Drug-Related Crime in Umgungundlovu
SAPS recorded 4,131 drug-related crime cases across 25 Umgungundlovu precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 17.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 16% of KwaZulu-Natal's 26,212 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 1,159 drug-related crime cases, up 7.7% 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 drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime 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 | 1,159 | +17.5% |
| Plessislaer | 1,129 | +11% |
| Mountain Rise | 740 | +10.9% |
| Taylors Halt | 389 | +39.9% |
| Alexandra Road | 350 | +13.6% |
| Howick | 130 | +13% |
| Mpophomeni | 49 | +96% |
| Mooi River | 44 | +7.3% |
| Hilton-Kzn | 29 | +222.2% |
| Camperdown | 21 | -8.7% |
| New Hanover | 19 | +26.7% |
| Wartburg | 16 | +166.7% |
| Prestbury | 11 | +22.2% |
| Impendle | 10 | +150% |
| Mid Illovo | 8 | 0% |
| Richmond-Kzn | 6 | -14.3% |
| Nottingham Road | 5 | 0% |
| Bishopstowe | 4 | +100% |
| Cramond | 3 | -25% |
| Dalton | 2 | -33.3% |
| Rietvlei | 2 | 0% |
| Thornville | 2 | +100% |
| Boston | 1 | 0% |
| Harburg | 1 | 0% |
| Town Hill | 1 | 0% |