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Qina-About Crime Statistics

Gamalakhe Precinct |Ugu
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year SAPS Data Report error

How much crime was reported in Qina-About?

The Gamalakhe SAPS precinct, which covers Qina-About, recorded 1,625 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 17% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

High volume for KwaZulu-Natal

Largest categories

Residential burglary 344All theft not mentioned elsewhere 268Serious assault 252

Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.

What this data can't tell you

  • Exactly where in the precinct crimes happened. SAPS reports crime per police precinct, not per suburb. These figures cover the whole Gamalakhe precinct area, and every suburb in it shares them. Other suburbs: Gamalakhe, KwaXolo.
  • Crime that was never reported. SAPS counts crimes reported to the police. Not all crime is reported, so actual incidence is higher. Reporting rates also vary by area and crime type, so there is no reliable way to correct for it. How we handle this →
  • How crime compares per resident. These are raw counts with no population adjustment. Precincts serving more people naturally record more crimes. The trend over time, which compares this precinct against its own history, is the more reliable signal.
See how Gamalakhe compares to other KwaZulu-Natal precincts vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 → Crime by precinct in Ugu →

Crime volume

High

in KwaZulu-Natal

Reported crimes

1,625

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

↑ 17%

more crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

vs its pre-COVID level

↑ 25.3%

above 2018-2019

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Gamalakhe precinct area (covering Qina-About) rose 17% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, with crime levels already high relative to other precincts.
Total crime: 89% above provincial median
Contact crime: 65% above provincial median
Property crime: 152% above provincial median

Crime by type

Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 by crime category. Murder is shown separately but is included in the violent crime total.

Murder

11

↑ 37.5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Violent crime

599

↑ 15.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

435

↑ 17.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

591

↑ 18.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Gamalakhe precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
Residential burglary		344
All theft not mentioned elsewhere		268
Serious assault		252
Common assault		200
Drug-related crime		94
Malicious damage		79
Commercial crime		63
Aggravated robbery		59
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Sorted by total reported crimes (lowest first)

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290 crimes ↓ 3%

Dududu

316 crimes ↓ 8.4%

Sawoti

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Msinsini

330 crimes ↓ 4.1%

Paddock

490 crimes ↓ 6.1%

St Faiths

492 crimes ↓ 10.5%
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Other suburbs served by Gamalakhe police station

3 suburbs in this precinct share the same SAPS crime data

SAPS reports at precinct level — all suburbs below have identical crime statistics to Qina-About.

GamalakheKwaXolo
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