Drug-Related Crime in Ugu
SAPS recorded 1,741 drug-related crime cases across 16 Ugu precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 22% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 7% of KwaZulu-Natal's 26,212 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 439 drug-related crime cases, up 38.1% 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.
Ugu drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime by precinct in Ugu
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 16 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Ugu precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Margate | 714 | +22.5% |
| Port Shepstone | 419 | +41.6% |
| Umzinto | 255 | +10.4% |
| Hibberdene | 103 | +14.4% |
| Gamalakhe | 94 | +91.8% |
| Port Edward | 34 | +3% |
| Harding | 31 | +158.3% |
| Ezinqoleni | 30 | +66.7% |
| Scottburgh | 30 | -58.3% |
| Sawoti | 8 | -20% |
| Paddock | 7 | +16.7% |
| Southport | 6 | 0% |
| Dududu | 3 | 0% |
| Msinsini | 3 | +50% |
| Mehlomnyama | 2 | -71.4% |
| St Faiths | 2 | -83.3% |