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Cool Air Crime Statistics

Dalton Precinct |Umgungundlovu
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year SAPS Data Report error

How much crime was reported in Cool Air?

The Dalton SAPS precinct, which covers Cool Air, recorded 215 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 25% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Very Low volume for KwaZulu-Natal

Largest categories

Serious assault 38Common assault 25All theft not mentioned elsewhere 23

Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.

What this data can't tell you

  • Exactly where in the precinct crimes happened. SAPS reports crime per police precinct, not per suburb. These figures cover the whole Dalton precinct area, and every suburb in it shares them. Other suburbs: Dalton, Njengabantu, Weltevreden.
  • Crime that was never reported. SAPS counts crimes reported to the police. Not all crime is reported, so actual incidence is higher. Reporting rates also vary by area and crime type, so there is no reliable way to correct for it. How we handle this →
  • How crime compares per resident. These are raw counts with no population adjustment. Precincts serving more people naturally record more crimes. The trend over time, which compares this precinct against its own history, is the more reliable signal.
See how Dalton compares to other KwaZulu-Natal precincts vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 → Crime by precinct in Umgungundlovu →

Crime volume

Very Low

in KwaZulu-Natal

Reported crimes

215

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

↑ 25%

more crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

vs its pre-COVID level

↑ 4.4%

above 2018-2019

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Dalton precinct area (covering Cool Air) increased 25% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, but total crime remains very low (215 reported crimes). Large percentage swings are common in areas with low crime counts.
Total crime: 75% below provincial median
Contact crime: 70% below provincial median
Property crime: 73% below provincial median

Crime by type

Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 by crime category. Murder is shown separately but is included in the violent crime total.

Murder

10

↑ 42.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Violent crime

111

↑ 42.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

47

↑ 38.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

57

↓ 5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Dalton precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
Serious assault		38
Common assault		25
All theft not mentioned elsewhere		23
Residential burglary		17
Aggravated robbery		17
Business burglary		13
Rape		12
Murder		10
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Compare with nearby areas

Other precincts in Umgungundlovu

Sorted by total reported crimes (lowest first)

Rietvlei

69 crimes ↓ 25%

Boston

129 crimes ↑ 7.5%

Cramond

171 crimes ↓ 25.3%

Mid Illovo

202 crimes ↑ 23.9%

Harburg

202 crimes ↑ 27%

Bishopstowe

255 crimes ↑ 9.4%
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Other suburbs served by Dalton police station

4 suburbs in this precinct share the same SAPS crime data

SAPS reports at precinct level — all suburbs below have identical crime statistics to Cool Air.

DaltonNjengabantuWeltevreden
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