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Driving Under the Influence in Waterberg

SAPS recorded 1,086 driving under the influence cases across 17 Waterberg precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 11.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 21% of Limpopo's 5,119 total.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 146 driving under the influence cases, down 21.9% 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.

Waterberg driving under the influence trend

Driving Under the Influence by precinct in Waterberg

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 19 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.

All Waterberg precincts

PrecinctApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Mahwelereng256+166.7%
Mokopane220+74.6%
Lephalale135+10.7%
Northam109+18.5%
Pienaarsrivier69+21.1%
Rust De Winter63+6.8%
Modimolle62-68.5%
Bela-Bela50-42.5%
Naboomspruit41+7.9%
Thabazimbi36-12.2%
Vaalwater18-5.3%
Villa Nora9+80%
Gilead6+200%
Tom Burke5-16.7%
Hoopdal4+33.3%
Tinmyne2+100%
Rooiberg1-92.3%
Rankin's Pass0-100%
Witpoort0-100%