Drug-Related Crime in KwaZulu-Natal
SAPS recorded 26,212 drug-related crime cases across 176 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 15% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 6,460 drug-related crime cases, up 10.2% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most drug-related crime reports come from eThekwini.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
KwaZulu-Natal drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related 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:
Drug-Related Crime by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pietermaritzburg | Umgungundlovu | 1,159 | +17.5% |
| Plessislaer | Umgungundlovu | 1,129 | +11% |
| Phoenix | eThekwini | 1,119 | +11.9% |
| Chatsworth | eThekwini | 1,044 | +9.3% |
| Verulam | eThekwini | 878 | +12.4% |
| Durban Central | eThekwini | 845 | +21.1% |
| Mountain Rise | Umgungundlovu | 740 | +10.9% |
| Margate | Ugu | 714 | +22.5% |
| Empangeni | King Cetshwayo | 681 | +22.9% |
| Kwamashu E | eThekwini | 649 | +18.9% |
| Newcastle | Amajuba | 643 | +9.4% |
| Inanda | eThekwini | 552 | -19.5% |
| Ladysmith | Uthukela | 527 | +36.2% |
| Kwadukuza | Ilembe | 508 | +33.3% |
| Kokstad | Harry Gwala | 475 | +5.3% |
| Pinetown | eThekwini | 471 | +16.3% |
| Osizweni | Amajuba | 470 | +21.8% |
| Point | eThekwini | 453 | -8.7% |
| Madadeni | Amajuba | 445 | +16.2% |
| Port Shepstone | Ugu | 419 | +41.6% |
| Taylors Halt | Umgungundlovu | 389 | +39.9% |
| Umlazi | eThekwini | 386 | +14.2% |
| Tongaat | eThekwini | 375 | +11.3% |
| Sydenham | eThekwini | 369 | +17.1% |
| Alexandra Road | Umgungundlovu | 350 | +13.6% |
| Brighton Beach | eThekwini | 347 | +5.2% |
| Esikhaleni | King Cetshwayo | 328 | +10.8% |
| Vryheid | Zululand | 315 | -4.3% |
| Ntuzuma | eThekwini | 311 | +1% |
| Richards Bay | King Cetshwayo | 305 | +16.4% |
| Wentworth | eThekwini | 293 | +36.9% |
| Mariannhill | eThekwini | 292 | +12.7% |
| Pongola | Zululand | 292 | -12.8% |
| Umbilo | eThekwini | 284 | +7.2% |
| Eshowe | King Cetshwayo | 274 | +21.8% |
| Dundee | Umzinyathi | 267 | +4.3% |
| Umzinto | Ugu | 255 | +10.4% |
| Ezakheni | Uthukela | 249 | +24.5% |
| Greytown | Umzinyathi | 239 | -2.4% |
| Cato Manor | eThekwini | 217 | +32.3% |
| Montclair | eThekwini | 190 | +3.3% |
| Mondlo | Zululand | 188 | -7.8% |
| Umhlali | Ilembe | 178 | +19.5% |
| Estcourt | Uthukela | 176 | +64.5% |
| Bellair | eThekwini | 175 | +8.7% |
| Kwamakhutha | eThekwini | 171 | +151.5% |
| Mpumalanga (KZN) | eThekwini | 167 | +89.8% |
| Mtubatuba | Umkhanyakude | 147 | +23.5% |
| Bhekithemba | eThekwini | 144 | +63.6% |
| Sundumbili | Ilembe | 141 | -9% |
| Folweni | eThekwini | 140 | 0% |
| Bayview | eThekwini | 134 | +24.1% |
| Howick | Umgungundlovu | 130 | +13% |
| Ulundi | Zululand | 126 | +51.8% |
| Isipingo | eThekwini | 125 | +30.2% |
| Newlands East | eThekwini | 125 | +9.6% |
| Paulpietersburg | Zululand | 125 | +16.8% |
| Lamontville | eThekwini | 114 | +225.7% |
| Durban North | eThekwini | 110 | +26.4% |
| Kwadabeka | eThekwini | 107 | +32.1% |
| Hibberdene | Ugu | 103 | +14.4% |
| Nongoma | Zululand | 98 | +12.6% |
| Highflats | Harry Gwala | 97 | +36.6% |
| Hlobane | Zululand | 95 | +15.9% |
| Inchanga | eThekwini | 95 | +5.6% |
| Gamalakhe | Ugu | 94 | +91.8% |
| Mtunzini | King Cetshwayo | 92 | +50.8% |
| Umkomaas | eThekwini | 89 | +39.1% |
| Kwamsane | Umkhanyakude | 87 | +7.4% |
| Umzimkhulu | Harry Gwala | 86 | -23.2% |
| Mayville-Kzn | eThekwini | 85 | +23.2% |
| Greenwood Park | eThekwini | 84 | +25.4% |
| Amanzimtoti | eThekwini | 77 | -24.5% |
| Ixopo | Harry Gwala | 74 | +27.6% |
| Bergville | Uthukela | 71 | +317.6% |
| Nquthu | Umzinyathi | 65 | -49.2% |
| Glencoe | Umzinyathi | 63 | +8.6% |
| Berea | eThekwini | 62 | +12.7% |
| Kranskop | Umzinyathi | 62 | -15.1% |
| Ibisi | Harry Gwala | 59 | +63.9% |
| Malvern | eThekwini | 56 | +9.8% |
| Mahlabathini | Zululand | 55 | +27.9% |
| Franklin | Harry Gwala | 54 | +10.2% |
| Wembezi | Uthukela | 54 | +50% |
| Intsikeni | Harry Gwala | 50 | +22% |
| Himeville | Harry Gwala | 49 | 0% |
| Mpophomeni | Umgungundlovu | 49 | +96% |
| Ceza | Zululand | 46 | 0% |
| Dannhauser | Amajuba | 44 | +18.9% |
| Kwandengezi | eThekwini | 44 | +4.8% |
| Mooi River | Umgungundlovu | 44 | +7.3% |
| Magudu | Zululand | 43 | +4.9% |
| Donnybrook | Harry Gwala | 42 | +31.3% |
| Ingwavuma | Umkhanyakude | 40 | +166.7% |
| Kwambonambi | King Cetshwayo | 36 | -5.3% |
| Mandeni | Ilembe | 34 | +9.7% |
| Port Edward | Ugu | 34 | +3% |
| Emanguzi | Umkhanyakude | 32 | +45.5% |
| Harding | Ugu | 31 | +158.3% |
| Ezinqoleni | Ugu | 30 | +66.7% |
| Ntabamhlophe | Uthukela | 30 | +114.3% |
| Scottburgh | Ugu | 30 | -58.3% |
| Hilton-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 29 | +222.2% |
| Nkandla | King Cetshwayo | 25 | +8.7% |
| Nyoni | Ilembe | 25 | +78.6% |
| Louwsburg | Zululand | 24 | -7.7% |
| Westville | eThekwini | 24 | -22.6% |
| Hillcrest | eThekwini | 23 | +187.5% |
| Jozini | Umkhanyakude | 23 | +35.3% |
| Bulwer | Harry Gwala | 22 | +69.2% |
| Camperdown | Umgungundlovu | 21 | -8.7% |
| Mbazwana | Umkhanyakude | 21 | +61.5% |
| Creighton | Harry Gwala | 19 | +111.1% |
| Ekuvukeni | Uthukela | 19 | +171.4% |
| New Hanover | Umgungundlovu | 19 | +26.7% |
| Mkhuze | Umkhanyakude | 17 | -32% |
| Mpungamhlophe | Zululand | 17 | +240% |
| Ndumo | Umkhanyakude | 17 | -15% |
| Hammarsdale | eThekwini | 16 | +128.6% |
| Wartburg | Umgungundlovu | 16 | +166.7% |
| Amangwe | Uthukela | 15 | +400% |
| Colenso | Uthukela | 14 | +75% |
| Hlabisa | Umkhanyakude | 14 | +100% |
| Gingindlovu | King Cetshwayo | 13 | -58.1% |
| Maphumulo | Ilembe | 13 | +18.2% |
| Msinga | Umzinyathi | 13 | +116.7% |
| Gluckstadt | Zululand | 12 | +200% |
| Evatt | Harry Gwala | 11 | +22.2% |
| Gowan Lea | Harry Gwala | 11 | +37.5% |
| Hluhluwe | Umkhanyakude | 11 | +83.3% |
| Melmoth | King Cetshwayo | 11 | -47.6% |
| Prestbury | Umgungundlovu | 11 | +22.2% |
| Utrecht | Amajuba | 11 | +10% |
| Impendle | Umgungundlovu | 10 | +150% |
| Mid Illovo | Umgungundlovu | 8 | 0% |
| Sawoti | Ugu | 8 | -20% |
| Winterton | Uthukela | 8 | +300% |
| Paddock | Ugu | 7 | +16.7% |
| Swartberg | Harry Gwala | 7 | +600% |
| Richmond-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 6 | -14.3% |
| Southport | Ugu | 6 | 0% |
| Umbumbulu | eThekwini | 6 | +200% |
| Ndwedwe | Ilembe | 5 | -44.4% |
| Nottingham Road | Umgungundlovu | 5 | 0% |
| Ntambanana | King Cetshwayo | 5 | -28.6% |
| Bishopstowe | Umgungundlovu | 4 | +100% |
| Newark | Ilembe | 4 | 0% |
| Umsunduzi | eThekwini | 4 | 0% |
| Cramond | Umgungundlovu | 3 | -25% |
| Dududu | Ugu | 3 | 0% |
| Ezibayeni | Umkhanyakude | 3 | -25% |
| Ingogo | Amajuba | 3 | +50% |
| Msinsini | Ugu | 3 | +50% |
| Nhlanhleni | Umzinyathi | 3 | -40% |
| Babanango | Zululand | 2 | 0% |
| Dalton | Umgungundlovu | 2 | -33.3% |
| Ekombe | King Cetshwayo | 2 | 0% |
| Elandslaagte | Uthukela | 2 | -33.3% |
| Ematsheni | Uthukela | 2 | +100% |
| Mehlomnyama | Ugu | 2 | -71.4% |
| Nondweni | Umzinyathi | 2 | -71.4% |
| Rietvlei | Umgungundlovu | 2 | 0% |
| St Faiths | Ugu | 2 | -83.3% |
| Thornville | Umgungundlovu | 2 | +100% |
| Van Reenen | Uthukela | 2 | +100% |
| Boston | Umgungundlovu | 1 | 0% |
| Harburg | Umgungundlovu | 1 | 0% |
| Mbongolwane | King Cetshwayo | 1 | 0% |
| Town Hill | Umgungundlovu | 1 | 0% |
| Upper Tugela | Uthukela | 1 | 0% |
| Weenen | Uthukela | 1 | 0% |
| Ematimatolo | Umzinyathi | 0 | -100% |
| Glendale | Ilembe | 0 | -100% |
| Kingsley | Amajuba | 0 | -100% |
| Nsuze | Ilembe | 0 | -100% |
| Wasbank | Umzinyathi | 0 | -100% |