Drug-Related Crime in Nkangala
SAPS recorded 1,766 drug-related crime cases across 21 Nkangala precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 6.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 38% of Mpumalanga's 4,646 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 418 drug-related crime cases, down 22% 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 drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime by precinct in Nkangala
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Middelburg Mpumalang | 377 | 0% |
| Vosman | 355 | -3.8% |
| Witbank | 255 | -41.4% |
| Mhluzi | 152 | +16% |
| Hendrina | 107 | +21.6% |
| Delmas | 101 | +29.5% |
| Siyabuswa | 96 | +35.2% |
| Phola | 89 | -9.2% |
| Kwamhlanga | 72 | -25.8% |
| Kriel | 39 | +8.3% |
| Kwaggafontein | 25 | +4.2% |
| Vaalbank | 23 | +475% |
| Tweefontein | 16 | -46.7% |
| Verena | 14 | -26.3% |
| Belfast | 13 | +85.7% |
| Mmametlake | 10 | -16.7% |
| Blinkpan | 9 | +800% |
| Machadodorp | 5 | -16.7% |
| Ogies | 4 | 0% |
| Dullstroom | 3 | 0% |
| Waterval Boven | 1 | -50% |
| Sundra | 0 | -100% |