Business Burglary in Umgungundlovu
SAPS recorded 783 business burglary cases across 25 Umgungundlovu precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 12% of KwaZulu-Natal's 6,519 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 222 business burglary cases, up 17.5% 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.
Umgungundlovu business burglary trend
Business Burglary by precinct in Umgungundlovu
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 25 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Umgungundlovu precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pietermaritzburg | 179 | +4.7% |
| Plessislaer | 113 | +5.6% |
| Alexandra Road | 60 | -20% |
| Mountain Rise | 59 | -21.3% |
| Howick | 48 | +26.3% |
| Mooi River | 47 | +38.2% |
| Taylors Halt | 46 | +12.2% |
| Hilton-Kzn | 30 | +30.4% |
| Richmond-Kzn | 29 | -21.6% |
| Impendle | 24 | -14.3% |
| New Hanover | 18 | +28.6% |
| Camperdown | 16 | -15.8% |
| Town Hill | 15 | +36.4% |
| Dalton | 13 | +160% |
| Wartburg | 12 | -20% |
| Mpophomeni | 11 | +10% |
| Prestbury | 11 | +57.1% |
| Nottingham Road | 10 | -28.6% |
| Mid Illovo | 9 | -40% |
| Thornville | 9 | +28.6% |
| Bishopstowe | 8 | 0% |
| Cramond | 8 | -50% |
| Harburg | 4 | -42.9% |
| Rietvlei | 3 | 0% |
| Boston | 1 | -66.7% |