Serious Assault (GBH) in Nkangala
SAPS recorded 3,708 serious assault (gbh) cases across 23 Nkangala precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 5.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 33% of Mpumalanga's 11,266 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 969 serious assault (gbh) cases, up 2.8% 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.
Nkangala serious assault (gbh) trend
Serious Assault (GBH) by precinct in Nkangala
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 23 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Nkangala precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Vosman | 559 | -12.5% |
| Kwamhlanga | 530 | -8% |
| Siyabuswa | 316 | +4.6% |
| Delmas | 253 | -19.4% |
| Mhluzi | 248 | -13% |
| Middelburg Mpumalang | 228 | +5.6% |
| Witbank | 218 | +3.3% |
| Mmametlake | 165 | +2.5% |
| Kriel | 151 | +21.8% |
| Tweefontein | 151 | -20.9% |
| Phola | 146 | +16.8% |
| Kwaggafontein | 133 | -15.8% |
| Vaalbank | 111 | -9.8% |
| Belfast | 107 | +0.9% |
| Verena | 91 | 0% |
| Waterval Boven | 64 | +106.5% |
| Hendrina | 63 | -19.2% |
| Sundra | 39 | +11.4% |
| Blinkpan | 35 | +6.1% |
| Ogies | 35 | -18.6% |
| Machadodorp | 33 | -31.2% |
| Dullstroom | 18 | -5.3% |
| Laersdrift | 14 | -17.6% |