Drug-Related Crime in Mpumalanga
SAPS recorded 4,646 drug-related crime cases across 88 Mpumalanga precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 1,075 drug-related crime cases, down 7.7% vs Jan–Mar 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.
Mpumalanga drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime by district
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
Drill into a district:
Drug-Related Crime by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middelburg Mpumalang | Nkangala | 377 | 0% |
| Vosman | Nkangala | 355 | -3.8% |
| Standerton | Gert Sibande | 306 | +7.7% |
| Witbank | Nkangala | 255 | -41.4% |
| Volksrust | Gert Sibande | 187 | +11.3% |
| Mayflower | Gert Sibande | 152 | +24.6% |
| Mhluzi | Nkangala | 152 | +16% |
| Piet Retief | Gert Sibande | 129 | -8.5% |
| Secunda | Gert Sibande | 117 | +39.3% |
| Sakhile | Gert Sibande | 116 | +31.8% |
| Embalenhle | Gert Sibande | 110 | -12.7% |
| Masoyi | Ehlanzeni | 110 | +29.4% |
| Bethal | Gert Sibande | 108 | +17.4% |
| Hendrina | Nkangala | 107 | +21.6% |
| Balfour (Transvaal) | Gert Sibande | 105 | -41.7% |
| Delmas | Nkangala | 101 | +29.5% |
| Siyabuswa | Nkangala | 96 | +35.2% |
| Ermelo | Gert Sibande | 95 | +30.1% |
| Hartebeeskop | Gert Sibande | 95 | -14.4% |
| Phola | Nkangala | 89 | -9.2% |
| Emzinoni | Gert Sibande | 87 | -13% |
| Nelspruit | Ehlanzeni | 80 | +23.1% |
| Kwamhlanga | Nkangala | 72 | -25.8% |
| Pienaar | Ehlanzeni | 59 | +84.4% |
| Mahamba | Gert Sibande | 57 | +5.6% |
| Lydenburg | Ehlanzeni | 53 | +8.2% |
| Leslie | Gert Sibande | 49 | -24.6% |
| Malelane | Ehlanzeni | 47 | -36.5% |
| Bushbuckridge | Ehlanzeni | 46 | +7% |
| Morgenzon Transvaal | Gert Sibande | 46 | -9.8% |
| Elukwatini | Gert Sibande | 45 | +50% |
| Schoemansdal | Ehlanzeni | 44 | -49.4% |
| Barberton | Ehlanzeni | 41 | +5.1% |
| Kriel | Nkangala | 39 | +8.3% |
| Evander | Gert Sibande | 38 | +40.7% |
| Kabokweni | Ehlanzeni | 37 | +131.3% |
| Komatipoort | Ehlanzeni | 34 | -10.5% |
| Carolina | Gert Sibande | 33 | +94.1% |
| Sheepmoor | Gert Sibande | 32 | +60% |
| Kaapmuiden | Ehlanzeni | 26 | -53.6% |
| Matsulu | Ehlanzeni | 26 | -40.9% |
| Kwaggafontein | Nkangala | 25 | +4.2% |
| Vaalbank | Nkangala | 23 | +475% |
| Amsterdam | Gert Sibande | 21 | -22.2% |
| Tonga | Ehlanzeni | 21 | -8.7% |
| Dirkiesdorp | Gert Sibande | 20 | +122.2% |
| Calcutta | Ehlanzeni | 19 | +26.7% |
| Dientjie | Ehlanzeni | 19 | -9.5% |
| Ekulindeni | Gert Sibande | 18 | +100% |
| Hazyview | Ehlanzeni | 17 | -19% |
| Witrivier | Ehlanzeni | 17 | -29.2% |
| Mhala | Ehlanzeni | 16 | +23.1% |
| Tweefontein | Nkangala | 16 | -46.7% |
| Sabie | Ehlanzeni | 15 | +87.5% |
| Greylingstad | Gert Sibande | 14 | -30% |
| Verena | Nkangala | 14 | -26.3% |
| Belfast | Nkangala | 13 | +85.7% |
| Fernie | Gert Sibande | 13 | -43.5% |
| Wakkerstroom | Gert Sibande | 12 | +100% |
| Amersfoort | Gert Sibande | 11 | -57.7% |
| Chrissiesmeer | Gert Sibande | 11 | +57.1% |
| Grootvlei | Gert Sibande | 11 | +120% |
| Badplaas | Gert Sibande | 10 | +150% |
| Maartenshoop | Ehlanzeni | 10 | +25% |
| Mmametlake | Nkangala | 10 | -16.7% |
| Acornhoek | Ehlanzeni | 9 | -25% |
| Blinkpan | Nkangala | 9 | +800% |
| Davel | Gert Sibande | 9 | +80% |
| Kinross | Gert Sibande | 9 | -72.7% |
| Pilgrim's Rest | Ehlanzeni | 9 | +125% |
| Daggakraal | Gert Sibande | 7 | -46.2% |
| Lothair | Gert Sibande | 7 | -22.2% |
| Mbuzini | Ehlanzeni | 7 | -41.7% |
| Kanyamazane | Ehlanzeni | 6 | -70% |
| Breyten | Gert Sibande | 5 | -28.6% |
| Graskop | Ehlanzeni | 5 | -84.8% |
| Kamhlushwa | Ehlanzeni | 5 | -66.7% |
| Low's Creek | Ehlanzeni | 5 | -28.6% |
| Machadodorp | Nkangala | 5 | -16.7% |
| Perdekop | Gert Sibande | 5 | +400% |
| Trichardt | Gert Sibande | 5 | +150% |
| Ogies | Nkangala | 4 | 0% |
| Dullstroom | Nkangala | 3 | 0% |
| Charl Cilliers | Gert Sibande | 1 | 0% |
| Ngodwana | Ehlanzeni | 1 | 0% |
| Waterval Boven | Nkangala | 1 | -50% |
| Sundra | Nkangala | 0 | -100% |
| Val | Gert Sibande | 0 | -100% |