eThekwini Crime Statistics
eThekwini has 42 SAPS precincts covering 312 suburbs. In Apr–Jun 2026 they recorded 30,638 reported crimes, including 11,260 contact (violent) and 4,584 property crimes; the largest categories were All theft not mentioned elsewhere (3,892), Common assault (3,312), Commercial crime (3,171). 19 precincts had more than 2% fewer crimes than in Apr–Jun 2025; 18 had more than 2% more. SAPS publishes counts per precinct, not a crime rate per resident, and larger precincts serve more residents. Source: SAPS quarterly release.
Violent crimes
11,260
Apr–Jun 2026
Property crimes
4,584
Apr–Jun 2026
Improving
19
precincts with more than 2% fewer crimes vs Apr–Jun 2025
Worsening
18
precincts with more than 2% more crimes vs Apr–Jun 2025
Updated · SAPS Q1 2026-27 release
Crime by category in eThekwini
See how each crime type ranks across eThekwini precincts.
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Ranked among precincts with at least 50 crimes a year earlier, leaving out stations next to one that opened in the last two years (their change may be a boundary change).
How much crime is reported in each eThekwini precinct?
Total reported crimes (Apr–Jun 2026). Colour shows trend vs Apr–Jun 2025.
| Precinct | Reported count | Change vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Durban Central | 2,317 | ↓ 13.2% |
| Inanda | 1,931 | ↑ 6.2% |
| Phoenix | 1,928 | ↓ 9.2% |
| Chatsworth | 1,859 | ↓ 9% |
| Verulam | 1,583 | ↑ 9.8% |
| Pinetown | 1,536 | ↓ 11.1% |
| Umlazi | 1,506 | → 1.1% |
| Ntuzuma | 1,036 | ↑ 15.5% |
| Kwamashu E | 917 | ↓ 3.5% |
| Sydenham | 796 | ↑ 8.6% |
| Durban North | 779 | ↓ 20.1% |
| Greenwood Park | 757 | ↓ 10.8% |
| Tongaat | 752 | ↑ 10.6% |
| Hillcrest | 741 | ↑ 8.3% |
| Umbilo | 722 | ↓ 8.4% |
| Cato Manor | 675 | ↑ 21.4% |
| Amanzimtoti | 651 | → 1.9% |
| Umkomaas | 621 | ↑ 22% |
| Kwadabeka | 606 | → 1.8% |
| Mpumalanga KZN | 590 | ↑ 5.4% |
| Mariannhill | 577 | ↑ 6.5% |
| Point | 562 | ↓ 3.3% |
| Bhekithemba | 545 | ↑ 2.6% |
| Kwamakhutha | 521 | ↓ 11.7% |
| Wentworth | 519 | ↓ 10.5% |
| Newlands East | 512 | → 1% |
| Isipingo | 507 | ↓ 24.3% |
| Brighton Beach | 494 | ↓ 6.6% |
| Westville | 438 | ↓ 11.5% |
| Montclair | 432 | ↓ 8.7% |
| Berea | 425 | ↑ 5.5% |
| Bayview | 406 | ↓ 5.6% |
| Bellair | 360 | → 1.1% |
| Mayville-Kzn | 359 | ↓ 8.4% |
| Malvern | 355 | ↑ 57.1% |
| Folweni | 270 | ↓ 6.6% |
| Kwandengezi | 269 | ↑ 8.5% |
| Lamontville | 239 | ↑ 4.4% |
| Umbumbulu | 182 | ↑ 4.6% |
| Inchanga | 169 | ↓ 5.1% |
| Hammarsdale | 98 | ↑ 6.5% |
| Umsunduzi | 96 | ↑ 17.1% |
Bar = reported crimes · ↓ fewer · ↑ more · → about the same (compared with Apr–Jun 2025)
All SAPS precincts in eThekwini
| Amanzimtoti | 651 | → 1.9% |
|---|---|---|
| Bayview | 406 | ↓ 5.6% |
| Bellair | 360 | → 1.1% |
| Berea | 425 | ↑ 5.5% |
| Bhekithemba | 545 | ↑ 2.6% |
| Brighton Beach | 494 | ↓ 6.6% |
| Cato Manor | 675 | ↑ 21.4% |
| Chatsworth | 1,859 | ↓ 9% |
| Durban Central | 2,317 | ↓ 13.2% |
| Durban North | 779 | ↓ 20.1% |
| Folweni | 270 | ↓ 6.6% |
| Greenwood Park | 757 | ↓ 10.8% |
| Hammarsdale | 98 | ↑ 6.5% |
| Hillcrest | 741 | ↑ 8.3% |
| Inanda | 1,931 | ↑ 6.2% |
| Inchanga | 169 | ↓ 5.1% |
| Isipingo | 507 | ↓ 24.3% |
| Kwadabeka | 606 | → 1.8% |
| Kwamakhutha | 521 | ↓ 11.7% |
| Kwamashu E | 917 | ↓ 3.5% |
| Kwandengezi | 269 | ↑ 8.5% |
| Lamontville | 239 | ↑ 4.4% |
| Malvern | 355 | ↑ 57.1% |
| Mariannhill | 577 | ↑ 6.5% |
| Mayville-Kzn | 359 | ↓ 8.4% |
| Montclair | 432 | ↓ 8.7% |
| Mpumalanga KZN | 590 | ↑ 5.4% |
| Newlands East | 512 | → 1% |
| Ntuzuma | 1,036 | ↑ 15.5% |
| Phoenix | 1,928 | ↓ 9.2% |
| Pinetown | 1,536 | ↓ 11.1% |
| Point | 562 | ↓ 3.3% |
| Sydenham | 796 | ↑ 8.6% |
| Tongaat | 752 | ↑ 10.6% |
| Umbilo | 722 | ↓ 8.4% |
| Umbumbulu | 182 | ↑ 4.6% |
| Umkomaas | 621 | ↑ 22% |
| Umlazi | 1,506 | → 1.1% |
| Umsunduzi | 96 | ↑ 17.1% |
| Verulam | 1,583 | ↑ 9.8% |
| Wentworth | 519 | ↓ 10.5% |
| Westville | 438 | ↓ 11.5% |
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Crime data from SAPS quarterly statistics (Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025). Methodology · Disclaimer
This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions.