Business Burglary in KwaZulu-Natal
SAPS recorded 6,519 business burglary cases across 184 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 10.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 1,712 business burglary cases, down 6.5% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most business burglary reports come from eThekwini.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
KwaZulu-Natal business burglary trend
Business Burglary 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:
Business Burglary by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durban Central | eThekwini | 203 | -25.6% |
| Pietermaritzburg | Umgungundlovu | 179 | +4.7% |
| Empangeni | King Cetshwayo | 150 | -8% |
| Richards Bay | King Cetshwayo | 143 | -5.9% |
| Ladysmith | Uthukela | 131 | -50.8% |
| Pinetown | eThekwini | 122 | -23.3% |
| Newcastle | Amajuba | 115 | -21.8% |
| Plessislaer | Umgungundlovu | 113 | +5.6% |
| Osizweni | Amajuba | 111 | +23.3% |
| Nongoma | Zululand | 108 | +24.1% |
| Kwadukuza | Ilembe | 97 | +9% |
| Port Shepstone | Ugu | 97 | 0% |
| Inanda | eThekwini | 93 | +17.7% |
| Vryheid | Zululand | 86 | -8.5% |
| Greenwood Park | eThekwini | 85 | -10.5% |
| Madadeni | Amajuba | 85 | +30.8% |
| Umbilo | eThekwini | 77 | -14.4% |
| Verulam | eThekwini | 76 | -18.3% |
| Umkomaas | eThekwini | 71 | -11.2% |
| Kokstad | Harry Gwala | 69 | +27.8% |
| Eshowe | King Cetshwayo | 66 | +10% |
| Mtunzini | King Cetshwayo | 65 | -9.7% |
| Kwamsane | Umkhanyakude | 64 | -4.5% |
| Ndwedwe | Ilembe | 64 | +23.1% |
| Dannhauser | Amajuba | 63 | +21.2% |
| Chatsworth | eThekwini | 61 | -46% |
| Margate | Ugu | 61 | +1.7% |
| Phoenix | eThekwini | 61 | -30.7% |
| Alexandra Road | Umgungundlovu | 60 | -20% |
| Pongola | Zululand | 60 | +9.1% |
| Mountain Rise | Umgungundlovu | 59 | -21.3% |
| Mtubatuba | Umkhanyakude | 59 | -18.1% |
| Ulundi | Zululand | 59 | -22.4% |
| Mondlo | Zululand | 56 | +21.7% |
| Umlazi | eThekwini | 56 | -24.3% |
| Esikhaleni | King Cetshwayo | 55 | -12.7% |
| Kwambonambi | King Cetshwayo | 54 | -43.2% |
| Umhlali | Ilembe | 54 | -28% |
| Dundee | Umzinyathi | 53 | +1.9% |
| Durban North | eThekwini | 53 | -1.9% |
| Berea | eThekwini | 52 | -41.6% |
| Nquthu | Umzinyathi | 49 | +28.9% |
| Howick | Umgungundlovu | 48 | +26.3% |
| Ekuvukeni | Uthukela | 47 | +135% |
| Mooi River | Umgungundlovu | 47 | +38.2% |
| Nyoni | Ilembe | 47 | +88% |
| Mpumalanga (KZN) | eThekwini | 46 | +35.3% |
| Taylors Halt | Umgungundlovu | 46 | +12.2% |
| Hibberdene | Ugu | 45 | -8.2% |
| Highflats | Harry Gwala | 45 | +12.5% |
| Paulpietersburg | Zululand | 45 | +18.4% |
| Amanzimtoti | eThekwini | 44 | -6.4% |
| Emanguzi | Umkhanyakude | 43 | -10.4% |
| Nkandla | King Cetshwayo | 43 | +16.2% |
| Kwadabeka | eThekwini | 42 | -25% |
| Kwamakhutha | eThekwini | 42 | -2.3% |
| Hluhluwe | Umkhanyakude | 41 | +28.1% |
| Isipingo | eThekwini | 41 | -33.9% |
| Scottburgh | Ugu | 41 | -40.6% |
| Tongaat | eThekwini | 41 | -47.4% |
| Ezinqoleni | Ugu | 40 | -9.1% |
| Gingindlovu | King Cetshwayo | 40 | -23.1% |
| Mbazwana | Umkhanyakude | 40 | +66.7% |
| Msinga | Umzinyathi | 39 | -35% |
| Bergville | Uthukela | 38 | -15.6% |
| Estcourt | Uthukela | 38 | -52.5% |
| Maphumulo | Ilembe | 38 | +18.8% |
| Nsuze | Ilembe | 38 | +65.2% |
| Umzinto | Ugu | 38 | -32.1% |
| Melmoth | King Cetshwayo | 37 | -42.2% |
| Greytown | Umzinyathi | 36 | -2.7% |
| Hillcrest | eThekwini | 36 | -47.1% |
| Brighton Beach | eThekwini | 34 | -20.9% |
| Sundumbili | Ilembe | 34 | 0% |
| Wentworth | eThekwini | 34 | +41.7% |
| Bhekithemba | eThekwini | 33 | -5.7% |
| Kwandengezi | eThekwini | 33 | +43.5% |
| Ntuzuma | eThekwini | 32 | -36% |
| Mariannhill | eThekwini | 31 | -16.2% |
| Msinsini | Ugu | 31 | -3.1% |
| Hilton-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 30 | +30.4% |
| Ingwavuma | Umkhanyakude | 30 | +3.4% |
| Port Edward | Ugu | 30 | +50% |
| Umbumbulu | eThekwini | 30 | -16.7% |
| Ezakheni | Uthukela | 29 | -6.5% |
| Gamalakhe | Ugu | 29 | -14.7% |
| Richmond-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 29 | -21.6% |
| Utrecht | Amajuba | 29 | -9.4% |
| Jozini | Umkhanyakude | 28 | -41.7% |
| Hlobane | Zululand | 27 | -10% |
| Folweni | eThekwini | 26 | +44.4% |
| Ixopo | Harry Gwala | 26 | -42.2% |
| Kranskop | Umzinyathi | 26 | +8.3% |
| Sydenham | eThekwini | 26 | -7.1% |
| Bulwer | Harry Gwala | 25 | +4.2% |
| Bellair | eThekwini | 24 | -35.1% |
| Impendle | Umgungundlovu | 24 | -14.3% |
| Kwamashu E | eThekwini | 24 | +26.3% |
| Elandslaagte | Uthukela | 23 | +15% |
| Newlands East | eThekwini | 23 | -11.5% |
| Southport | Ugu | 23 | -17.9% |
| Glencoe | Umzinyathi | 22 | +46.7% |
| Malvern | eThekwini | 22 | -31.2% |
| Ntabamhlophe | Uthukela | 22 | -8.3% |
| Umzimkhulu | Harry Gwala | 22 | -33.3% |
| Inchanga | eThekwini | 21 | +50% |
| Ndumo | Umkhanyakude | 21 | -4.5% |
| Amangwe | Uthukela | 20 | -9.1% |
| Dududu | Ugu | 20 | -28.6% |
| Montclair | eThekwini | 20 | -50% |
| Mahlabathini | Zululand | 19 | +26.7% |
| Paddock | Ugu | 19 | +18.8% |
| St Faiths | Ugu | 19 | -40.6% |
| Umsunduzi | eThekwini | 19 | +5.6% |
| Wembezi | Uthukela | 19 | -9.5% |
| Westville | eThekwini | 19 | -51.3% |
| Ibisi | Harry Gwala | 18 | -45.5% |
| Mandeni | Ilembe | 18 | +5.9% |
| Mehlomnyama | Ugu | 18 | -14.3% |
| New Hanover | Umgungundlovu | 18 | +28.6% |
| Bayview | eThekwini | 16 | +33.3% |
| Camperdown | Umgungundlovu | 16 | -15.8% |
| Harding | Ugu | 16 | -54.3% |
| Nhlanhleni | Umzinyathi | 16 | -38.5% |
| Winterton | Uthukela | 16 | +33.3% |
| Town Hill | Umgungundlovu | 15 | +36.4% |
| Cato Manor | eThekwini | 14 | +7.7% |
| Intsikeni | Harry Gwala | 14 | 0% |
| Louwsburg | Zululand | 14 | +100% |
| Mayville-Kzn | eThekwini | 14 | -26.3% |
| Sawoti | Ugu | 14 | -6.7% |
| Dalton | Umgungundlovu | 13 | +160% |
| Ematsheni | Uthukela | 13 | -43.5% |
| Mkhuze | Umkhanyakude | 13 | +30% |
| Weenen | Uthukela | 13 | +30% |
| Ekombe | King Cetshwayo | 12 | -29.4% |
| Gluckstadt | Zululand | 12 | +71.4% |
| Himeville | Harry Gwala | 12 | +9.1% |
| Hlabisa | Umkhanyakude | 12 | -36.8% |
| Mbongolwane | King Cetshwayo | 12 | +20% |
| Ngome | Zululand | 12 | +140% |
| Wartburg | Umgungundlovu | 12 | -20% |
| Wasbank | Umzinyathi | 12 | +140% |
| Creighton | Harry Gwala | 11 | +10% |
| Mpophomeni | Umgungundlovu | 11 | +10% |
| Muden | Umzinyathi | 11 | +266.7% |
| Point | eThekwini | 11 | -42.1% |
| Prestbury | Umgungundlovu | 11 | +57.1% |
| Babanango | Zululand | 10 | -16.7% |
| Donnybrook | Harry Gwala | 10 | +25% |
| Ematimatolo | Umzinyathi | 10 | +150% |
| Gowan Lea | Harry Gwala | 10 | -23.1% |
| Nondweni | Umzinyathi | 10 | -9.1% |
| Nottingham Road | Umgungundlovu | 10 | -28.6% |
| Ntambanana | King Cetshwayo | 10 | -58.3% |
| Besters | Uthukela | 9 | -55% |
| Lamontville | eThekwini | 9 | -10% |
| Mid Illovo | Umgungundlovu | 9 | -40% |
| Thornville | Umgungundlovu | 9 | +28.6% |
| Bishopstowe | Umgungundlovu | 8 | 0% |
| Colenso | Uthukela | 8 | +14.3% |
| Cramond | Umgungundlovu | 8 | -50% |
| Ezibayeni | Umkhanyakude | 7 | +75% |
| Helpmekaar | Umzinyathi | 7 | +250% |
| Ceza | Zululand | 6 | 0% |
| Upper Tugela | Uthukela | 6 | 0% |
| Normandien | Amajuba | 5 | +150% |
| Charlestown | Amajuba | 4 | -66.7% |
| Evatt | Harry Gwala | 4 | +100% |
| Glendale | Ilembe | 4 | -20% |
| Hammarsdale | eThekwini | 4 | -42.9% |
| Harburg | Umgungundlovu | 4 | -42.9% |
| Swartberg | Harry Gwala | 4 | +100% |
| Hattingspruit | Amajuba | 3 | 0% |
| Rietvlei | Umgungundlovu | 3 | 0% |
| Groenvlei | Amajuba | 2 | -50% |
| Ingogo | Amajuba | 2 | 0% |
| Magudu | Zululand | 2 | -66.7% |
| Newark | Ilembe | 2 | -33.3% |
| Van Reenen | Uthukela | 2 | 0% |
| Boston | Umgungundlovu | 1 | -66.7% |
| Franklin | Harry Gwala | 1 | -83.3% |
| Kingsley | Amajuba | 1 | 0% |
| Mpungamhlophe | Zululand | 1 | -80% |