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
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 267 | +4.3% |
| Greytown | 239 | -2.4% |
| Nquthu | 65 | -49.2% |
| Glencoe | 63 | +8.6% |
| Kranskop | 62 | -15.1% |
| Msinga | 13 | +116.7% |
| Nhlanhleni | 3 | -40% |
| Nondweni | 2 | -71.4% |
| Ematimatolo | 0 | -100% |
| Wasbank | 0 | -100% |