HlobaneZululand1637 → 16
NhlanhleniUmzinyathi1615 → 16
UtrechtAmajuba1619 → 16
WentwortheThekwini1626 → 16
DonnybrookHarry Gwala1515 → 15
HimevilleHarry Gwala1512 → 15
LouwsburgZululand157 → 15
MsinsiniUgu1515 → 15
WeenenUthukela159 → 15
WintertonUthukela1527 → 15
SouthportUgu1414 → 14
WartburgUmgungundlovu1411 → 14
Gowan LeaHarry Gwala136 → 13
NondweniUmzinyathi1310 → 13
CamperdownUmgungundlovu1210 → 12
HammarsdaleeThekwini1211 → 12
Mayville-KzneThekwini1211 → 12
BayvieweThekwini1120 → 11
EmatimatoloUmzinyathi1110 → 11
Hilton-KznUmgungundlovu1112 → 11
Upper TugelaUthukela1112 → 11
BishopstoweUmgungundlovu1010 → 10
GluckstadtZululand1018 → 10
NdumoUmkhanyakude1012 → 10
NewarkIlembe1015 → 10
PaddockUgu1019 → 10
UmsunduzieThekwini1011 → 10
BellaireThekwini97 → 9
ColensoUthukela98 → 9
Durban NortheThekwini96 → 9
MpungamhlopheZululand99 → 9
SawotiUgu98 → 9
NgomeZululand85 → 8
WestvilleeThekwini85 → 8
EzibayeniUmkhanyakude79 → 7
GlendaleIlembe77 → 7
HarburgUmgungundlovu77 → 7
HelpmekaarUmzinyathi76 → 7
MalverneThekwini76 → 7
Mid IllovoUmgungundlovu76 → 7
MontclaireThekwini711 → 7
BabanangoZululand68 → 6
DaltonUmgungundlovu611 → 6
HattingspruitAmajuba67 → 6
MudenUmzinyathi66 → 6
PrestburyUmgungundlovu615 → 6
WasbankUmzinyathi64 → 6
CharlestownAmajuba54 → 5
FranklinHarry Gwala51 → 5
MaguduZululand57 → 5
BereaeThekwini47 → 4
CramondUmgungundlovu43 → 4
SwartbergHarry Gwala44 → 4
Van ReenenUthukela43 → 4
BostonUmgungundlovu24 → 2
EvattHarry Gwala23 → 2
IngogoAmajuba24 → 2
Nottingham RoadUmgungundlovu24 → 2
RietvleiUmgungundlovu23 → 2
KingsleyAmajuba12 → 1
Town HillUmgungundlovu13 → 1
GroenvleiAmajuba02 → 0
NormandienAmajuba04 → 0
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