Commercial Crime in King Cetshwayo
SAPS recorded 2,084 commercial crime cases across 12 King Cetshwayo precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 8% of KwaZulu-Natal's 25,251 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 524 commercial crime cases, down 5.2% 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.
King Cetshwayo commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime by precinct in King Cetshwayo
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All King Cetshwayo precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Richards Bay | 747 | +1.6% |
| Empangeni | 675 | -8.2% |
| Eshowe | 197 | -13.6% |
| Esikhaleni | 172 | -10.4% |
| Mtunzini | 103 | -19.5% |
| Nkandla | 54 | +12.5% |
| Kwambonambi | 48 | -4% |
| Melmoth | 42 | +2.4% |
| Gingindlovu | 28 | -26.3% |
| Ekombe | 7 | +75% |
| Mbongolwane | 6 | -14.3% |
| Ntambanana | 5 | -50% |