Drug-Related Crime in Ilembe
SAPS recorded 908 drug-related crime cases across 8 Ilembe precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 20.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 3% of KwaZulu-Natal's 26,212 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 201 drug-related crime cases, up 39.6% 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.
Ilembe drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime by precinct in Ilembe
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.