Murder in Vhembe
SAPS recorded 160 murder cases across 19 Vhembe precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 21% of Limpopo's 769 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 32 murder cases, down 17.9% 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 murder trend
Murder 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thohoyandou | 41 | -8.9% |
| Malamulele | 18 | +50% |
| Musina | 15 | -6.2% |
| Vuwani | 11 | -15.4% |
| Tshilwavhusiku | 9 | -35.7% |
| Levubu | 8 | -20% |
| Waterval | 8 | +100% |
| Makhado | 7 | +16.7% |
| Masisi | 6 | +50% |
| Mutale | 6 | +50% |
| Saselamani | 6 | 0% |
| Tshaulu | 6 | +50% |
| Mphephu | 5 | -44.4% |
| Siloam | 5 | -16.7% |
| Bandelierkop | 4 | +100% |
| Tshamutumbu | 2 | -50% |
| Makuya | 1 | 0% |
| Mara | 1 | 0% |
| Vhulaudzi | 1 | 0% |
| Muswodi | 0 | -100% |