Commercial Crime in Vhembe
SAPS recorded 1,100 commercial crime cases across 22 Vhembe precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 8.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 14% of Limpopo's 8,013 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 298 commercial crime cases, up 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.
Vhembe commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime by precinct in Vhembe
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 22 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Vhembe precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Thohoyandou | 354 | -12.6% |
| Makhado | 166 | +7.1% |
| Musina | 146 | -10.4% |
| Waterval | 93 | -27.3% |
| Mphephu | 65 | -13.3% |
| Siloam | 44 | 0% |
| Levubu | 39 | -11.4% |
| Vuwani | 39 | +14.7% |
| Tshilwavhusiku | 32 | +18.5% |
| Saselamani | 28 | +40% |
| Malamulele | 26 | -29.7% |
| Mutale | 16 | +45.5% |
| Bandelierkop | 13 | -13.3% |
| Masisi | 8 | +100% |
| Tshaulu | 8 | -50% |
| Mara | 7 | -22.2% |
| Waterpoort | 6 | 0% |
| Tshitale | 5 | +25% |
| Muswodi | 2 | 0% |
| Makuya | 1 | -50% |
| Tshamutumbu | 1 | 0% |
| Vhulaudzi | 1 | -83.3% |