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.
Mpumalanga residential burglary trend
Residential Burglary 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:
Residential Burglary by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelspruit | Ehlanzeni | 412 | -12.2% |
| Witbank | Nkangala | 406 | -33.7% |
| Middelburg Mpumalang | Nkangala | 402 | -26.5% |
| Vosman | Nkangala | 370 | -23.7% |
| Kwamhlanga | Nkangala | 335 | +16.7% |
| Ermelo | Gert Sibande | 322 | -13.4% |
| Secunda | Gert Sibande | 312 | -20.4% |
| Piet Retief | Gert Sibande | 247 | -17.7% |
| Standerton | Gert Sibande | 218 | -19.9% |
| Delmas | Nkangala | 212 | -9.8% |
| Pienaar | Ehlanzeni | 205 | -4.7% |
| Embalenhle | Gert Sibande | 200 | -7.8% |
| Calcutta | Ehlanzeni | 190 | -19.8% |
| Lydenburg | Ehlanzeni | 186 | -6.1% |
| Siyabuswa | Nkangala | 181 | -11.3% |
| Barberton | Ehlanzeni | 174 | -15.1% |
| Masoyi | Ehlanzeni | 170 | +1.2% |
| Bushbuckridge | Ehlanzeni | 159 | -3% |
| Kabokweni | Ehlanzeni | 158 | -26.5% |
| Emzinoni | Gert Sibande | 153 | +10.9% |
| Elukwatini | Gert Sibande | 143 | -21.4% |
| Mmametlake | Nkangala | 139 | +12.1% |
| Mhala | Ehlanzeni | 134 | +8.9% |
| Witrivier | Ehlanzeni | 133 | -6.3% |
| Volksrust | Gert Sibande | 125 | +3.3% |
| Kwaggafontein | Nkangala | 121 | -11.7% |
| Kriel | Nkangala | 119 | -16.8% |
| Belfast | Nkangala | 111 | +15.6% |
| Kanyamazane | Ehlanzeni | 111 | -16.5% |
| Tweefontein | Nkangala | 104 | -32.5% |
| Tonga | Ehlanzeni | 103 | -16.9% |
| Acornhoek | Ehlanzeni | 102 | -12.1% |
| Sakhile | Gert Sibande | 101 | -16.5% |
| Mhluzi | Nkangala | 97 | -44.6% |
| Evander | Gert Sibande | 95 | +14.5% |
| Schoemansdal | Ehlanzeni | 93 | -20.5% |
| Matsulu | Ehlanzeni | 85 | +21.4% |
| Vaalbank | Nkangala | 84 | +10.5% |
| Carolina | Gert Sibande | 79 | -37.8% |
| Hazyview | Ehlanzeni | 73 | -17% |
| Phola | Nkangala | 71 | -22.8% |
| Verena | Nkangala | 70 | -17.6% |
| Leslie | Gert Sibande | 69 | -19.8% |
| Hendrina | Nkangala | 67 | -28% |
| Komatipoort | Ehlanzeni | 67 | -26.4% |
| Kamhlushwa | Ehlanzeni | 65 | -17.7% |
| Balfour (Transvaal) | Gert Sibande | 64 | -14.7% |
| Daggakraal | Gert Sibande | 62 | -13.9% |
| Sundra | Nkangala | 60 | -16.7% |
| Amersfoort | Gert Sibande | 59 | -10.6% |
| Bethal | Gert Sibande | 59 | -42.2% |
| Sabie | Ehlanzeni | 57 | +7.5% |
| Kinross | Gert Sibande | 53 | -20.9% |
| Morgenzon Transvaal | Gert Sibande | 48 | +50% |
| Amsterdam | Gert Sibande | 46 | -20.7% |
| Dirkiesdorp | Gert Sibande | 43 | 0% |
| Trichardt | Gert Sibande | 40 | +100% |
| Greylingstad | Gert Sibande | 34 | +41.7% |
| Waterval Boven | Nkangala | 32 | -17.9% |
| Fernie | Gert Sibande | 31 | -11.4% |
| Breyten | Gert Sibande | 29 | -14.7% |
| Hartebeeskop | Gert Sibande | 29 | +45% |
| Grootvlei | Gert Sibande | 26 | -38.1% |
| Graskop | Ehlanzeni | 25 | +25% |
| Wakkerstroom | Gert Sibande | 25 | +56.3% |
| Chrissiesmeer | Gert Sibande | 24 | 0% |
| Dullstroom | Nkangala | 24 | +71.4% |
| Badplaas | Gert Sibande | 23 | -56.6% |
| Mayflower | Gert Sibande | 23 | -36.1% |
| Mbuzini | Ehlanzeni | 23 | +91.7% |
| Lothair | Gert Sibande | 20 | -55.6% |
| Machadodorp | Nkangala | 20 | -54.5% |
| Ogies | Nkangala | 20 | +66.7% |
| Perdekop | Gert Sibande | 15 | -55.9% |
| Charl Cilliers | Gert Sibande | 11 | -42.1% |
| Davel | Gert Sibande | 11 | -42.1% |
| Sheepmoor | Gert Sibande | 11 | +10% |
| Blinkpan | Nkangala | 9 | +12.5% |
| Ngodwana | Ehlanzeni | 9 | -18.2% |
| Ekulindeni | Gert Sibande | 8 | 0% |
| Maartenshoop | Ehlanzeni | 8 | -11.1% |
| Dientjie | Ehlanzeni | 7 | -30% |
| Malelane | Ehlanzeni | 6 | -53.8% |
| Laersdrift | Nkangala | 5 | +66.7% |
| Low's Creek | Ehlanzeni | 4 | +300% |
| Pilgrim's Rest | Ehlanzeni | 4 | -20% |
| Mahamba | Gert Sibande | 3 | -72.7% |
| Skukuza | Ehlanzeni | 2 | 0% |
| Kaapmuiden | Ehlanzeni | 0 | -100% |
| Val | Gert Sibande | 0 | -100% |