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Common Assault in KwaZulu-Natal

SAPS definition: “Common Assault is the unlawful and intentional – a) Direct and indirect application of force to the body of another person, or b) Threat of application of immediate personal violence to another, in circumstances in which the threatened person is prevailed upon to believe that the person who is threatening him has the intention and power to carry out his threat.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 7,723 common assault cases across 184 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 9.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 7,723 common assault cases, up 9.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most common assault reports come from eThekwini.

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

Is common assault 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 common assault?

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 common assault?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
ChatswortheThekwini298-1.7%
PlessislaerUmgungundlovu269+19%
PhoenixeThekwini256-11.7%
InandaeThekwini254+14.4%
KwadukuzaIlembe207+16.9%
EmpangeniKing Cetshwayo205+4.6%
Mountain RiseUmgungundlovu201+34.9%
UmlazieThekwini182+10.3%
LadysmithUthukela177-8.3%
NtuzumaeThekwini172+27.4%
Durban CentraleThekwini170+17.2%
VerulameThekwini160+33.3%
OsizweniAmajuba143+36.2%
MadadeniAmajuba141+0.7%
NewcastleAmajuba128-5.9%
NongomaZululand126+106.6%
PietermaritzburgUmgungundlovu120+27.7%
Port ShepstoneUgu116+9.4%
PinetowneThekwini111-1.8%
EsikhaleniKing Cetshwayo103+22.6%
KwadabekaeThekwini102-5.6%
Richards BayKing Cetshwayo96+7.9%
Kwamashu EeThekwini95+5.6%
MargateUgu95+13.1%
HillcresteThekwini92+19.5%
Mpumalanga (KZN)eThekwini89+20.3%
Greenwood ParkeThekwini84+15.1%
TongaateThekwini81+8%
Alexandra RoadUmgungundlovu73-17%
Cato ManoreThekwini73+23.7%
MariannhilleThekwini7344 → 73
EshoweKing Cetshwayo68-19%
PongolaZululand68+1.5%
Taylors HaltUmgungundlovu67-6.9%
KokstadHarry Gwala66+15.8%
Durban NortheThekwini6445 → 64
UmhlaliIlembe6448 → 64
BhekithembaeThekwini62-11.4%
WentwortheThekwini62-8.8%
GamalakheUgu5843 → 58
KwamakhuthaeThekwini58-14.7%
SydenhameThekwini58-17.1%
Newlands EasteThekwini5740 → 57
UlundiZululand57-12.3%
UmbiloeThekwini5546 → 55
KwambonambiKing Cetshwayo5327 → 53
UmkomaaseThekwini53+3.9%
UmzintoUgu5334 → 53
IsipingoeThekwini5147 → 51
KwamsaneUmkhanyakude5140 → 51
BayvieweThekwini50-12.3%
VryheidZululand50-38.3%
Brighton BeacheThekwini47-11.3%
HibberdeneUgu4727 → 47
EzakheniUthukela4635 → 46
HowickUmgungundlovu4618 → 46
MtunziniKing Cetshwayo4630 → 46
EstcourtUthukela4529 → 45
MondloZululand4444 → 44
SundumbiliIlembe4438 → 44
AmanzimtotieThekwini4241 → 42
LamontvilleeThekwini42-23.6%
PointeThekwini4237 → 42
MtubatubaUmkhanyakude3944 → 39
GreytownUmzinyathi3840 → 38
Port EdwardUgu3716 → 37
UmzimkhuluHarry Gwala3620 → 36
MontclaireThekwini3538 → 35
IxopoHarry Gwala3323 → 33
DannhauserAmajuba3138 → 31
FolwenieThekwini3118 → 31
KwandengezieThekwini3126 → 31
PaulpietersburgZululand3130 → 31
MalverneThekwini3024 → 30
ScottburghUgu3028 → 30
Mayville-KzneThekwini2935 → 29
NdwedweIlembe2930 → 29
DundeeUmzinyathi2720 → 27
Richmond-KznUmgungundlovu2625 → 26
GlencoeUmzinyathi2515 → 25
HardingUgu2420 → 24
MsingaUmzinyathi247 → 24
ThornvilleUmgungundlovu2414 → 24
BellaireThekwini2323 → 23
KranskopUmzinyathi2221 → 22
NsuzeIlembe2216 → 22
CamperdownUmgungundlovu2111 → 21
UtrechtAmajuba2110 → 21
BestersUthukela2023 → 20
EmanguziUmkhanyakude2024 → 20
HammarsdaleeThekwini2011 → 20
InchangaeThekwini2027 → 20
MaphumuloIlembe2030 → 20
PrestburyUmgungundlovu2016 → 20
Hilton-KznUmgungundlovu1917 → 19
NkandlaKing Cetshwayo1926 → 19
SouthportUgu1812 → 18
MandeniIlembe1710 → 17
MelmothKing Cetshwayo1720 → 17
WestvilleeThekwini1719 → 17
EkuvukeniUthukela1613 → 16
IbisiHarry Gwala1612 → 16
MpophomeniUmgungundlovu1619 → 16
BereaeThekwini1518 → 15
ColensoUthukela158 → 15
UmbumbulueThekwini1513 → 15
EzinqoleniUgu1431 → 14
IngwavumaUmkhanyakude1422 → 14
HighflatsHarry Gwala1319 → 13
HluhluweUmkhanyakude1313 → 13
Mooi RiverUmgungundlovu136 → 13
Van ReenenUthukela131 → 13
AmangweUthukela124 → 12
PaddockUgu1214 → 12
St FaithsUgu1213 → 12
WartburgUmgungundlovu129 → 12
BergvilleUthukela1117 → 11
New HanoverUmgungundlovu1110 → 11
UmsunduzieThekwini112 → 11
ImpendleUmgungundlovu1019 → 10
MkhuzeUmkhanyakude1012 → 10
MsinsiniUgu106 → 10
NtambananaKing Cetshwayo108 → 10
NyoniIlembe1012 → 10
BulwerHarry Gwala98 → 9
DaltonUmgungundlovu92 → 9
DonnybrookHarry Gwala98 → 9
ElandslaagteUthukela911 → 9
HattingspruitAmajuba95 → 9
HimevilleHarry Gwala98 → 9
BabanangoZululand88 → 8
JoziniUmkhanyakude814 → 8
NewarkIlembe810 → 8
NtabamhlopheUthukela89 → 8
SawotiUgu83 → 8
WembeziUthukela812 → 8
HlobaneZululand716 → 7
Nottingham RoadUmgungundlovu78 → 7
Town HillUmgungundlovu711 → 7
BishopstoweUmgungundlovu69 → 6
CezaZululand63 → 6
EmatsheniUthukela611 → 6
IngogoAmajuba62 → 6
NhlanhleniUmzinyathi60 → 6
DududuUgu57 → 5
Gowan LeaHarry Gwala56 → 5
HarburgUmgungundlovu54 → 5
LouwsburgZululand53 → 5
MaguduZululand54 → 5
MahlabathiniZululand510 → 5
MpungamhlopheZululand51 → 5
GlendaleIlembe45 → 4
HlabisaUmkhanyakude44 → 4
KingsleyAmajuba42 → 4
MbongolwaneKing Cetshwayo43 → 4
Mid IllovoUmgungundlovu42 → 4
NgomeZululand45 → 4
NquthuUmzinyathi412 → 4
Upper TugelaUthukela46 → 4
WintertonUthukela413 → 4
EmatimatoloUmzinyathi34 → 3
MehlomnyamaUgu35 → 3
NormandienAmajuba31 → 3
WasbankUmzinyathi34 → 3
WeenenUthukela30 → 3
BostonUmgungundlovu21 → 2
CharlestownAmajuba28 → 2
EvattHarry Gwala22 → 2
FranklinHarry Gwala20 → 2
GingindlovuKing Cetshwayo221 → 2
HelpmekaarUmzinyathi20 → 2
IntsikeniHarry Gwala25 → 2
MbazwanaUmkhanyakude23 → 2
NdumoUmkhanyakude21 → 2
CreightonHarry Gwala11 → 1
EkombeKing Cetshwayo13 → 1
EzibayeniUmkhanyakude12 → 1
GluckstadtZululand10 → 1
GroenvleiAmajuba11 → 1
MudenUmzinyathi11 → 1
NondweniUmzinyathi10 → 1
SwartbergHarry Gwala10 → 1
CramondUmgungundlovu09 → 0
RietvleiUmgungundlovu01 → 0
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