Murder in Sekhukhune
SAPS recorded 156 murder cases across 19 Sekhukhune precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 15.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 20% of Limpopo's 769 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 35 murder cases, down 2.8% 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.
Sekhukhune murder trend
Murder by precinct in Sekhukhune
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 20 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Sekhukhune precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Tubatse | 19 | +18.8% |
| Burgersfort | 14 | -39.1% |
| Dennilton | 13 | -55.2% |
| Jane Furse | 12 | +9.1% |
| Motetema | 12 | -36.8% |
| Hlogotlou | 11 | -15.4% |
| Sekhukhune | 11 | +57.1% |
| Groblersdal | 10 | +25% |
| Apel | 9 | +28.6% |
| Nebo | 9 | -30.8% |
| Mecklenburg | 8 | +33.3% |
| Driekop | 6 | 0% |
| Marble Hall | 6 | 0% |
| Masemola | 5 | -37.5% |
| Matlelerekeng | 4 | -20% |
| Elandskraal | 2 | 0% |
| Leboeng | 2 | -50% |
| Rakgoadi | 2 | 0% |
| Roossenekal | 1 | 0% |
| Ohrigstad | 0 | -100% |