Rape in KwaZulu-Natal
SAPS recorded 1,820 rape cases across 180 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, stable vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 1,820 rape cases, roughly unchanged vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most rape reports come from eThekwini.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is rape 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 rape?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.
Drill into a district:
Which KwaZulu-Natal precincts report the most rape?
| Precinct | District | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inanda | eThekwini | 100 | +31.6% |
| Umlazi | eThekwini | 47 | +6.8% |
| Ntuzuma | eThekwini | 41 | +36.7% |
| Madadeni | Amajuba | 37 | +68.2% |
| Verulam | eThekwini | 37 | +2.8% |
| Nongoma | Zululand | 36 | -2.7% |
| Osizweni | Amajuba | 35 | +20.7% |
| Plessislaer | Umgungundlovu | 34 | -22.7% |
| Mountain Rise | Umgungundlovu | 32 | -28.9% |
| Cato Manor | eThekwini | 30 | +7.1% |
| Empangeni | King Cetshwayo | 29 | -25.6% |
| Kwamakhutha | eThekwini | 26 | +100% |
| Durban Central | eThekwini | 25 | +19% |
| Kwamsane | Umkhanyakude | 25 | -10.7% |
| Port Shepstone | Ugu | 25 | -10.7% |
| Eshowe | King Cetshwayo | 24 | -11.1% |
| Ladysmith | Uthukela | 24 | +33.3% |
| Jozini | Umkhanyakude | 23 | +76.9% |
| Umzimkhulu | Harry Gwala | 22 | +46.7% |
| Esikhaleni | King Cetshwayo | 21 | -4.5% |
| Kwambonambi | King Cetshwayo | 21 | +16.7% |
| Msinga | Umzinyathi | 21 | +23.5% |
| Dannhauser | Amajuba | 20 | +81.8% |
| Pietermaritzburg | Umgungundlovu | 20 | +150% |
| Pongola | Zululand | 20 | -33.3% |
| Kwadukuza | Ilembe | 19 | -52.5% |
| Kwamashu E | eThekwini | 19 | -9.5% |
| Chatsworth | eThekwini | 18 | -5.3% |
| Mariannhill | eThekwini | 18 | +5.9% |
| Sydenham | eThekwini | 18 | +125% |
| Emanguzi | Umkhanyakude | 17 | +6.3% |
| Kwadabeka | eThekwini | 17 | -26.1% |
| Melmoth | King Cetshwayo | 17 | +13.3% |
| Nquthu | Umzinyathi | 17 | -5.6% |
| Taylors Halt | Umgungundlovu | 17 | +70% |
| Umkomaas | eThekwini | 17 | +30.8% |
| Hibberdene | Ugu | 16 | +14.3% |
| Mtubatuba | Umkhanyakude | 16 | +100% |
| Sundumbili | Ilembe | 16 | +14.3% |
| Ezakheni | Uthukela | 15 | -6.2% |
| Greenwood Park | eThekwini | 15 | -42.3% |
| Hluhluwe | Umkhanyakude | 15 | +87.5% |
| Mondlo | Zululand | 15 | +15.4% |
| Richards Bay | King Cetshwayo | 15 | 0% |
| Umzinto | Ugu | 15 | -6.2% |
| Alexandra Road | Umgungundlovu | 14 | +7.7% |
| Mpumalanga (KZN) | eThekwini | 13 | -27.8% |
| Phoenix | eThekwini | 13 | +30% |
| Ekombe | King Cetshwayo | 12 | -14.3% |
| Gingindlovu | King Cetshwayo | 12 | +33.3% |
| Hillcrest | eThekwini | 12 | -20% |
| Ibisi | Harry Gwala | 12 | +50% |
| Maphumulo | Ilembe | 12 | +50% |
| Nhlanhleni | Umzinyathi | 12 | +300% |
| Port Edward | Ugu | 12 | +50% |
| Hlabisa | Umkhanyakude | 11 | +266.7% |
| Ingwavuma | Umkhanyakude | 11 | 0% |
| Kokstad | Harry Gwala | 11 | -15.4% |
| Paulpietersburg | Zululand | 11 | +57.1% |
| Westville | eThekwini | 11 | +120% |
| Estcourt | Uthukela | 10 | -9.1% |
| Howick | Umgungundlovu | 10 | +150% |
| Isipingo | eThekwini | 10 | +25% |
| Margate | Ugu | 10 | +11.1% |
| Mtunzini | King Cetshwayo | 10 | -54.5% |
| Ndwedwe | Ilembe | 10 | -23.1% |
| Pinetown | eThekwini | 10 | +11.1% |
| Dundee | Umzinyathi | 9 | -47.1% |
| Durban North | eThekwini | 9 | +28.6% |
| Ezinqoleni | Ugu | 9 | -35.7% |
| Folweni | eThekwini | 9 | +28.6% |
| Kranskop | Umzinyathi | 9 | 0% |
| Newcastle | Amajuba | 9 | -25% |
| Richmond-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 9 | -30.8% |
| Tongaat | eThekwini | 9 | +28.6% |
| Vryheid | Zululand | 9 | -59.1% |
| Greytown | Umzinyathi | 8 | +33.3% |
| Highflats | Harry Gwala | 8 | -33.3% |
| Ixopo | Harry Gwala | 8 | 0% |
| Lamontville | eThekwini | 8 | +300% |
| Mooi River | Umgungundlovu | 8 | +166.7% |
| Newlands East | eThekwini | 8 | -27.3% |
| Nkandla | King Cetshwayo | 8 | -11.1% |
| Paddock | Ugu | 8 | +700% |
| Berea | eThekwini | 7 | +250% |
| Bhekithemba | eThekwini | 7 | -41.7% |
| Ematimatolo | Umzinyathi | 7 | +250% |
| Intsikeni | Harry Gwala | 7 | 0% |
| Mbazwana | Umkhanyakude | 7 | -12.5% |
| Mbongolwane | King Cetshwayo | 7 | +75% |
| New Hanover | Umgungundlovu | 7 | +40% |
| Nsuze | Ilembe | 7 | +40% |
| Nyoni | Ilembe | 7 | +16.7% |
| Umhlali | Ilembe | 7 | -53.3% |
| Bulwer | Harry Gwala | 6 | -40% |
| Dalton | Umgungundlovu | 6 | +50% |
| Hlobane | Zululand | 6 | -60% |
| Impendle | Umgungundlovu | 6 | +20% |
| Mahlabathini | Zululand | 6 | -25% |
| Msinsini | Ugu | 6 | +20% |
| Ulundi | Zululand | 6 | 0% |
| Umsunduzi | eThekwini | 6 | +20% |
| Bergville | Uthukela | 5 | -37.5% |
| Donnybrook | Harry Gwala | 5 | -28.6% |
| Dududu | Ugu | 5 | +25% |
| Glencoe | Umzinyathi | 5 | 0% |
| Harding | Ugu | 5 | -58.3% |
| Mehlomnyama | Ugu | 5 | 0% |
| Montclair | eThekwini | 5 | +400% |
| Mpophomeni | Umgungundlovu | 5 | -28.6% |
| Umbilo | eThekwini | 5 | -28.6% |
| Umbumbulu | eThekwini | 5 | -50% |
| Winterton | Uthukela | 5 | +400% |
| Amanzimtoti | eThekwini | 4 | 0% |
| Bayview | eThekwini | 4 | +33.3% |
| Ekuvukeni | Uthukela | 4 | -55.6% |
| Hilton-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 4 | +300% |
| Inchanga | eThekwini | 4 | -63.6% |
| Kwandengezi | eThekwini | 4 | -33.3% |
| Magudu | Zululand | 4 | +300% |
| Malvern | eThekwini | 4 | +100% |
| Mandeni | Ilembe | 4 | +100% |
| Ntabamhlophe | Uthukela | 4 | -33.3% |
| Point | eThekwini | 4 | +33.3% |
| Scottburgh | Ugu | 4 | -33.3% |
| Southport | Ugu | 4 | -50% |
| Thornville | Umgungundlovu | 4 | -33.3% |
| Wembezi | Uthukela | 4 | -20% |
| Amangwe | Uthukela | 3 | -72.7% |
| Babanango | Zululand | 3 | 0% |
| Camperdown | Umgungundlovu | 3 | -62.5% |
| Elandslaagte | Uthukela | 3 | 0% |
| Ematsheni | Uthukela | 3 | -72.7% |
| Franklin | Harry Gwala | 3 | +200% |
| Gamalakhe | Ugu | 3 | -40% |
| Harburg | Umgungundlovu | 3 | +50% |
| Ngome | Zululand | 3 | -40% |
| Nondweni | Umzinyathi | 3 | -25% |
| Ntambanana | King Cetshwayo | 3 | -70% |
| Prestbury | Umgungundlovu | 3 | -40% |
| St Faiths | Ugu | 3 | +50% |
| Upper Tugela | Uthukela | 3 | 0% |
| Weenen | Uthukela | 3 | -40% |
| Bellair | eThekwini | 2 | -60% |
| Besters | Uthukela | 2 | -50% |
| Brighton Beach | eThekwini | 2 | -50% |
| Ezibayeni | Umkhanyakude | 2 | 0% |
| Gluckstadt | Zululand | 2 | -33.3% |
| Hammarsdale | eThekwini | 2 | -50% |
| Himeville | Harry Gwala | 2 | -50% |
| Mayville-Kzn | eThekwini | 2 | -60% |
| Mpungamhlophe | Zululand | 2 | +100% |
| Ndumo | Umkhanyakude | 2 | -71.4% |
| Sawoti | Ugu | 2 | -50% |
| Wartburg | Umgungundlovu | 2 | -60% |
| Wasbank | Umzinyathi | 2 | 0% |
| Bishopstowe | Umgungundlovu | 1 | -88.9% |
| Boston | Umgungundlovu | 1 | -50% |
| Ceza | Zululand | 1 | 0% |
| Colenso | Uthukela | 1 | 0% |
| Glendale | Ilembe | 1 | 0% |
| Gowan Lea | Harry Gwala | 1 | -66.7% |
| Hattingspruit | Amajuba | 1 | 0% |
| Ingogo | Amajuba | 1 | 0% |
| Mkhuze | Umkhanyakude | 1 | -50% |
| Nottingham Road | Umgungundlovu | 1 | 0% |
| Rietvlei | Umgungundlovu | 1 | 0% |
| Town Hill | Umgungundlovu | 1 | 0% |
| Utrecht | Amajuba | 1 | -66.7% |
| Van Reenen | Uthukela | 1 | 0% |
| Wentworth | eThekwini | 1 | -66.7% |
| Charlestown | Amajuba | 0 | -100% |
| Cramond | Umgungundlovu | 0 | -100% |
| Creighton | Harry Gwala | 0 | -100% |
| Helpmekaar | Umzinyathi | 0 | -100% |
| Louwsburg | Zululand | 0 | -100% |
| Mid Illovo | Umgungundlovu | 0 | -100% |
| Muden | Umzinyathi | 0 | -100% |
| Newark | Ilembe | 0 | -100% |
| Swartberg | Harry Gwala | 0 | -100% |