Drug-Related Crime in Vhembe
SAPS recorded 1,186 drug-related crime cases across 21 Vhembe precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 11% of Limpopo's 10,501 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 326 drug-related crime cases, up 19.9% 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 drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime by precinct in Vhembe
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Musina | 198 | +23.8% |
| Thohoyandou | 155 | +4.7% |
| Waterval | 142 | +37.9% |
| Vuwani | 111 | +30.6% |
| Levubu | 95 | +20.3% |
| Saselamani | 95 | +20.3% |
| Malamulele | 74 | +25.4% |
| Tshilwavhusiku | 56 | +40% |
| Mphephu | 54 | -16.9% |
| Muswodi | 43 | +2.4% |
| Makhado | 35 | -5.4% |
| Siloam | 32 | -28.9% |
| Bandelierkop | 29 | +93.3% |
| Masisi | 20 | -16.7% |
| Mara | 15 | -25% |
| Vhulaudzi | 8 | -60% |
| Mutale | 6 | +50% |
| Tshamutumbu | 5 | -37.5% |
| Tshitale | 5 | -80% |
| Makuya | 4 | -83.3% |
| Waterpoort | 4 | -33.3% |