Commercial Crime in KwaZulu-Natal
SAPS recorded 25,251 commercial crime cases across 182 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 6.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 6,260 commercial crime cases, up 6.6% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most commercial crime reports come from eThekwini.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
KwaZulu-Natal commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime 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:
Commercial Crime by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durban Central | eThekwini | 1,536 | +7.7% |
| Pinetown | eThekwini | 1,182 | +3.6% |
| Durban North | eThekwini | 1,052 | +1.6% |
| Newcastle | Amajuba | 838 | +7.9% |
| Phoenix | eThekwini | 824 | +12.4% |
| Richards Bay | King Cetshwayo | 747 | +1.6% |
| Hillcrest | eThekwini | 743 | +21.2% |
| Chatsworth | eThekwini | 683 | +5.1% |
| Empangeni | King Cetshwayo | 675 | -8.2% |
| Ladysmith | Uthukela | 551 | +13.6% |
| Verulam | eThekwini | 544 | +2.3% |
| Margate | Ugu | 529 | +27.5% |
| Umhlali | Ilembe | 527 | +15.3% |
| Greenwood Park | eThekwini | 514 | +22.1% |
| Port Shepstone | Ugu | 467 | +3.3% |
| Amanzimtoti | eThekwini | 455 | -6% |
| Westville | eThekwini | 424 | +14% |
| Alexandra Road | Umgungundlovu | 414 | +9.8% |
| Mountain Rise | Umgungundlovu | 393 | +7.1% |
| Umbilo | eThekwini | 391 | +2.1% |
| Vryheid | Zululand | 382 | +2.7% |
| Umlazi | eThekwini | 360 | +15.4% |
| Pietermaritzburg | Umgungundlovu | 353 | +6% |
| Kwadukuza | Ilembe | 343 | -4.2% |
| Madadeni | Amajuba | 317 | +6.7% |
| Point | eThekwini | 294 | +4.6% |
| Plessislaer | Umgungundlovu | 277 | +9.1% |
| Tongaat | eThekwini | 274 | +33% |
| Brighton Beach | eThekwini | 258 | +9.3% |
| Isipingo | eThekwini | 257 | +16.3% |
| Howick | Umgungundlovu | 253 | +7.2% |
| Newlands East | eThekwini | 247 | +16.5% |
| Malvern | eThekwini | 245 | +33.9% |
| Sydenham | eThekwini | 244 | +3.8% |
| Estcourt | Uthukela | 233 | +25.3% |
| Inanda | eThekwini | 232 | +1.8% |
| Scottburgh | Ugu | 226 | +19.6% |
| Kwamashu E | eThekwini | 219 | -1.4% |
| Kokstad | Harry Gwala | 209 | -16.4% |
| Berea | eThekwini | 201 | -15.2% |
| Eshowe | King Cetshwayo | 197 | -13.6% |
| Osizweni | Amajuba | 197 | +11.3% |
| Montclair | eThekwini | 188 | +8.7% |
| Dundee | Umzinyathi | 186 | +29.2% |
| Umkomaas | eThekwini | 181 | +21.5% |
| Mayville-Kzn | eThekwini | 179 | +7.2% |
| Esikhaleni | King Cetshwayo | 172 | -10.4% |
| Nongoma | Zululand | 165 | +50% |
| Bellair | eThekwini | 154 | -2.5% |
| Town Hill | Umgungundlovu | 153 | +5.5% |
| Wentworth | eThekwini | 148 | +25.4% |
| Bayview | eThekwini | 145 | +10.7% |
| Greytown | Umzinyathi | 142 | +12.7% |
| Ulundi | Zululand | 136 | -31% |
| Mariannhill | eThekwini | 126 | +0.8% |
| Pongola | Zululand | 126 | +27.3% |
| Kwadabeka | eThekwini | 121 | +26% |
| Kwamakhutha | eThekwini | 116 | +38.1% |
| Hilton-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 112 | +10.9% |
| Bhekithemba | eThekwini | 111 | +9.9% |
| Port Edward | Ugu | 109 | +3.8% |
| Hibberdene | Ugu | 108 | +13.7% |
| Cato Manor | eThekwini | 104 | -16.8% |
| Mtunzini | King Cetshwayo | 103 | -19.5% |
| Nquthu | Umzinyathi | 99 | +7.6% |
| Mpumalanga (KZN) | eThekwini | 98 | -14% |
| Southport | Ugu | 92 | +33.3% |
| Ntuzuma | eThekwini | 91 | -8.1% |
| Mtubatuba | Umkhanyakude | 75 | -19.4% |
| Prestbury | Umgungundlovu | 74 | +19.4% |
| Jozini | Umkhanyakude | 73 | +1.4% |
| Umzimkhulu | Harry Gwala | 70 | +11.1% |
| Ixopo | Harry Gwala | 69 | -15.9% |
| Camperdown | Umgungundlovu | 65 | -15.6% |
| Umzinto | Ugu | 65 | +1.6% |
| Ezakheni | Uthukela | 63 | +34% |
| Gamalakhe | Ugu | 63 | +21.2% |
| Harding | Ugu | 57 | -14.9% |
| Winterton | Uthukela | 57 | +35.7% |
| Nkandla | King Cetshwayo | 54 | +12.5% |
| Dannhauser | Amajuba | 52 | +13% |
| Paulpietersburg | Zululand | 52 | -18.7% |
| Kwandengezi | eThekwini | 50 | +108.3% |
| Kwambonambi | King Cetshwayo | 48 | -4% |
| Emanguzi | Umkhanyakude | 47 | -23% |
| Msinga | Umzinyathi | 46 | -16.4% |
| Mondlo | Zululand | 44 | +33.3% |
| Melmoth | King Cetshwayo | 42 | +2.4% |
| Inchanga | eThekwini | 41 | +46.4% |
| Ingwavuma | Umkhanyakude | 40 | +29% |
| Lamontville | eThekwini | 40 | +5.3% |
| Ezinqoleni | Ugu | 38 | +52% |
| Mandeni | Ilembe | 38 | +18.8% |
| Nottingham Road | Umgungundlovu | 38 | -13.6% |
| Ekuvukeni | Uthukela | 35 | -16.7% |
| Glencoe | Umzinyathi | 34 | +88.9% |
| Bergville | Uthukela | 33 | +13.8% |
| Taylors Halt | Umgungundlovu | 32 | -5.9% |
| Utrecht | Amajuba | 32 | -20% |
| Mooi River | Umgungundlovu | 31 | -11.4% |
| Kranskop | Umzinyathi | 30 | +87.5% |
| Maphumulo | Ilembe | 30 | +20% |
| Ndwedwe | Ilembe | 30 | +3.4% |
| Kwamsane | Umkhanyakude | 29 | +31.8% |
| Gingindlovu | King Cetshwayo | 28 | -26.3% |
| Richmond-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 28 | -37.8% |
| Umbumbulu | eThekwini | 28 | +3.7% |
| Sundumbili | Ilembe | 27 | +42.1% |
| Hluhluwe | Umkhanyakude | 26 | -33.3% |
| Folweni | eThekwini | 25 | -24.2% |
| Himeville | Harry Gwala | 25 | +56.3% |
| Hlabisa | Umkhanyakude | 23 | +9.5% |
| Mpophomeni | Umgungundlovu | 23 | -30.3% |
| New Hanover | Umgungundlovu | 23 | +53.3% |
| Thornville | Umgungundlovu | 22 | +214.3% |
| Hammarsdale | eThekwini | 20 | +33.3% |
| Paddock | Ugu | 20 | +25% |
| Nsuze | Ilembe | 18 | -10% |
| Bulwer | Harry Gwala | 17 | +240% |
| Mkhuze | Umkhanyakude | 17 | -10.5% |
| Wartburg | Umgungundlovu | 17 | +30.8% |
| Wembezi | Uthukela | 16 | -27.3% |
| Ibisi | Harry Gwala | 15 | +150% |
| Impendle | Umgungundlovu | 14 | +16.7% |
| Mid Illovo | Umgungundlovu | 14 | +133.3% |
| Sawoti | Ugu | 14 | +100% |
| Umsunduzi | eThekwini | 14 | 0% |
| Mbazwana | Umkhanyakude | 13 | -35% |
| Colenso | Uthukela | 12 | +20% |
| Highflats | Harry Gwala | 12 | -47.8% |
| Mahlabathini | Zululand | 12 | -29.4% |
| Nyoni | Ilembe | 12 | +100% |
| Ndumo | Umkhanyakude | 11 | +22.2% |
| Besters | Uthukela | 10 | -37.5% |
| Hlobane | Zululand | 10 | +25% |
| Elandslaagte | Uthukela | 9 | +80% |
| Harburg | Umgungundlovu | 9 | +12.5% |
| Nondweni | Umzinyathi | 9 | +125% |
| Normandien | Amajuba | 9 | +80% |
| Ntabamhlophe | Uthukela | 9 | +12.5% |
| Ematsheni | Uthukela | 8 | +14.3% |
| Ekombe | King Cetshwayo | 7 | +75% |
| Nhlanhleni | Umzinyathi | 7 | +133.3% |
| Weenen | Uthukela | 7 | +40% |
| Dalton | Umgungundlovu | 6 | +100% |
| Ingogo | Amajuba | 6 | +100% |
| Mbongolwane | King Cetshwayo | 6 | -14.3% |
| Mehlomnyama | Ugu | 6 | -33.3% |
| Amangwe | Uthukela | 5 | -37.5% |
| Bishopstowe | Umgungundlovu | 5 | -66.7% |
| Ceza | Zululand | 5 | -28.6% |
| Ezibayeni | Umkhanyakude | 5 | +150% |
| Gluckstadt | Zululand | 5 | -16.7% |
| Ntambanana | King Cetshwayo | 5 | -50% |
| Babanango | Zululand | 4 | 0% |
| Cramond | Umgungundlovu | 4 | -60% |
| Creighton | Harry Gwala | 4 | +100% |
| Dududu | Ugu | 4 | -71.4% |
| Ematimatolo | Umzinyathi | 4 | 0% |
| Mpungamhlophe | Zululand | 4 | +300% |
| St Faiths | Ugu | 4 | -66.7% |
| Wasbank | Umzinyathi | 4 | -20% |
| Donnybrook | Harry Gwala | 3 | +50% |
| Gowan Lea | Harry Gwala | 3 | 0% |
| Newark | Ilembe | 3 | -25% |
| Swartberg | Harry Gwala | 3 | +200% |
| Van Reenen | Uthukela | 3 | +50% |
| Intsikeni | Harry Gwala | 2 | -66.7% |
| Kingsley | Amajuba | 2 | -33.3% |
| Louwsburg | Zululand | 2 | -33.3% |
| Msinsini | Ugu | 2 | -50% |
| Muden | Umzinyathi | 2 | 0% |
| Rietvlei | Umgungundlovu | 2 | +100% |
| Upper Tugela | Uthukela | 2 | -60% |
| Boston | Umgungundlovu | 1 | 0% |
| Charlestown | Amajuba | 1 | -75% |
| Franklin | Harry Gwala | 1 | -50% |
| Groenvlei | Amajuba | 1 | 0% |
| Hattingspruit | Amajuba | 1 | -83.3% |
| Magudu | Zululand | 1 | -50% |
| Ngome | Zululand | 1 | -50% |
| Helpmekaar | Umzinyathi | 0 | -100% |