Driving Under the Influence in Vhembe
SAPS recorded 915 driving under the influence cases across 18 Vhembe precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 45% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 18% of Limpopo's 5,119 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 126 driving under the influence cases, down 3.8% 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.
Vhembe driving under the influence trend
Driving Under the Influence by precinct in Vhembe
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 Vhembe precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Makhado | 163 | +239.6% |
| Thohoyandou | 122 | +41.9% |
| Mphephu | 80 | +23.1% |
| Vuwani | 75 | +108.3% |
| Waterval | 70 | +42.9% |
| Siloam | 68 | +100% |
| Levubu | 56 | +7.7% |
| Musina | 44 | +46.7% |
| Tshaulu | 40 | +21.2% |
| Malamulele | 39 | +18.2% |
| Tshilwavhusiku | 39 | +457.1% |
| Saselamani | 37 | +8.8% |
| Mutale | 32 | -13.5% |
| Vhulaudzi | 22 | 0% |
| Bandelierkop | 14 | +100% |
| Masisi | 9 | -43.7% |
| Muswodi | 4 | -81% |
| Mara | 1 | 0% |
| Makuya | 0 | -100% |
| Tshamutumbu | 0 | -100% |