Vehicle Theft in Umgungundlovu
SAPS recorded 287 vehicle theft cases across 20 Umgungundlovu precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 15.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 5% of KwaZulu-Natal's 5,305 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 56 vehicle theft cases, down 17.6% 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 vehicle theft trend
Vehicle Theft by precinct in Umgungundlovu
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Road | 81 | -12% |
| Pietermaritzburg | 53 | -15.9% |
| Plessislaer | 35 | -2.8% |
| Mountain Rise | 30 | -28.6% |
| Town Hill | 15 | -28.6% |
| Howick | 14 | 0% |
| Hilton-Kzn | 10 | -33.3% |
| Dalton | 8 | +300% |
| Prestbury | 8 | +14.3% |
| Camperdown | 7 | -12.5% |
| Taylors Halt | 6 | -53.8% |
| Wartburg | 4 | +300% |
| Mooi River | 3 | 0% |
| Mpophomeni | 3 | -57.1% |
| Nottingham Road | 3 | -25% |
| Bishopstowe | 2 | 0% |
| New Hanover | 2 | 0% |
| Cramond | 1 | 0% |
| Impendle | 1 | 0% |
| Richmond-Kzn | 1 | 0% |
| Mid Illovo | 0 | -100% |
| Rietvlei | 0 | -100% |
| Thornville | 0 | -100% |