Driving Under the Influence in KwaZulu-Natal
SAPS recorded 14,125 driving under the influence cases across 181 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 64.5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 3,695 driving under the influence cases, up 66.7% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most driving under the influence reports come from eThekwini.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
KwaZulu-Natal driving under the influence trend
Driving Under the Influence 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:
Driving Under the Influence by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madadeni | Amajuba | 850 | -2.4% |
| Osizweni | Amajuba | 645 | +34.1% |
| Ladysmith | Uthukela | 587 | +127.5% |
| Durban Central | eThekwini | 501 | +11.1% |
| Margate | Ugu | 490 | +410.4% |
| Richards Bay | King Cetshwayo | 469 | +228% |
| Newcastle | Amajuba | 367 | +3.7% |
| Durban North | eThekwini | 334 | +176% |
| Kokstad | Harry Gwala | 329 | +183.6% |
| Alexandra Road | Umgungundlovu | 318 | +347.9% |
| Pietermaritzburg | Umgungundlovu | 307 | +358.2% |
| Estcourt | Uthukela | 253 | +396.1% |
| Umlazi | eThekwini | 247 | +90% |
| Mountain Rise | Umgungundlovu | 229 | +68.4% |
| Point | eThekwini | 218 | +45.3% |
| Mtubatuba | Umkhanyakude | 196 | +154.5% |
| Empangeni | King Cetshwayo | 188 | +168.6% |
| Ezakheni | Uthukela | 188 | +193.8% |
| Port Shepstone | Ugu | 185 | +6.3% |
| Pongola | Zululand | 174 | +194.9% |
| Scottburgh | Ugu | 174 | +95.5% |
| Kwadukuza | Ilembe | 169 | +7.6% |
| Pinetown | eThekwini | 168 | +31.3% |
| Amanzimtoti | eThekwini | 162 | +121.9% |
| Esikhaleni | King Cetshwayo | 158 | +327% |
| Isipingo | eThekwini | 156 | +64.2% |
| Verulam | eThekwini | 156 | +126.1% |
| Umbilo | eThekwini | 152 | +261.9% |
| Inanda | eThekwini | 151 | +25.8% |
| Mbazwana | Umkhanyakude | 140 | +86.7% |
| Phoenix | eThekwini | 139 | 0% |
| Montclair | eThekwini | 136 | +13.3% |
| Dannhauser | Amajuba | 135 | -22.4% |
| Vryheid | Zululand | 131 | +37.9% |
| Nongoma | Zululand | 124 | +6% |
| Plessislaer | Umgungundlovu | 115 | +342.3% |
| Bergville | Uthukela | 113 | +289.7% |
| Kwamashu E | eThekwini | 110 | +74.6% |
| Emanguzi | Umkhanyakude | 109 | +101.9% |
| Umzimkhulu | Harry Gwala | 106 | +68.3% |
| Kwadabeka | eThekwini | 104 | +147.6% |
| Ulundi | Zululand | 103 | +32.1% |
| Chatsworth | eThekwini | 97 | +29.3% |
| Kwamsane | Umkhanyakude | 90 | +26.8% |
| Berea | eThekwini | 87 | -1.1% |
| Eshowe | King Cetshwayo | 87 | +107.1% |
| Bhekithemba | eThekwini | 85 | +32.8% |
| Harding | Ugu | 85 | +193.1% |
| Mondlo | Zululand | 84 | -5.6% |
| Newlands East | eThekwini | 83 | +102.4% |
| Jozini | Umkhanyakude | 82 | +121.6% |
| Bayview | eThekwini | 79 | +243.5% |
| Nquthu | Umzinyathi | 77 | +83.3% |
| Mayville-Kzn | eThekwini | 76 | +24.6% |
| Sundumbili | Ilembe | 76 | +46.2% |
| Utrecht | Amajuba | 75 | -2.6% |
| Hillcrest | eThekwini | 74 | -24.5% |
| Hlobane | Zululand | 72 | +9.1% |
| Mtunzini | King Cetshwayo | 72 | +132.3% |
| Howick | Umgungundlovu | 71 | +102.9% |
| Ndwedwe | Ilembe | 71 | +57.8% |
| Bulwer | Harry Gwala | 68 | +100% |
| Dundee | Umzinyathi | 68 | +223.8% |
| Umbumbulu | eThekwini | 67 | -28.7% |
| Nkandla | King Cetshwayo | 65 | +27.5% |
| Umkomaas | eThekwini | 65 | +80.6% |
| Mandeni | Ilembe | 60 | +81.8% |
| Elandslaagte | Uthukela | 50 | +316.7% |
| Himeville | Harry Gwala | 50 | +38.9% |
| Ntuzuma | eThekwini | 49 | +133.3% |
| Umhlali | Ilembe | 49 | -50.5% |
| Franklin | Harry Gwala | 48 | +20% |
| Kwandengezi | eThekwini | 48 | 0% |
| Ntabamhlophe | Uthukela | 48 | +84.6% |
| Paulpietersburg | Zululand | 48 | +26.3% |
| Umzinto | Ugu | 47 | +6.8% |
| Mariannhill | eThekwini | 45 | +87.5% |
| Mahlabathini | Zululand | 44 | -20% |
| Mpumalanga (KZN) | eThekwini | 44 | +18.9% |
| Ixopo | Harry Gwala | 43 | +53.6% |
| Malvern | eThekwini | 42 | +20% |
| Brighton Beach | eThekwini | 41 | +10.8% |
| Greytown | Umzinyathi | 41 | +2.5% |
| Wentworth | eThekwini | 41 | +78.3% |
| Hibberdene | Ugu | 40 | +37.9% |
| Wembezi | Uthukela | 40 | +566.7% |
| Greenwood Park | eThekwini | 39 | +200% |
| Folweni | eThekwini | 38 | +216.7% |
| Kwamakhutha | eThekwini | 37 | +428.6% |
| Umsunduzi | eThekwini | 37 | +60.9% |
| Bellair | eThekwini | 35 | -5.4% |
| Hluhluwe | Umkhanyakude | 35 | +150% |
| Prestbury | Umgungundlovu | 34 | +1600% |
| Tongaat | eThekwini | 34 | -10.5% |
| Besters | Uthukela | 32 | +357.1% |
| Amangwe | Uthukela | 29 | +163.6% |
| Kwambonambi | King Cetshwayo | 29 | +16% |
| Ibisi | Harry Gwala | 28 | +250% |
| Lamontville | eThekwini | 28 | +7.7% |
| Inchanga | eThekwini | 27 | +80% |
| Van Reenen | Uthukela | 26 | +550% |
| Glencoe | Umzinyathi | 25 | +108.3% |
| Cato Manor | eThekwini | 24 | +84.6% |
| Creighton | Harry Gwala | 24 | +140% |
| Westville | eThekwini | 24 | +50% |
| Colenso | Uthukela | 23 | +475% |
| Gamalakhe | Ugu | 23 | +155.6% |
| Ingogo | Amajuba | 23 | -4.2% |
| Mkhuze | Umkhanyakude | 23 | -4.2% |
| Ndumo | Umkhanyakude | 23 | +43.8% |
| Donnybrook | Harry Gwala | 19 | +90% |
| Hammarsdale | eThekwini | 19 | +216.7% |
| Port Edward | Ugu | 19 | +137.5% |
| Winterton | Uthukela | 19 | +375% |
| Intsikeni | Harry Gwala | 18 | +50% |
| Louwsburg | Zululand | 18 | -35.7% |
| Melmoth | King Cetshwayo | 18 | +157.1% |
| Bishopstowe | Umgungundlovu | 17 | +1600% |
| Hlabisa | Umkhanyakude | 17 | +112.5% |
| Ngome | Zululand | 17 | +54.5% |
| Mid Illovo | Umgungundlovu | 16 | +1500% |
| Hilton-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 15 | +15.4% |
| St Faiths | Ugu | 15 | -21.1% |
| Kingsley | Amajuba | 14 | +27.3% |
| Ingwavuma | Umkhanyakude | 13 | +225% |
| Mpophomeni | Umgungundlovu | 13 | +550% |
| Gingindlovu | King Cetshwayo | 12 | -25% |
| Mpungamhlophe | Zululand | 12 | +300% |
| Southport | Ugu | 12 | 0% |
| Babanango | Zululand | 11 | +83.3% |
| Ceza | Zululand | 11 | +22.2% |
| Mooi River | Umgungundlovu | 11 | +120% |
| Msinga | Umzinyathi | 11 | -35.3% |
| Paddock | Ugu | 11 | -15.4% |
| Impendle | Umgungundlovu | 10 | +233.3% |
| Msinsini | Ugu | 10 | +233.3% |
| Wasbank | Umzinyathi | 10 | -16.7% |
| Boston | Umgungundlovu | 9 | +80% |
| Nondweni | Umzinyathi | 9 | +12.5% |
| Ezinqoleni | Ugu | 8 | +60% |
| Sawoti | Ugu | 8 | -33.3% |
| Wartburg | Umgungundlovu | 8 | 0% |
| Dududu | Ugu | 7 | 0% |
| Ekuvukeni | Uthukela | 7 | +75% |
| Gluckstadt | Zululand | 7 | +40% |
| Nhlanhleni | Umzinyathi | 7 | -61.1% |
| Weenen | Uthukela | 7 | +600% |
| Ematsheni | Uthukela | 6 | +200% |
| Mehlomnyama | Ugu | 6 | +500% |
| Nyoni | Ilembe | 6 | +50% |
| Dalton | Umgungundlovu | 5 | +150% |
| Highflats | Harry Gwala | 5 | +25% |
| Mbongolwane | King Cetshwayo | 5 | +25% |
| Newark | Ilembe | 5 | +150% |
| Swartberg | Harry Gwala | 5 | +150% |
| Sydenham | eThekwini | 5 | +66.7% |
| Town Hill | Umgungundlovu | 5 | -37.5% |
| Camperdown | Umgungundlovu | 4 | -33.3% |
| Ntambanana | King Cetshwayo | 4 | +100% |
| Cramond | Umgungundlovu | 3 | +50% |
| Ematimatolo | Umzinyathi | 3 | +50% |
| Maphumulo | Ilembe | 3 | +50% |
| Normandien | Amajuba | 3 | 0% |
| Nottingham Road | Umgungundlovu | 3 | -50% |
| Thornville | Umgungundlovu | 3 | +200% |
| Charlestown | Amajuba | 2 | 0% |
| Evatt | Harry Gwala | 2 | +100% |
| Gowan Lea | Harry Gwala | 2 | +100% |
| Kranskop | Umzinyathi | 2 | 0% |
| Nsuze | Ilembe | 2 | 0% |
| Taylors Halt | Umgungundlovu | 2 | +100% |
| Ezibayeni | Umkhanyakude | 1 | -50% |
| Glendale | Ilembe | 1 | 0% |
| Hattingspruit | Amajuba | 1 | -75% |
| Helpmekaar | Umzinyathi | 1 | -83.3% |
| Muden | Umzinyathi | 1 | 0% |
| New Hanover | Umgungundlovu | 1 | -50% |
| Richmond-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 1 | -50% |
| Rietvlei | Umgungundlovu | 1 | 0% |
| Upper Tugela | Uthukela | 1 | -50% |
| Ekombe | King Cetshwayo | 0 | -100% |