Murder in Ilembe
SAPS recorded 358 murder cases across 10 Ilembe precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 8% of KwaZulu-Natal's 4,743 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 78 murder cases, down 7.1% 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 murder trend
Murder 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.