Drug-Related Crime in eThekwini
SAPS recorded 11,252 drug-related crime cases across 42 eThekwini precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 13.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 43% of KwaZulu-Natal's 26,212 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 2,620 drug-related crime cases, up 5.8% 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 drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 1,119 | +11.9% |
| Chatsworth | 1,044 | +9.3% |
| Verulam | 878 | +12.4% |
| Durban Central | 845 | +21.1% |
| Kwamashu E | 649 | +18.9% |
| Inanda | 552 | -19.5% |
| Pinetown | 471 | +16.3% |
| Point | 453 | -8.7% |
| Umlazi | 386 | +14.2% |
| Tongaat | 375 | +11.3% |
| Sydenham | 369 | +17.1% |
| Brighton Beach | 347 | +5.2% |
| Ntuzuma | 311 | +1% |
| Wentworth | 293 | +36.9% |
| Mariannhill | 292 | +12.7% |
| Umbilo | 284 | +7.2% |
| Cato Manor | 217 | +32.3% |
| Montclair | 190 | +3.3% |
| Bellair | 175 | +8.7% |
| Kwamakhutha | 171 | +151.5% |
| Mpumalanga (KZN) | 167 | +89.8% |
| Bhekithemba | 144 | +63.6% |
| Folweni | 140 | 0% |
| Bayview | 134 | +24.1% |
| Isipingo | 125 | +30.2% |
| Newlands East | 125 | +9.6% |
| Lamontville | 114 | +225.7% |
| Durban North | 110 | +26.4% |
| Kwadabeka | 107 | +32.1% |
| Inchanga | 95 | +5.6% |
| Umkomaas | 89 | +39.1% |
| Mayville-Kzn | 85 | +23.2% |
| Greenwood Park | 84 | +25.4% |
| Amanzimtoti | 77 | -24.5% |
| Berea | 62 | +12.7% |
| Malvern | 56 | +9.8% |
| Kwandengezi | 44 | +4.8% |
| Westville | 24 | -22.6% |
| Hillcrest | 23 | +187.5% |
| Hammarsdale | 16 | +128.6% |
| Umbumbulu | 6 | +200% |
| Umsunduzi | 4 | 0% |