Drug-Related Crime in Umgungundlovu
SAPS recorded 1,082 drug-related crime cases across 20 Umgungundlovu precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 8.6% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 16% of KwaZulu-Natal's 6,650 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 1,082 drug-related crime cases, up 8.6% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is drug-related crime rising or falling in Umgungundlovu?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which Umgungundlovu precincts report the most drug-related crime?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 21 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.
All Umgungundlovu precincts
| Precinct | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Plessislaer | 355 | +9.2% |
| Pietermaritzburg | 269 | +2.7% |
| Mountain Rise | 175 | +3.6% |
| Taylors Halt | 92 | -9.8% |
| Alexandra Road | 73 | +4.3% |
| Howick | 36 | +44% |
| Mooi River | 20 | +66.7% |
| Mpophomeni | 11 | +10% |
| Prestbury | 7 | +600% |
| Wartburg | 7 | 0% |
| Nottingham Road | 6 | +500% |
| Harburg | 5 | 0% |
| Impendle | 5 | +400% |
| Camperdown | 4 | -42.9% |
| Richmond-Kzn | 4 | +300% |
| Dalton | 3 | 0% |
| Mid Illovo | 3 | 0% |
| New Hanover | 3 | -25% |
| Cramond | 2 | 0% |
| Hilton-Kzn | 2 | 0% |
| Thornville | 0 | -100% |