Vehicle Theft in Waterberg
SAPS recorded 105 vehicle theft cases across 15 Waterberg precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 18.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 20% of Limpopo's 537 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 27 vehicle theft cases, roughly unchanged 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 vehicle theft trend
Vehicle Theft by precinct in Waterberg
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Modimolle | 22 | +22.2% |
| Mokopane | 14 | -22.2% |
| Northam | 14 | -12.5% |
| Bela-Bela | 13 | -7.1% |
| Mahwelereng | 9 | -57.1% |
| Thabazimbi | 9 | +12.5% |
| Lephalale | 6 | -45.5% |
| Tom Burke | 5 | +150% |
| Tinmyne | 4 | 0% |
| Naboomspruit | 3 | +50% |
| Gilead | 2 | -71.4% |
| Rooiberg | 1 | 0% |
| Vaalwater | 1 | 0% |
| Villa Nora | 1 | 0% |
| Witpoort | 1 | -66.7% |
| Pienaarsrivier | 0 | -100% |
| Roedtan | 0 | -100% |