Residential Burglary in Umgungundlovu
SAPS recorded 3,382 residential burglary cases across 25 Umgungundlovu precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 3.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 15% of KwaZulu-Natal's 22,799 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 953 residential burglary cases, down 8.2% 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 residential burglary trend
Residential 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Plessislaer | 856 | +8.8% |
| Mountain Rise | 568 | -2.6% |
| Alexandra Road | 470 | -22.7% |
| Taylors Halt | 241 | -6.6% |
| Thornville | 150 | +42.9% |
| Howick | 132 | +2.3% |
| Town Hill | 125 | +21.4% |
| Prestbury | 104 | -35% |
| Mpophomeni | 92 | +4.5% |
| Hilton-Kzn | 76 | +7% |
| Pietermaritzburg | 75 | 0% |
| Impendle | 68 | -8.1% |
| Richmond-Kzn | 61 | -19.7% |
| New Hanover | 58 | -4.9% |
| Camperdown | 55 | -3.5% |
| Mooi River | 50 | -13.8% |
| Nottingham Road | 49 | +19.5% |
| Wartburg | 32 | +3.2% |
| Bishopstowe | 31 | -27.9% |
| Cramond | 23 | -32.4% |
| Mid Illovo | 22 | +214.3% |
| Harburg | 18 | -5.3% |
| Dalton | 17 | -22.7% |
| Boston | 8 | -57.9% |
| Rietvlei | 1 | -75% |