Vehicle Theft in Nkangala
SAPS definition: “Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle consists of the stealing of a motor vehicle or motorcycle belonging to another person.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.
SAPS recorded 96 vehicle theft cases across 15 Nkangala precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 39.2% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 46% of Mpumalanga's 207 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 96 vehicle theft cases, down 39.2% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is vehicle theft rising or falling in Nkangala?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which Nkangala precincts report the most vehicle theft?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 20 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.
All Nkangala precincts
| Precinct | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Witbank | 29 | 29 → 29 |
| Mhluzi | 13 | 13 → 13 |
| Vosman | 10 | 12 → 10 |
| Middelburg Mpumalang | 7 | 31 → 7 |
| Hendrina | 6 | 3 → 6 |
| Kriel | 6 | 3 → 6 |
| Delmas | 5 | 17 → 5 |
| Kwamhlanga | 5 | 11 → 5 |
| Ogies | 4 | 3 → 4 |
| Tweefontein | 3 | 4 → 3 |
| Belfast | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Dullstroom | 2 | 1 → 2 |
| Siyabuswa | 2 | 3 → 2 |
| Vaalbank | 1 | 1 → 1 |
| Verena | 1 | 10 → 1 |
| Kwaggafontein | 0 | 2 → 0 |
| Laersdrift | 0 | 1 → 0 |
| Machadodorp | 0 | 1 → 0 |
| Phola | 0 | 6 → 0 |
| Sundra | 0 | 3 → 0 |