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Common Assault in Mpumalanga

SAPS definition: “Common Assault is the unlawful and intentional – a) Direct and indirect application of force to the body of another person, or b) Threat of application of immediate personal violence to another, in circumstances in which the threatened person is prevailed upon to believe that the person who is threatening him has the intention and power to carry out his threat.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 2,019 common assault cases across 88 Mpumalanga precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, stable vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 2,019 common assault cases, roughly unchanged vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most common assault reports come from Nkangala.

Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.

Is common assault rising or falling in Mpumalanga?

Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.

Which Mpumalanga districts report the most common assault?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

Drill into a district:

Which Mpumalanga precincts report the most common assault?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
WitbankNkangala126+9.6%
VosmanNkangala110-6.8%
PienaarEhlanzeni101+71.2%
KabokweniEhlanzeni84+12%
NelspruitEhlanzeni83+16.9%
KwamhlangaNkangala79-18.6%
DelmasNkangala68-8.1%
BarbertonEhlanzeni67-8.2%
AcornhoekEhlanzeni6243 → 62
Middelburg MpumalangNkangala57-29.6%
StandertonGert Sibande56-9.7%
SiyabuswaNkangala5338 → 53
MasoyiEhlanzeni4221 → 42
MhluziNkangala4128 → 41
TongaEhlanzeni4130 → 41
EmbalenhleGert Sibande38-32.1%
PholaNkangala3827 → 38
BushbuckridgeEhlanzeni3644 → 36
CalcuttaEhlanzeni3631 → 36
ErmeloGert Sibande34-32%
VolksrustGert Sibande34-33.3%
VaalbankNkangala3324 → 33
KwaggafonteinNkangala3149 → 31
MmametlakeNkangala3129 → 31
WitrivierEhlanzeni3139 → 31
MhalaEhlanzeni3012 → 30
ElukwatiniGert Sibande2419 → 24
KrielNkangala2315 → 23
MatsuluEhlanzeni2313 → 23
Morgenzon TransvaalGert Sibande2316 → 23
BreytenGert Sibande228 → 22
EmzinoniGert Sibande2122 → 21
SecundaGert Sibande2025 → 20
BelfastNkangala1923 → 19
LydenburgEhlanzeni1933 → 19
Piet RetiefGert Sibande1911 → 19
KanyamazaneEhlanzeni1830 → 18
SakhileGert Sibande1717 → 17
AmersfoortGert Sibande1622 → 16
CarolinaGert Sibande1611 → 16
HazyviewEhlanzeni1610 → 16
SchoemansdalEhlanzeni1515 → 15
DaggakraalGert Sibande1413 → 14
DirkiesdorpGert Sibande136 → 13
EvanderGert Sibande1314 → 13
HendrinaNkangala1319 → 13
SundraNkangala1312 → 13
VerenaNkangala1312 → 13
BethalGert Sibande1117 → 11
Waterval BovenNkangala1113 → 11
AmsterdamGert Sibande108 → 10
DullstroomNkangala911 → 9
PerdekopGert Sibande913 → 9
Balfour (Transvaal)Gert Sibande815 → 8
MayflowerGert Sibande82 → 8
TrichardtGert Sibande85 → 8
TweefonteinNkangala87 → 8
WakkerstroomGert Sibande87 → 8
KamhlushwaEhlanzeni712 → 7
MachadodorpNkangala77 → 7
SabieEhlanzeni711 → 7
DavelGert Sibande610 → 6
KinrossGert Sibande65 → 6
Pilgrim's RestEhlanzeni61 → 6
KomatipoortEhlanzeni513 → 5
MaartenshoopEhlanzeni55 → 5
NgodwanaEhlanzeni56 → 5
BlinkpanNkangala43 → 4
LeslieGert Sibande413 → 4
FernieGert Sibande30 → 3
GraskopEhlanzeni34 → 3
GreylingstadGert Sibande33 → 3
GrootvleiGert Sibande32 → 3
MbuziniEhlanzeni38 → 3
OgiesNkangala38 → 3
ChrissiesmeerGert Sibande210 → 2
DientjieEhlanzeni23 → 2
HartebeeskopGert Sibande21 → 2
LaersdriftNkangala21 → 2
Low's CreekEhlanzeni21 → 2
MalelaneEhlanzeni23 → 2
SheepmoorGert Sibande21 → 2
BadplaasGert Sibande16 → 1
Charl CilliersGert Sibande12 → 1
MahambaGert Sibande11 → 1
EkulindeniGert Sibande01 → 0
KaapmuidenEhlanzeni02 → 0
LothairGert Sibande01 → 0
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