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Drug-Related Crime in Umkhanyakude

SAPS recorded 412 drug-related crime cases across 11 Umkhanyakude precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 25.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 2% of KwaZulu-Natal's 26,212 total.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 95 drug-related crime cases, up 25% 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.

Umkhanyakude drug-related crime trend

Drug-Related Crime by precinct in Umkhanyakude

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.

All Umkhanyakude precincts

PrecinctApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Mtubatuba147+23.5%
Kwamsane87+7.4%
Ingwavuma40+166.7%
Emanguzi32+45.5%
Jozini23+35.3%
Mbazwana21+61.5%
Mkhuze17-32%
Ndumo17-15%
Hlabisa14+100%
Hluhluwe11+83.3%
Ezibayeni3-25%