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Business Burglary in KwaZulu-Natal

SAPS definition: “[Burglary at non-residential premises] is a crime committed by a person who unlawfully and intentionally breaks into a building or similar structure, which is not used for human habitation and does not form part of residential premises, with the intention to commit a crime on the premises.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 1,507 business burglary cases across 179 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 4.9% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 1,507 business burglary cases, down 4.9% vs Apr–Jun 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.

Is business burglary 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 business burglary?

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 business burglary?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
PietermaritzburgUmgungundlovu5248 → 52
Durban CentraleThekwini4646 → 46
KwadukuzaIlembe4025 → 40
NewcastleAmajuba3618 → 36
Richards BayKing Cetshwayo3417 → 34
EmpangeniKing Cetshwayo3243 → 32
Port ShepstoneUgu3019 → 30
LadysmithUthukela2841 → 28
UmlazieThekwini2516 → 25
VerulameThekwini2521 → 25
EstcourtUthukela244 → 24
PhoenixeThekwini2214 → 22
MargateUgu2114 → 21
VryheidZululand2125 → 21
InandaeThekwini2020 → 20
Taylors HaltUmgungundlovu2014 → 20
UmbiloeThekwini2022 → 20
UmkomaaseThekwini1913 → 19
HibberdeneUgu1812 → 18
UlundiZululand1813 → 18
EzinqoleniUgu1713 → 17
HillcresteThekwini176 → 17
ScottburghUgu1710 → 17
UmzintoUgu177 → 17
Alexandra RoadUmgungundlovu1614 → 16
BereaeThekwini166 → 16
PinetowneThekwini1635 → 16
DannhauserAmajuba1515 → 15
KwamakhuthaeThekwini1510 → 15
NongomaZululand1533 → 15
NtuzumaeThekwini148 → 14
NyoniIlembe147 → 14
PlessislaerUmgungundlovu1431 → 14
PongolaZululand1412 → 14
EshoweKing Cetshwayo1316 → 13
FolwenieThekwini136 → 13
KokstadHarry Gwala1313 → 13
NdwedweIlembe1313 → 13
EkuvukeniUthukela1213 → 12
HowickUmgungundlovu126 → 12
NquthuUmzinyathi1212 → 12
TongaateThekwini1210 → 12
ChatswortheThekwini1119 → 11
DundeeUmzinyathi1113 → 11
GingindlovuKing Cetshwayo1113 → 11
HighflatsHarry Gwala1110 → 11
IngwavumaUmkhanyakude113 → 11
KwadabekaeThekwini1112 → 11
MelmothKing Cetshwayo118 → 11
Mooi RiverUmgungundlovu1116 → 11
UmhlaliIlembe119 → 11
CreightonHarry Gwala104 → 10
EsikhaleniKing Cetshwayo1015 → 10
HardingUgu108 → 10
MadadeniAmajuba1014 → 10
Mountain RiseUmgungundlovu1016 → 10
NsuzeIlembe1010 → 10
OsizweniAmajuba1027 → 10
PaulpietersburgZululand109 → 10
Durban NortheThekwini914 → 9
GamalakheUgu917 → 9
Greenwood ParkeThekwini916 → 9
IbisiHarry Gwala90 → 9
IsipingoeThekwini97 → 9
Mpumalanga (KZN)eThekwini98 → 9
MtubatubaUmkhanyakude916 → 9
MtunziniKing Cetshwayo917 → 9
SouthportUgu95 → 9
UmbumbulueThekwini95 → 9
BellaireThekwini810 → 8
DududuUgu84 → 8
JoziniUmkhanyakude89 → 8
KwambonambiKing Cetshwayo88 → 8
SydenhameThekwini86 → 8
BhekithembaeThekwini710 → 7
EkombeKing Cetshwayo74 → 7
EmanguziUmkhanyakude79 → 7
EzakheniUthukela77 → 7
HlobaneZululand78 → 7
HluhluweUmkhanyakude79 → 7
MondloZululand710 → 7
MontclaireThekwini71 → 7
PointeThekwini73 → 7
SundumbiliIlembe76 → 7
UmzimkhuluHarry Gwala76 → 7
WintertonUthukela73 → 7
Brighton BeacheThekwini69 → 6
BulwerHarry Gwala63 → 6
ColensoUthukela61 → 6
GlencoeUmzinyathi65 → 6
KranskopUmzinyathi63 → 6
KwamsaneUmkhanyakude616 → 6
MariannhilleThekwini66 → 6
MehlomnyamaUgu64 → 6
MkhuzeUmkhanyakude62 → 6
MsingaUmzinyathi68 → 6
MsinsiniUgu610 → 6
NdumoUmkhanyakude63 → 6
HlabisaUmkhanyakude53 → 5
IxopoHarry Gwala59 → 5
KwandengezieThekwini58 → 5
Richmond-KznUmgungundlovu59 → 5
SawotiUgu54 → 5
AmangweUthukela45 → 4
BayvieweThekwini43 → 4
BergvilleUthukela410 → 4
Cato ManoreThekwini43 → 4
GreytownUmzinyathi49 → 4
Hilton-KznUmgungundlovu44 → 4
ImpendleUmgungundlovu44 → 4
InchangaeThekwini46 → 4
IntsikeniHarry Gwala40 → 4
Kwamashu EeThekwini44 → 4
MaphumuloIlembe412 → 4
MpophomeniUmgungundlovu42 → 4
Newlands EasteThekwini46 → 4
NhlanhleniUmzinyathi46 → 4
NkandlaKing Cetshwayo412 → 4
Port EdwardUgu46 → 4
ThornvilleUmgungundlovu42 → 4
UmsunduzieThekwini46 → 4
AmanzimtotieThekwini314 → 3
ElandslaagteUthukela310 → 3
GlendaleIlembe31 → 3
HammarsdaleeThekwini31 → 3
MahlabathiniZululand39 → 3
NtabamhlopheUthukela311 → 3
St FaithsUgu33 → 3
Upper TugelaUthukela30 → 3
WeenenUthukela36 → 3
WentwortheThekwini312 → 3
BestersUthukela24 → 2
BishopstoweUmgungundlovu24 → 2
CamperdownUmgungundlovu23 → 2
CramondUmgungundlovu25 → 2
Gowan LeaHarry Gwala23 → 2
MbongolwaneKing Cetshwayo24 → 2
NewarkIlembe20 → 2
NgomeZululand24 → 2
PaddockUgu26 → 2
UtrechtAmajuba28 → 2
Van ReenenUthukela21 → 2
WartburgUmgungundlovu23 → 2
WasbankUmzinyathi25 → 2
WembeziUthukela22 → 2
WestvilleeThekwini210 → 2
CezaZululand12 → 1
DaltonUmgungundlovu12 → 1
EmatimatoloUmzinyathi10 → 1
EmatsheniUthukela14 → 1
EzibayeniUmkhanyakude11 → 1
GluckstadtZululand15 → 1
GroenvleiAmajuba10 → 1
HarburgUmgungundlovu10 → 1
HimevilleHarry Gwala12 → 1
MalverneThekwini16 → 1
MandeniIlembe12 → 1
Mayville-KzneThekwini13 → 1
MbazwanaUmkhanyakude110 → 1
MpungamhlopheZululand11 → 1
MudenUmzinyathi13 → 1
New HanoverUmgungundlovu16 → 1
Town HillUmgungundlovu15 → 1
BabanangoZululand06 → 0
DonnybrookHarry Gwala01 → 0
EvattHarry Gwala01 → 0
FranklinHarry Gwala01 → 0
HattingspruitAmajuba02 → 0
HelpmekaarUmzinyathi01 → 0
IngogoAmajuba01 → 0
LamontvilleeThekwini05 → 0
LouwsburgZululand01 → 0
MaguduZululand01 → 0
Mid IllovoUmgungundlovu02 → 0
NormandienAmajuba03 → 0
Nottingham RoadUmgungundlovu03 → 0
NtambananaKing Cetshwayo02 → 0
PrestburyUmgungundlovu03 → 0
SwartbergHarry Gwala02 → 0
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