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Burgersfort Crime Statistics

Burgersfort Precinct |Sekhukhune
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year SAPS Data Report error

How much crime was reported in Burgersfort?

The Burgersfort SAPS precinct recorded 1,921 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 4.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Very High volume for LimpopoHigh nationally

Largest categories

Drug-related crime 275All theft not mentioned elsewhere 229Commercial crime 183

Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.

What this data can't tell you

  • Exactly where in the precinct crimes happened. SAPS reports crime per police precinct, not per suburb. These figures cover the whole Burgersfort precinct area, and every suburb in it shares them.
  • Crime that was never reported. SAPS counts crimes reported to the police. Not all crime is reported, so actual incidence is higher. Reporting rates also vary by area and crime type, so there is no reliable way to correct for it. How we handle this →
  • How crime compares per resident. These are raw counts with no population adjustment. Precincts serving more people naturally record more crimes. The trend over time, which compares this precinct against its own history, is the more reliable signal.
See how Burgersfort compares to other Limpopo precincts vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 → Crime by precinct in Sekhukhune →

Crime volume

Very High

in Limpopo · High nationally

Reported crimes

1,921

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

↓ 4.3%

fewer crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

vs its pre-COVID level

↓ 3.2%

below 2018-2019

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Burgersfort precinct area (covering Burgersfort) decreased 4.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, though crime levels remain very high relative to other precincts.
Total crime: 168% above provincial median
Contact crime: 81% above provincial median
Property crime: 148% above provincial median

Crime by type

Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 by crime category. Murder is shown separately but is included in the violent crime total.

Murder

14

↓ 39.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Violent crime

436

↓ 19.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

333

↑ 7.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

1,152

↓ 0.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Burgersfort precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
Drug-related crime		275
All theft not mentioned elsewhere		229
Commercial crime		183
Theft from vehicle		170
Shoplifting		121
Common assault		119
Serious assault		108
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action		102
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Compare with nearby areas

Other precincts in Sekhukhune

Sorted by total reported crimes (lowest first)

Ohrigstad

147 crimes ↓ 26.1%

Leboeng

163 crimes ↓ 20.5%

Zaaiplaas

232 crimes ↓ 26.8%

Roossenekal

247 crimes ↑ 10.8%

Elandskraal

390 crimes ↓ 4.4%

Matlelerekeng

400 crimes ↓ 7.8%
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