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Driving Under the Influence in Umkhanyakude

SAPS recorded 729 driving under the influence cases across 11 Umkhanyakude precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 90.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 5% of KwaZulu-Natal's 14,125 total.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 243 driving under the influence cases, up 257.4% 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.

Umkhanyakude driving under the influence trend

Driving Under the Influence 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
Mtubatuba196+154.5%
Mbazwana140+86.7%
Emanguzi109+101.9%
Kwamsane90+26.8%
Jozini82+121.6%
Hluhluwe35+150%
Mkhuze23-4.2%
Ndumo23+43.8%
Hlabisa17+112.5%
Ingwavuma13+225%
Ezibayeni1-50%