Residential Burglary in Waterberg
SAPS recorded 1,699 residential burglary cases across 24 Waterberg precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 4.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 17% of Limpopo's 9,888 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 455 residential burglary cases, up 4.4% 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 residential burglary trend
Residential Burglary by precinct in Waterberg
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 25 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Waterberg precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Bela-Bela | 402 | +11.7% |
| Mahwelereng | 219 | -9.5% |
| Modimolle | 151 | +26.9% |
| Lephalale | 135 | -19.6% |
| Northam | 125 | +0.8% |
| Naboomspruit | 119 | +24% |
| Mokopane | 115 | -32% |
| Thabazimbi | 90 | -35.3% |
| Vaalwater | 64 | -9.9% |
| Villa Nora | 60 | +13.2% |
| Tinmyne | 56 | -38.5% |
| Witpoort | 40 | +17.6% |
| Gilead | 31 | 0% |
| Rooiberg | 29 | +45% |
| Pienaarsrivier | 13 | -18.7% |
| Rankin's Pass | 11 | +83.3% |
| Tom Burke | 9 | -10% |
| Tuinplaas | 9 | +200% |
| Dorset | 5 | -58.3% |
| Hoopdal | 5 | +66.7% |
| Roedtan | 4 | -20% |
| Bulgerivier | 3 | +200% |
| Rust De Winter | 3 | -50% |
| Dwaalboom | 1 | -66.7% |
| Cumberland | 0 | -100% |