Commercial Crime in Zululand
SAPS recorded 949 commercial crime cases across 15 Zululand precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 2.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 4% of KwaZulu-Natal's 25,251 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 227 commercial crime cases, up 10.2% 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.
Zululand commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime by precinct in Zululand
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Zululand precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Vryheid | 382 | +2.7% |
| Nongoma | 165 | +50% |
| Ulundi | 136 | -31% |
| Pongola | 126 | +27.3% |
| Paulpietersburg | 52 | -18.7% |
| Mondlo | 44 | +33.3% |
| Mahlabathini | 12 | -29.4% |
| Hlobane | 10 | +25% |
| Ceza | 5 | -28.6% |
| Gluckstadt | 5 | -16.7% |
| Babanango | 4 | 0% |
| Mpungamhlophe | 4 | +300% |
| Louwsburg | 2 | -33.3% |
| Magudu | 1 | -50% |
| Ngome | 1 | -50% |