Murder in Ugu
SAPS recorded 309 murder cases across 16 Ugu precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 7.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 7% of KwaZulu-Natal's 4,743 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 59 murder cases, down 7.8% 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 murder trend
Murder 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hibberdene | 40 | +11.1% |
| Port Shepstone | 37 | -19.6% |
| Harding | 34 | -20.9% |
| Ezinqoleni | 30 | -21.1% |
| Umzinto | 28 | -3.4% |
| Margate | 23 | -28.1% |
| Mehlomnyama | 21 | +23.5% |
| Sawoti | 18 | +12.5% |
| Scottburgh | 13 | +30% |
| Port Edward | 12 | +9.1% |
| St Faiths | 12 | +71.4% |
| Gamalakhe | 11 | +37.5% |
| Dududu | 9 | 0% |
| Paddock | 9 | -30.8% |
| Southport | 8 | 0% |
| Msinsini | 4 | -60% |