Driving Under the Influence in Ugu
SAPS recorded 1,140 driving under the influence cases across 16 Ugu precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 109.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 8% of KwaZulu-Natal's 14,125 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 300 driving under the influence cases, up 200% 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 driving under the influence trend
Driving Under the Influence 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 | 490 | +410.4% |
| Port Shepstone | 185 | +6.3% |
| Scottburgh | 174 | +95.5% |
| Harding | 85 | +193.1% |
| Umzinto | 47 | +6.8% |
| Hibberdene | 40 | +37.9% |
| Gamalakhe | 23 | +155.6% |
| Port Edward | 19 | +137.5% |
| St Faiths | 15 | -21.1% |
| Southport | 12 | 0% |
| Paddock | 11 | -15.4% |
| Msinsini | 10 | +233.3% |
| Ezinqoleni | 8 | +60% |
| Sawoti | 8 | -33.3% |
| Dududu | 7 | 0% |
| Mehlomnyama | 6 | +500% |