Cato Manor Precinct
How much crime was reported in the Cato Manor precinct?
The Cato Manor SAPS precinct recorded 2,249 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 6.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 675 crimes, up 21.4% vs Apr–Jun 2025 (556).
Largest categories
Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.
What this data can't tell you
How we handle these →Where within the precinct. SAPS reports one figure for the whole area; all 7 suburbs share it.
Unreported crime. Only crime reported to police is counted, so real incidence is higher.
Crime per resident. Raw counts, no population adjustment — the trend is the steadier signal.
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All these suburbs share the same crime statistics because SAPS reports data at precinct level.
Reported crimes
2,249
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year
vs pre-COVID baseline
↓ 7.8%
below 2018-2019
Updated · SAPS Q1 2026-27 release
What's changing?
Biggest category changes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Serious assault dropped significantly (-93) while Drug-related crime increased (+53).
Crime trend by year
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Hollow points with dashed lines indicate years with fewer than 4 quarters of data — those totals may be lower because SAPS has not released every quarter.
Over the past decade, crime here has risen.
The numbers behind that — recent years vs earlier years, averaged to see past a one-year spike
Over ~5 years
↑ 5%
avg 23/24–25/26 vs avg 18/19–20/21
Over ~10 years
↑ 12.1%
avg 23/24–25/26 vs avg 13/14–15/16
Crime breakdown
Top reported offences in 2025-2026
| Crime category | Reported count |
|---|---|
| Serious assault | 341 |
| Aggravated robbery | 270 |
| Carjacking | 68 |
| Truck hijacking | 1 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 52 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 25 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 1 |
| Bank robbery | 0 |
| Components of aggravated robbery above, already counted in that total. Not additional crimes. | |
| Common assault | 254 |
| Drug-related crime | 217 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 212 |
| Residential burglary | 124 |
| Rape | 107 |
| Commercial crime | 104 |
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| Category | 2025-2026 | 2024-2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious assault | 341 | 434 | -93 |
| Aggravated robbery | 270 | 256 | +14 |
| Carjacking | 68 | 50 | +18 |
| Truck hijacking | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 52 | 32 | +20 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 25 | 21 | +4 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Bank robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Components of aggravated robbery above, already counted in that total. Not additional crimes. SAPS reports these both individually and within the aggravated-robbery figure. | |||
| Common assault | 254 | 256 | -2 |
| Drug-related crime | 217 | 164 | +53 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 212 | 290 | -78 |
| Residential burglary | 124 | 127 | -3 |
| Rape | 107 | 104 | +3 |
| Commercial crime | 104 | 125 | -21 |
| Vehicle theft | 103 | 99 | +4 |
| Malicious damage | 101 | 122 | -21 |
| Murder | 76 | 77 | -1 |
| Theft from vehicle | 76 | 54 | +22 |
| Common robbery | 62 | 94 | -32 |
| Attempted murder | 52 | 55 | -3 |
| Kidnapping | 32 | 30 | +2 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 24 | 13 | +11 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| Business burglary | 14 | 13 | +1 |
| Culpable homicide | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| Crimen injuria | 12 | 20 | -8 |
| Sexual assault | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| Public violence | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Arson | 3 | 9 | -6 |
| Sexual offences detected as a result of police action | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Stock-theft | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Abduction | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contact sexual offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Data Sources & Notes
- Crime data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics
- SAPS data reflects reported crime only. Crime reporting rates vary by area. How much crime goes unreported? →
- This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions. Full disclaimer
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