Theft from Vehicles in Uthukela
SAPS recorded 331 theft from vehicles cases across 15 Uthukela precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 26.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 3% of KwaZulu-Natal's 10,025 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 66 theft from vehicles cases, down 49.6% 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.
Uthukela theft from vehicles trend
Theft from Vehicles by precinct in Uthukela
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 16 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Uthukela precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Ladysmith | 168 | -36.6% |
| Estcourt | 69 | -10.4% |
| Ezakheni | 18 | -18.2% |
| Besters | 14 | 0% |
| Bergville | 13 | +44.4% |
| Ntabamhlophe | 8 | +33.3% |
| Van Reenen | 8 | -46.7% |
| Wembezi | 7 | 0% |
| Winterton | 7 | -46.2% |
| Ekuvukeni | 6 | -25% |
| Elandslaagte | 4 | +100% |
| Weenen | 4 | 0% |
| Ematsheni | 3 | +50% |
| Amangwe | 1 | -75% |
| Colenso | 1 | -50% |
| Upper Tugela | 0 | -100% |