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Drug-Related Crime in Mpumalanga

SAPS recorded 965 drug-related crime cases across 85 Mpumalanga precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 9.3% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 965 drug-related crime cases, down 9.3% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most drug-related crime reports come from Gert Sibande.

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

Is drug-related crime 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 drug-related crime?

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 drug-related crime?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Middelburg MpumalangNkangala61-1.6%
StandertonGert Sibande48-17.2%
VolksrustGert Sibande4844 → 48
VosmanNkangala48-62.8%
MayflowerGert Sibande4739 → 47
MhluziNkangala4236 → 42
EmzinoniGert Sibande3828 → 38
SecundaGert Sibande3722 → 37
SakhileGert Sibande3520 → 35
WitbankNkangala35-62.4%
DelmasNkangala3318 → 33
Balfour (Transvaal)Gert Sibande2423 → 24
EmbalenhleGert Sibande2238 → 22
HendrinaNkangala2219 → 22
MalelaneEhlanzeni2218 → 22
SiyabuswaNkangala2216 → 22
ElukwatiniGert Sibande208 → 20
MahambaGert Sibande208 → 20
BethalGert Sibande1918 → 19
ErmeloGert Sibande1912 → 19
MasoyiEhlanzeni1929 → 19
PholaNkangala1915 → 19
Piet RetiefGert Sibande1527 → 15
KwamhlangaNkangala1316 → 13
NelspruitEhlanzeni1212 → 12
HartebeeskopGert Sibande1121 → 11
LeslieGert Sibande1110 → 11
BarbertonEhlanzeni1016 → 10
CarolinaGert Sibande107 → 10
KinrossGert Sibande95 → 9
KabokweniEhlanzeni82 → 8
SchoemansdalEhlanzeni86 → 8
EvanderGert Sibande710 → 7
KaapmuidenEhlanzeni75 → 7
LydenburgEhlanzeni713 → 7
Morgenzon TransvaalGert Sibande713 → 7
DirkiesdorpGert Sibande62 → 6
MmametlakeNkangala61 → 6
FernieGert Sibande54 → 5
GraskopEhlanzeni51 → 5
GreylingstadGert Sibande52 → 5
KomatipoortEhlanzeni510 → 5
KwaggafonteinNkangala55 → 5
MhalaEhlanzeni51 → 5
VaalbankNkangala50 → 5
VerenaNkangala52 → 5
AmsterdamGert Sibande45 → 4
LothairGert Sibande42 → 4
PienaarEhlanzeni48 → 4
WitrivierEhlanzeni42 → 4
AmersfoortGert Sibande32 → 3
BelfastNkangala31 → 3
CalcuttaEhlanzeni35 → 3
ChrissiesmeerGert Sibande32 → 3
DientjieEhlanzeni37 → 3
GrootvleiGert Sibande37 → 3
KrielNkangala311 → 3
Low's CreekEhlanzeni32 → 3
OgiesNkangala30 → 3
SheepmoorGert Sibande38 → 3
TrichardtGert Sibande31 → 3
TweefonteinNkangala31 → 3
WakkerstroomGert Sibande32 → 3
AcornhoekEhlanzeni24 → 2
BushbuckridgeEhlanzeni28 → 2
DaggakraalGert Sibande22 → 2
KanyamazaneEhlanzeni21 → 2
MachadodorpNkangala21 → 2
NgodwanaEhlanzeni20 → 2
Waterval BovenNkangala21 → 2
DavelGert Sibande10 → 1
EkulindeniGert Sibande11 → 1
HazyviewEhlanzeni13 → 1
KamhlushwaEhlanzeni12 → 1
LaersdriftNkangala10 → 1
MatsuluEhlanzeni14 → 1
PerdekopGert Sibande10 → 1
SabieEhlanzeni13 → 1
SundraNkangala10 → 1
BadplaasGert Sibande02 → 0
BlinkpanNkangala03 → 0
MaartenshoopEhlanzeni08 → 0
MbuziniEhlanzeni01 → 0
Pilgrim's RestEhlanzeni01 → 0
TongaEhlanzeni09 → 0
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