Other Theft in KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ
SAPS recorded 35,997 other theft cases across 184 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 8.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 9,150 other theft cases, down 6.5% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most other theft reports come from eThekwini.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
KwaZulu-Natal other theft trend
Other Theft 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:
Other Theft by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | eThekwini | 1,487 | -21.8% |
| Durban Central | eThekwini | 1,250 | +1.6% |
| Chatsworth | eThekwini | 1,208 | -14.9% |
| Pinetown | eThekwini | 1,113 | -4.7% |
| Kwadukuza | Ilembe | 1,099 | +7.7% |
| Newcastle | Amajuba | 958 | +5.7% |
| Mountain Rise | Umgungundlovu | 911 | -3.5% |
| Pietermaritzburg | Umgungundlovu | 884 | -7.6% |
| Ladysmith | Uthukela | 801 | -14.2% |
| Plessislaer | Umgungundlovu | 752 | -2.7% |
| Durban North | eThekwini | 708 | -13.1% |
| Verulam | eThekwini | 690 | -30.7% |
| Richards Bay | King Cetshwayo | 674 | -2.6% |
| Margate | Ugu | 666 | +37% |
| Empangeni | King Cetshwayo | 635 | -6.9% |
| Alexandra Road | Umgungundlovu | 595 | -7% |
| Greenwood Park | eThekwini | 525 | -28.6% |
| Umlazi | eThekwini | 519 | +6.4% |
| Vryheid | Zululand | 513 | +13.7% |
| Hillcrest | eThekwini | 509 | -2.9% |
| Port Shepstone | Ugu | 507 | -19.3% |
| Sydenham | eThekwini | 499 | -22.3% |
| Inanda | eThekwini | 481 | -11.7% |
| Amanzimtoti | eThekwini | 428 | -5.9% |
| Osizweni | Amajuba | 422 | +16.9% |
| Bayview | eThekwini | 413 | -4.4% |
| Madadeni | Amajuba | 403 | -5.8% |
| Wentworth | eThekwini | 397 | -14.6% |
| Isipingo | eThekwini | 395 | -3.7% |
| Umbilo | eThekwini | 395 | -17.7% |
| Umhlali | Ilembe | 395 | -4.6% |
| Westville | eThekwini | 390 | -21.1% |
| Tongaat | eThekwini | 350 | -8.1% |
| Esikhaleni | King Cetshwayo | 321 | -22.5% |
| Kwamashu E | eThekwini | 303 | -32.2% |
| Brighton Beach | eThekwini | 298 | -4.8% |
| Newlands East | eThekwini | 288 | -16.3% |
| Umkomaas | eThekwini | 281 | 0% |
| Pongola | Zululand | 275 | -14.1% |
| Kwambonambi | King Cetshwayo | 273 | -15.2% |
| Gamalakhe | Ugu | 268 | +12.1% |
| Dundee | Umzinyathi | 265 | -1.9% |
| Bellair | eThekwini | 259 | +31.5% |
| Howick | Umgungundlovu | 257 | -11.7% |
| Mtunzini | King Cetshwayo | 251 | -9.4% |
| Kokstad | Harry Gwala | 238 | -7.4% |
| Eshowe | King Cetshwayo | 237 | -21.8% |
| Mtubatuba | Umkhanyakude | 236 | -6.7% |
| Berea | eThekwini | 230 | -28.6% |
| Montclair | eThekwini | 215 | -31.1% |
| Point | eThekwini | 215 | -27.6% |
| Cato Manor | eThekwini | 212 | -26.9% |
| Ulundi | Zululand | 207 | -15.2% |
| Mayville-Kzn | eThekwini | 200 | -19% |
| Ntuzuma | eThekwini | 197 | -27% |
| Bhekithemba | eThekwini | 194 | -6.7% |
| Estcourt | Uthukela | 186 | -16.6% |
| Scottburgh | Ugu | 186 | -11.4% |
| Kwadabeka | eThekwini | 179 | -19.4% |
| Malvern | eThekwini | 179 | +23.4% |
| Mpumalanga (KZN) | eThekwini | 177 | -26.9% |
| Prestbury | Umgungundlovu | 177 | +59.5% |
| Greytown | Umzinyathi | 171 | -30.2% |
| Nongoma | Zululand | 169 | +14.2% |
| Mandeni | Ilembe | 164 | +6.5% |
| Taylors Halt | Umgungundlovu | 164 | -0.6% |
| Mariannhill | eThekwini | 161 | -23% |
| Hibberdene | Ugu | 159 | -15% |
| Umzinto | Ugu | 158 | -12.2% |
| Mondlo | Zululand | 156 | +3.3% |
| Melmoth | King Cetshwayo | 150 | +10.3% |
| Kwamakhutha | eThekwini | 149 | -19% |
| Dannhauser | Amajuba | 148 | -12.9% |
| Ezakheni | Uthukela | 144 | +1.4% |
| Camperdown | Umgungundlovu | 141 | +10.2% |
| Town Hill | Umgungundlovu | 140 | +21.7% |
| Paulpietersburg | Zululand | 138 | -14.3% |
| Port Edward | Ugu | 137 | +7.9% |
| Sundumbili | Ilembe | 132 | -13.2% |
| Kwamsane | Umkhanyakude | 129 | -7.9% |
| Emanguzi | Umkhanyakude | 113 | +24.2% |
| Ndwedwe | Ilembe | 98 | +8.9% |
| Hilton-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 92 | +10.8% |
| Jozini | Umkhanyakude | 92 | +15% |
| Richmond-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 91 | +3.4% |
| Gingindlovu | King Cetshwayo | 89 | -22.6% |
| Mooi River | Umgungundlovu | 88 | -20% |
| Mpophomeni | Umgungundlovu | 87 | -14.7% |
| Utrecht | Amajuba | 87 | -11.2% |
| Hluhluwe | Umkhanyakude | 86 | -1.1% |
| Msinga | Umzinyathi | 86 | +4.9% |
| Hammarsdale | eThekwini | 83 | +43.1% |
| Lamontville | eThekwini | 83 | +2.5% |
| Ntabamhlophe | Uthukela | 82 | +43.9% |
| Inchanga | eThekwini | 81 | +52.8% |
| Nquthu | Umzinyathi | 79 | +17.9% |
| Kwandengezi | eThekwini | 78 | +4% |
| Ekuvukeni | Uthukela | 77 | -31.2% |
| Winterton | Uthukela | 77 | +1.3% |
| Harding | Ugu | 76 | -20.8% |
| Ixopo | Harry Gwala | 73 | -31.8% |
| Glencoe | Umzinyathi | 68 | +13.3% |
| Ezinqoleni | Ugu | 67 | +15.5% |
| Folweni | eThekwini | 67 | +28.8% |
| Bergville | Uthukela | 66 | -12% |
| Southport | Ugu | 66 | +10% |
| Nyoni | Ilembe | 65 | -13.3% |
| Umbumbulu | eThekwini | 64 | -14.7% |
| Himeville | Harry Gwala | 63 | +21.2% |
| Mahlabathini | Zululand | 61 | +7% |
| Paddock | Ugu | 61 | -3.2% |
| Thornville | Umgungundlovu | 59 | +1.7% |
| Kranskop | Umzinyathi | 58 | +7.4% |
| Maphumulo | Ilembe | 58 | -3.3% |
| Hlobane | Zululand | 56 | -21.1% |
| Umzimkhulu | Harry Gwala | 56 | -29.1% |
| Impendle | Umgungundlovu | 54 | +8% |
| Elandslaagte | Uthukela | 51 | -46.3% |
| Highflats | Harry Gwala | 50 | -24.2% |
| Mbazwana | Umkhanyakude | 50 | +47.1% |
| Colenso | Uthukela | 49 | -16.9% |
| Besters | Uthukela | 48 | -55.1% |
| Mkhuze | Umkhanyakude | 48 | +4.3% |
| Nottingham Road | Umgungundlovu | 48 | -12.7% |
| Ingwavuma | Umkhanyakude | 47 | -4.1% |
| Gluckstadt | Zululand | 45 | +40.6% |
| New Hanover | Umgungundlovu | 43 | +19.4% |
| Cramond | Umgungundlovu | 40 | +33.3% |
| Nkandla | King Cetshwayo | 40 | -29.8% |
| Wembezi | Uthukela | 40 | +33.3% |
| St Faiths | Ugu | 39 | -23.5% |
| Ekombe | King Cetshwayo | 36 | +50% |
| Bishopstowe | Umgungundlovu | 35 | +34.6% |
| Ibisi | Harry Gwala | 35 | -16.7% |
| Louwsburg | Zululand | 35 | +59.1% |
| Normandien | Amajuba | 35 | +40% |
| Sawoti | Ugu | 35 | +25% |
| Hlabisa | Umkhanyakude | 31 | -31.1% |
| Newark | Ilembe | 31 | 0% |
| Harburg | Umgungundlovu | 30 | +30.4% |
| Ntambanana | King Cetshwayo | 29 | +16% |
| Babanango | Zululand | 28 | -6.7% |
| Bulwer | Harry Gwala | 28 | -34.9% |
| Dududu | Ugu | 28 | +16.7% |
| Nsuze | Ilembe | 28 | -22.2% |
| Amangwe | Uthukela | 27 | +50% |
| Creighton | Harry Gwala | 27 | +17.4% |
| Ematsheni | Uthukela | 27 | +3.8% |
| Ingogo | Amajuba | 27 | -34.1% |
| Wartburg | Umgungundlovu | 26 | -21.2% |
| Umsunduzi | eThekwini | 25 | +4.2% |
| Weenen | Uthukela | 25 | -43.2% |
| Donnybrook | Harry Gwala | 24 | -36.8% |
| Nhlanhleni | Umzinyathi | 24 | +60% |
| Dalton | Umgungundlovu | 23 | 0% |
| Mid Illovo | Umgungundlovu | 22 | -15.4% |
| Msinsini | Ugu | 22 | -37.1% |
| Upper Tugela | Uthukela | 22 | -50% |
| Wasbank | Umzinyathi | 21 | -47.5% |
| Magudu | Zululand | 20 | 0% |
| Boston | Umgungundlovu | 19 | +137.5% |
| Mbongolwane | King Cetshwayo | 19 | +26.7% |
| Ngome | Zululand | 19 | -17.4% |
| Charlestown | Amajuba | 18 | +12.5% |
| Hattingspruit | Amajuba | 17 | -5.6% |
| Ezibayeni | Umkhanyakude | 15 | +25% |
| Mehlomnyama | Ugu | 15 | -31.8% |
| Muden | Umzinyathi | 15 | -34.8% |
| Groenvlei | Amajuba | 14 | +40% |
| Helpmekaar | Umzinyathi | 13 | -38.1% |
| Ndumo | Umkhanyakude | 12 | -20% |
| Van Reenen | Uthukela | 12 | -33.3% |
| Gowan Lea | Harry Gwala | 11 | -8.3% |
| Mpungamhlophe | Zululand | 11 | -21.4% |
| Ceza | Zululand | 10 | -37.5% |
| Glendale | Ilembe | 10 | +11.1% |
| Swartberg | Harry Gwala | 10 | +66.7% |
| Ematimatolo | Umzinyathi | 8 | 0% |
| Rietvlei | Umgungundlovu | 8 | -38.5% |
| Franklin | Harry Gwala | 6 | 0% |
| Intsikeni | Harry Gwala | 5 | -54.5% |
| Kingsley | Amajuba | 5 | -54.5% |
| Evatt | Harry Gwala | 4 | -20% |
| Nondweni | Umzinyathi | 4 | -73.3% |