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Panorama Gardens Crime Statistics

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year SAPS Data Report error

How much crime was reported in Panorama Gardens?

The Mountain Rise SAPS precinct, which covers Panorama Gardens, recorded 5,972 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 5.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Very High volume for KwaZulu-Natal

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 Mountain Rise precinct area, and every suburb in it shares them. Other suburbs: Lincoln Meade, Mountain Rise, Northdale, Raisethorpe, Sobantu and 2 more.
  • 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.

Crime volume

Very High

in KwaZulu-Natal

Reported crimes

5,972

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

5.9%

fewer crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

vs its pre-COVID level

↑ 14.3%

above 2018-2019

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Mountain Rise precinct area (covering Panorama Gardens) decreased 5.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, though crime levels remain very high relative to other precincts.
Total crime: 594% above provincial median
Contact crime: 486% above provincial median
Property crime: 399% above 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

49

↓ 38.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Violent crime

2,134

↓ 11.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

860

↓ 8.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

2,978

↓ 0.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Mountain Rise precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
All theft not mentioned elsewhere
911
Drug-related crime
740
Serious assault
703
Common assault
572
Residential burglary
568
Commercial crime
393
Aggravated robbery
301
Malicious damage
275
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Other suburbs served by Mountain Rise police station

8 suburbs in this precinct share the same SAPS crime data

SAPS reports at precinct level — all suburbs below have identical crime statistics to Panorama Gardens.

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