Madibogo Crime Statistics
How much crime was reported in Madibogo?
The Madibogo SAPS precinct recorded 555 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 16% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 114 crimes, down 4.2% vs Apr–Jun 2025 (119).
Largest categories
Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.
What this data can't tell you
How we handle these →Where within the precinct. SAPS reports one figure for the whole area.
Unreported crime. Only crime reported to police is counted, so real incidence is higher.
Crime per resident. Raw counts, no population adjustment — the trend is the steadier signal.
Reported crimes
555
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year
vs pre-COVID baseline
→ 1.5%
in line with 2018-2019
Updated · SAPS Q1 2026-27 release
What's changing?
Biggest category changes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Serious assault dropped significantly (-47) while Residential burglary increased (+20).
Crime trend by year
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Hollow points with dashed lines indicate years with fewer than 4 quarters of data — those totals may be lower because SAPS has not released every quarter.
Over the past decade, crime here has risen, although it fell in the most recent year.
The numbers behind that — recent years vs earlier years, averaged to see past a one-year spike
Over ~5 years
↑ 22.7%
avg 23/24–25/26 vs avg 18/19–20/21
Over ~10 years
↑ 20.8%
avg 23/24–25/26 vs avg 13/14–15/16
Crime breakdown
Top reported offences in 2025-2026
| Crime category | Reported count |
|---|---|
| Serious assault | 182 |
| Common assault | 61 |
| Residential burglary | 58 |
| Stock-theft | 56 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 48 |
| Rape | 37 |
| Business burglary | 26 |
| Aggravated robbery | 23 |
| Carjacking | 1 |
| Truck hijacking | 0 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 9 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 7 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0 |
| Bank robbery | 0 |
| Components of aggravated robbery above, already counted in that total. Not additional crimes. | |
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| Category | 2025-2026 | 2024-2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious assault | 182 | 229 | -47 |
| Common assault | 61 | 69 | -8 |
| Residential burglary | 58 | 38 | +20 |
| Stock-theft | 56 | 47 | +9 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 48 | 66 | -18 |
| Rape | 37 | 35 | +2 |
| Business burglary | 26 | 42 | -16 |
| Aggravated robbery | 23 | 32 | -9 |
| Carjacking | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Truck hijacking | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 7 | 17 | -10 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Components of aggravated robbery above, already counted in that total. Not additional crimes. SAPS reports these both individually and within the aggravated-robbery figure. | |||
| Malicious damage | 20 | 53 | -33 |
| Common robbery | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| Commercial crime | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| Culpable homicide | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| Theft from vehicle | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Attempted murder | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| Drug-related crime | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Kidnapping | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Murder | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| Sexual assault | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Arson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Abduction | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contact sexual offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crimen injuria | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Public violence | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sexual offences detected as a result of police action | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle theft | 0 | 1 | -1 |
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Data Sources & Notes
- Crime data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics
- SAPS data reflects reported crime only. Crime reporting rates vary by area. How much crime goes unreported? →
- This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions. Full disclaimer
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