Vehicle Theft in Nkangala
SAPS recorded 611 vehicle theft cases across 23 Nkangala precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 22.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 53% of Mpumalanga's 1,163 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 126 vehicle theft cases, down 18.2% 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 vehicle theft trend
Vehicle Theft 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Witbank | 179 | -9.6% |
| Vosman | 101 | -23.5% |
| Middelburg Mpumalang | 72 | -25.8% |
| Mhluzi | 47 | -39% |
| Delmas | 37 | -40.3% |
| Kwamhlanga | 35 | -2.8% |
| Kriel | 17 | -43.3% |
| Verena | 17 | +325% |
| Belfast | 14 | 0% |
| Phola | 14 | -48.1% |
| Siyabuswa | 14 | -36.4% |
| Sundra | 11 | -35.3% |
| Tweefontein | 11 | +22.2% |
| Hendrina | 9 | -35.7% |
| Kwaggafontein | 9 | -10% |
| Ogies | 7 | 0% |
| Mmametlake | 5 | -66.7% |
| Vaalbank | 5 | 0% |
| Dullstroom | 2 | -33.3% |
| Laersdrift | 2 | +100% |
| Blinkpan | 1 | -75% |
| Machadodorp | 1 | -75% |
| Waterval Boven | 1 | -50% |