Residential Burglary in Zululand
SAPS recorded 1,274 residential burglary cases across 15 Zululand precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 10.5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 6% of KwaZulu-Natal's 22,799 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 334 residential burglary cases, roughly unchanged 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 residential burglary trend
Residential Burglary 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 | 264 | -7.7% |
| Nongoma | 208 | +30% |
| Mondlo | 187 | -9.2% |
| Pongola | 180 | -11.3% |
| Ulundi | 143 | -29.9% |
| Paulpietersburg | 127 | -19.1% |
| Hlobane | 79 | 0% |
| Mahlabathini | 18 | -28% |
| Babanango | 16 | 0% |
| Gluckstadt | 15 | -34.8% |
| Ceza | 13 | -31.6% |
| Louwsburg | 10 | -37.5% |
| Mpungamhlophe | 6 | -14.3% |
| Ngome | 5 | -61.5% |
| Magudu | 3 | -66.7% |