Commercial Crime in eThekwini
SAPS recorded 13,159 commercial crime cases across 42 eThekwini precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 52% of KwaZulu-Natal's 25,251 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 3,190 commercial crime cases, up 3.3% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
eThekwini commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime by precinct in eThekwini
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 42 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All eThekwini precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Durban Central | 1,536 | +7.7% |
| Pinetown | 1,182 | +3.6% |
| Durban North | 1,052 | +1.6% |
| Phoenix | 824 | +12.4% |
| Hillcrest | 743 | +21.2% |
| Chatsworth | 683 | +5.1% |
| Verulam | 544 | +2.3% |
| Greenwood Park | 514 | +22.1% |
| Amanzimtoti | 455 | -6% |
| Westville | 424 | +14% |
| Umbilo | 391 | +2.1% |
| Umlazi | 360 | +15.4% |
| Point | 294 | +4.6% |
| Tongaat | 274 | +33% |
| Brighton Beach | 258 | +9.3% |
| Isipingo | 257 | +16.3% |
| Newlands East | 247 | +16.5% |
| Malvern | 245 | +33.9% |
| Sydenham | 244 | +3.8% |
| Inanda | 232 | +1.8% |
| Kwamashu E | 219 | -1.4% |
| Berea | 201 | -15.2% |
| Montclair | 188 | +8.7% |
| Umkomaas | 181 | +21.5% |
| Mayville-Kzn | 179 | +7.2% |
| Bellair | 154 | -2.5% |
| Wentworth | 148 | +25.4% |
| Bayview | 145 | +10.7% |
| Mariannhill | 126 | +0.8% |
| Kwadabeka | 121 | +26% |
| Kwamakhutha | 116 | +38.1% |
| Bhekithemba | 111 | +9.9% |
| Cato Manor | 104 | -16.8% |
| Mpumalanga (KZN) | 98 | -14% |
| Ntuzuma | 91 | -8.1% |
| Kwandengezi | 50 | +108.3% |
| Inchanga | 41 | +46.4% |
| Lamontville | 40 | +5.3% |
| Umbumbulu | 28 | +3.7% |
| Folweni | 25 | -24.2% |
| Hammarsdale | 20 | +33.3% |
| Umsunduzi | 14 | 0% |