Theft from Vehicles in Umgungundlovu
SAPS recorded 1,089 theft from vehicles cases across 24 Umgungundlovu precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 11% of KwaZulu-Natal's 10,025 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 216 theft from vehicles cases, down 10.4% 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 theft from vehicles trend
Theft from Vehicles by precinct in Umgungundlovu
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 24 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 | 245 | -4.7% |
| Alexandra Road | 225 | +30.1% |
| Mountain Rise | 201 | -16.2% |
| Plessislaer | 129 | +5.7% |
| Howick | 49 | +4.3% |
| Camperdown | 41 | -4.7% |
| Taylors Halt | 32 | 0% |
| Hilton-Kzn | 25 | -40.5% |
| Prestbury | 23 | +9.5% |
| Town Hill | 23 | +15% |
| Mooi River | 18 | +5.9% |
| Nottingham Road | 14 | +40% |
| New Hanover | 10 | -28.6% |
| Richmond-Kzn | 9 | 0% |
| Harburg | 8 | +33.3% |
| Impendle | 8 | -33.3% |
| Mpophomeni | 8 | -27.3% |
| Bishopstowe | 5 | +400% |
| Mid Illovo | 5 | +25% |
| Cramond | 4 | -20% |
| Dalton | 3 | +200% |
| Thornville | 2 | -60% |
| Rietvlei | 1 | 0% |
| Wartburg | 1 | -66.7% |