Drug-Related Crime in Ehlanzeni
SAPS recorded 784 drug-related crime cases across 28 Ehlanzeni precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 9.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 17% of Mpumalanga's 4,646 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 177 drug-related crime cases, down 8.8% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Ehlanzeni drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime by precinct in Ehlanzeni
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 28 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Ehlanzeni precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Masoyi | 110 | +29.4% |
| Nelspruit | 80 | +23.1% |
| Pienaar | 59 | +84.4% |
| Lydenburg | 53 | +8.2% |
| Malelane | 47 | -36.5% |
| Bushbuckridge | 46 | +7% |
| Schoemansdal | 44 | -49.4% |
| Barberton | 41 | +5.1% |
| Kabokweni | 37 | +131.3% |
| Komatipoort | 34 | -10.5% |
| Kaapmuiden | 26 | -53.6% |
| Matsulu | 26 | -40.9% |
| Tonga | 21 | -8.7% |
| Calcutta | 19 | +26.7% |
| Dientjie | 19 | -9.5% |
| Hazyview | 17 | -19% |
| Witrivier | 17 | -29.2% |
| Mhala | 16 | +23.1% |
| Sabie | 15 | +87.5% |
| Maartenshoop | 10 | +25% |
| Acornhoek | 9 | -25% |
| Pilgrim's Rest | 9 | +125% |
| Mbuzini | 7 | -41.7% |
| Kanyamazane | 6 | -70% |
| Graskop | 5 | -84.8% |
| Kamhlushwa | 5 | -66.7% |
| Low's Creek | 5 | -28.6% |
| Ngodwana | 1 | 0% |