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Residential Burglary in Mpumalanga

SAPS recorded 8,685 residential burglary cases across 90 Mpumalanga precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 14.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 2,260 residential burglary cases, down 3.7% vs Jan–Mar 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most residential burglary reports come from Nkangala.

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

Is residential burglary rising or falling in Mpumalanga?

Which Mpumalanga districts report the most residential burglary?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.

Which Mpumalanga precincts report the most residential burglary?

PrecinctDistrictApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
NelspruitEhlanzeni412-12.2%
WitbankNkangala406-33.7%
Middelburg MpumalangNkangala402-26.5%
VosmanNkangala370-23.7%
KwamhlangaNkangala335+16.7%
ErmeloGert Sibande322-13.4%
SecundaGert Sibande312-20.4%
Piet RetiefGert Sibande247-17.7%
StandertonGert Sibande218-19.9%
DelmasNkangala212-9.8%
PienaarEhlanzeni205-4.7%
EmbalenhleGert Sibande200-7.8%
CalcuttaEhlanzeni190-19.8%
LydenburgEhlanzeni186-6.1%
SiyabuswaNkangala181-11.3%
BarbertonEhlanzeni174-15.1%
MasoyiEhlanzeni170+1.2%
BushbuckridgeEhlanzeni159-3%
KabokweniEhlanzeni158-26.5%
EmzinoniGert Sibande153+10.9%
ElukwatiniGert Sibande143-21.4%
MmametlakeNkangala139+12.1%
MhalaEhlanzeni134+8.9%
WitrivierEhlanzeni133-6.3%
VolksrustGert Sibande125+3.3%
KwaggafonteinNkangala121-11.7%
KrielNkangala119-16.8%
BelfastNkangala111+15.6%
KanyamazaneEhlanzeni111-16.5%
TweefonteinNkangala104-32.5%
TongaEhlanzeni103-16.9%
AcornhoekEhlanzeni102-12.1%
SakhileGert Sibande101-16.5%
MhluziNkangala97-44.6%
EvanderGert Sibande95+14.5%
SchoemansdalEhlanzeni93-20.5%
MatsuluEhlanzeni85+21.4%
VaalbankNkangala84+10.5%
CarolinaGert Sibande79-37.8%
HazyviewEhlanzeni73-17%
PholaNkangala71-22.8%
VerenaNkangala70-17.6%
LeslieGert Sibande69-19.8%
HendrinaNkangala67-28%
KomatipoortEhlanzeni67-26.4%
KamhlushwaEhlanzeni65-17.7%
Balfour (Transvaal)Gert Sibande64-14.7%
DaggakraalGert Sibande62-13.9%
SundraNkangala60-16.7%
AmersfoortGert Sibande59-10.6%
BethalGert Sibande59-42.2%
SabieEhlanzeni57+7.5%
KinrossGert Sibande53-20.9%
Morgenzon TransvaalGert Sibande48+50%
AmsterdamGert Sibande46-20.7%
DirkiesdorpGert Sibande430%
TrichardtGert Sibande40+100%
GreylingstadGert Sibande34+41.7%
Waterval BovenNkangala32-17.9%
FernieGert Sibande31-11.4%
BreytenGert Sibande29-14.7%
HartebeeskopGert Sibande29+45%
GrootvleiGert Sibande26-38.1%
GraskopEhlanzeni25+25%
WakkerstroomGert Sibande25+56.3%
ChrissiesmeerGert Sibande240%
DullstroomNkangala24+71.4%
BadplaasGert Sibande23-56.6%
MayflowerGert Sibande23-36.1%
MbuziniEhlanzeni23+91.7%
LothairGert Sibande20-55.6%
MachadodorpNkangala20-54.5%
OgiesNkangala20+66.7%
PerdekopGert Sibande15-55.9%
Charl CilliersGert Sibande11-42.1%
DavelGert Sibande11-42.1%
SheepmoorGert Sibande11+10%
BlinkpanNkangala9+12.5%
NgodwanaEhlanzeni9-18.2%
EkulindeniGert Sibande80%
MaartenshoopEhlanzeni8-11.1%
DientjieEhlanzeni7-30%
MalelaneEhlanzeni6-53.8%
LaersdriftNkangala5+66.7%
Low's CreekEhlanzeni4+300%
Pilgrim's RestEhlanzeni4-20%
MahambaGert Sibande3-72.7%
SkukuzaEhlanzeni20%
KaapmuidenEhlanzeni0-100%
ValGert Sibande0-100%