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Drug-Related Crime in Umzinyathi

SAPS recorded 714 drug-related crime cases across 8 Umzinyathi precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 8.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 3% of KwaZulu-Natal's 26,212 total.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 164 drug-related crime cases, down 8.9% 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.

Umzinyathi drug-related crime trend

Drug-Related Crime by precinct in Umzinyathi

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

All Umzinyathi precincts

PrecinctApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Dundee267+4.3%
Greytown239-2.4%
Nquthu65-49.2%
Glencoe63+8.6%
Kranskop62-15.1%
Msinga13+116.7%
Nhlanhleni3-40%
Nondweni2-71.4%
Ematimatolo0-100%
Wasbank0-100%