Rape in KwaZulu-Natal
SAPS recorded 8,186 rape cases across 183 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 2,075 rape cases, down 2.4% vs Jan–Mar 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.
KwaZulu-Natal rape trend
Rape 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:
Rape by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inanda | eThekwini | 332 | +5.7% |
| Plessislaer | Umgungundlovu | 240 | +13.2% |
| Umlazi | eThekwini | 224 | -12.5% |
| Mountain Rise | Umgungundlovu | 166 | -8.3% |
| Empangeni | King Cetshwayo | 159 | -16.3% |
| Osizweni | Amajuba | 158 | +12.9% |
| Verulam | eThekwini | 155 | +28.1% |
| Nongoma | Zululand | 154 | +29.4% |
| Ntuzuma | eThekwini | 154 | +8.5% |
| Kwadukuza | Ilembe | 146 | -0.7% |
| Madadeni | Amajuba | 131 | +22.4% |
| Pongola | Zululand | 125 | +66.7% |
| Cato Manor | eThekwini | 107 | +2.9% |
| Port Shepstone | Ugu | 107 | -0.9% |
| Kwamsane | Umkhanyakude | 105 | -9.5% |
| Ladysmith | Uthukela | 105 | -4.5% |
| Esikhaleni | King Cetshwayo | 103 | +1% |
| Eshowe | King Cetshwayo | 96 | -34.7% |
| Kwamashu E | eThekwini | 95 | -14.4% |
| Nquthu | Umzinyathi | 95 | +28.4% |
| Mtunzini | King Cetshwayo | 88 | +33.3% |
| Mpumalanga (KZN) | eThekwini | 85 | +6.3% |
| Durban Central | eThekwini | 79 | -20.2% |
| Greenwood Park | eThekwini | 78 | +77.3% |
| Msinga | Umzinyathi | 78 | +23.8% |
| Chatsworth | eThekwini | 77 | -1.3% |
| Kwamakhutha | eThekwini | 76 | -27.6% |
| Mariannhill | eThekwini | 75 | -11.8% |
| Harding | Ugu | 74 | +51% |
| Kwambonambi | King Cetshwayo | 71 | -24.5% |
| Mondlo | Zululand | 71 | -22.8% |
| Hibberdene | Ugu | 70 | -1.4% |
| Bhekithemba | eThekwini | 69 | -8% |
| Kokstad | Harry Gwala | 67 | -4.3% |
| Kwadabeka | eThekwini | 67 | -23% |
| Melmoth | King Cetshwayo | 67 | -23.9% |
| Pietermaritzburg | Umgungundlovu | 67 | -4.3% |
| Vryheid | Zululand | 67 | -10.7% |
| Ezakheni | Uthukela | 66 | -14.3% |
| Richards Bay | King Cetshwayo | 65 | +22.6% |
| Umhlali | Ilembe | 65 | +4.8% |
| Hillcrest | eThekwini | 63 | +6.8% |
| Sydenham | eThekwini | 61 | -10.3% |
| Jozini | Umkhanyakude | 58 | -14.7% |
| Newcastle | Amajuba | 58 | 0% |
| Umzinto | Ugu | 58 | +41.5% |
| Richmond-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 56 | -22.2% |
| Umkomaas | eThekwini | 56 | +5.7% |
| Alexandra Road | Umgungundlovu | 55 | -28.6% |
| Margate | Ugu | 55 | -12.7% |
| Taylors Halt | Umgungundlovu | 55 | -26.7% |
| Dundee | Umzinyathi | 54 | +25.6% |
| Ekuvukeni | Uthukela | 54 | -11.5% |
| Umzimkhulu | Harry Gwala | 54 | -5.3% |
| Ingwavuma | Umkhanyakude | 52 | -27.8% |
| Nkandla | King Cetshwayo | 52 | -10.3% |
| Phoenix | eThekwini | 52 | +4% |
| Estcourt | Uthukela | 51 | +15.9% |
| Dannhauser | Amajuba | 48 | +9.1% |
| Mtubatuba | Umkhanyakude | 47 | -11.3% |
| Ndwedwe | Ilembe | 47 | -35.6% |
| Sundumbili | Ilembe | 46 | -37.8% |
| Emanguzi | Umkhanyakude | 45 | -10% |
| Highflats | Harry Gwala | 44 | +12.8% |
| Newlands East | eThekwini | 44 | +25.7% |
| Hlobane | Zululand | 43 | +59.3% |
| Isipingo | eThekwini | 43 | +13.2% |
| Bergville | Uthukela | 42 | -14.3% |
| Ibisi | Harry Gwala | 42 | +23.5% |
| Paulpietersburg | Zululand | 42 | -30% |
| Ekombe | King Cetshwayo | 41 | +20.6% |
| Umbilo | eThekwini | 41 | -6.8% |
| Folweni | eThekwini | 40 | -25.9% |
| Hluhluwe | Umkhanyakude | 40 | -18.4% |
| Howick | Umgungundlovu | 40 | +29% |
| Pinetown | eThekwini | 40 | -32.2% |
| Tongaat | eThekwini | 40 | -34.4% |
| Kwandengezi | eThekwini | 37 | +42.3% |
| Ezinqoleni | Ugu | 36 | -20% |
| Ulundi | Zululand | 36 | -41% |
| Camperdown | Umgungundlovu | 35 | +169.2% |
| Intsikeni | Harry Gwala | 35 | +16.7% |
| Nsuze | Ilembe | 35 | -5.4% |
| Amangwe | Uthukela | 34 | -17.1% |
| Mpophomeni | Umgungundlovu | 34 | +9.7% |
| Greytown | Umzinyathi | 33 | +37.5% |
| Nyoni | Ilembe | 33 | -17.5% |
| Ixopo | Harry Gwala | 32 | -13.5% |
| Kranskop | Umzinyathi | 32 | -13.5% |
| Mbongolwane | King Cetshwayo | 32 | -5.9% |
| Ntabamhlophe | Uthukela | 32 | -8.6% |
| Ntambanana | King Cetshwayo | 32 | +357.1% |
| Bulwer | Harry Gwala | 31 | +138.5% |
| Dududu | Ugu | 31 | +244.4% |
| Gingindlovu | King Cetshwayo | 31 | -27.9% |
| Inchanga | eThekwini | 31 | -3.1% |
| Mbazwana | Umkhanyakude | 31 | +14.8% |
| Impendle | Umgungundlovu | 30 | +42.9% |
| Mahlabathini | Zululand | 29 | +70.6% |
| Maphumulo | Ilembe | 29 | -3.3% |
| Umbumbulu | eThekwini | 29 | -17.1% |
| Umsunduzi | eThekwini | 28 | +16.7% |
| Bishopstowe | Umgungundlovu | 27 | +42.1% |
| Msinsini | Ugu | 27 | +3.8% |
| Ematsheni | Uthukela | 26 | +18.2% |
| Hlabisa | Umkhanyakude | 26 | -10.3% |
| Newark | Ilembe | 26 | +23.8% |
| Scottburgh | Ugu | 26 | -7.1% |
| Wembezi | Uthukela | 26 | +4% |
| Durban North | eThekwini | 25 | +4.2% |
| Wartburg | Umgungundlovu | 25 | -3.8% |
| Himeville | Harry Gwala | 24 | +140% |
| Point | eThekwini | 24 | -33.3% |
| Sawoti | Ugu | 24 | +9.1% |
| Brighton Beach | eThekwini | 23 | -8% |
| Southport | Ugu | 23 | +15% |
| Amanzimtoti | eThekwini | 22 | -43.6% |
| Besters | Uthukela | 22 | +83.3% |
| Gamalakhe | Ugu | 21 | -4.5% |
| Ndumo | Umkhanyakude | 21 | -8.7% |
| Nhlanhleni | Umzinyathi | 21 | -22.2% |
| Westville | eThekwini | 21 | +10.5% |
| Mooi River | Umgungundlovu | 20 | -51.2% |
| Port Edward | Ugu | 20 | -37.5% |
| St Faiths | Ugu | 19 | +111.1% |
| Weenen | Uthukela | 19 | +35.7% |
| Elandslaagte | Uthukela | 18 | +100% |
| Montclair | eThekwini | 18 | -5.3% |
| Thornville | Umgungundlovu | 18 | +28.6% |
| Glencoe | Umzinyathi | 17 | -15% |
| Ngome | Zululand | 17 | +240% |
| Donnybrook | Harry Gwala | 16 | -23.8% |
| Mayville-Kzn | eThekwini | 16 | -20% |
| New Hanover | Umgungundlovu | 16 | -42.9% |
| Prestbury | Umgungundlovu | 16 | +60% |
| Bellair | eThekwini | 15 | 0% |
| Gowan Lea | Harry Gwala | 15 | -21.1% |
| Utrecht | Amajuba | 15 | +7.1% |
| Bayview | eThekwini | 14 | +40% |
| Ematimatolo | Umzinyathi | 14 | -22.2% |
| Lamontville | eThekwini | 14 | -58.8% |
| Paddock | Ugu | 14 | +16.7% |
| Wentworth | eThekwini | 14 | 0% |
| Babanango | Zululand | 13 | +8.3% |
| Berea | eThekwini | 13 | +85.7% |
| Creighton | Harry Gwala | 13 | -50% |
| Harburg | Umgungundlovu | 13 | +30% |
| Ceza | Zululand | 12 | -7.7% |
| Dalton | Umgungundlovu | 12 | +20% |
| Gluckstadt | Zululand | 12 | +9.1% |
| Muden | Umzinyathi | 12 | +9.1% |
| Cramond | Umgungundlovu | 11 | 0% |
| Louwsburg | Zululand | 11 | -31.2% |
| Mid Illovo | Umgungundlovu | 11 | +83.3% |
| Mkhuze | Umkhanyakude | 11 | -26.7% |
| Ezibayeni | Umkhanyakude | 10 | +42.9% |
| Hammarsdale | eThekwini | 10 | -28.6% |
| Nondweni | Umzinyathi | 10 | +42.9% |
| Winterton | Uthukela | 10 | +11.1% |
| Colenso | Uthukela | 9 | -18.2% |
| Hilton-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 9 | 0% |
| Mandeni | Ilembe | 9 | -71% |
| Mehlomnyama | Ugu | 9 | -67.9% |
| Charlestown | Amajuba | 8 | +60% |
| Malvern | eThekwini | 8 | +60% |
| Upper Tugela | Uthukela | 8 | -61.9% |
| Glendale | Ilembe | 7 | -36.4% |
| Mpungamhlophe | Zululand | 7 | +40% |
| Evatt | Harry Gwala | 6 | +200% |
| Magudu | Zululand | 6 | +20% |
| Swartberg | Harry Gwala | 6 | +500% |
| Franklin | Harry Gwala | 5 | +150% |
| Hattingspruit | Amajuba | 5 | -50% |
| Van Reenen | Uthukela | 5 | 0% |
| Boston | Umgungundlovu | 4 | -20% |
| Helpmekaar | Umzinyathi | 4 | +100% |
| Kingsley | Amajuba | 4 | 0% |
| Town Hill | Umgungundlovu | 4 | -20% |
| Wasbank | Umzinyathi | 4 | -33.3% |
| Rietvlei | Umgungundlovu | 2 | -50% |
| Groenvlei | Amajuba | 1 | 0% |
| Ingogo | Amajuba | 1 | -66.7% |
| Nottingham Road | Umgungundlovu | 0 | -100% |