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Galeshewe Crime Statistics

Galeshewe Precinct |Frances Baard
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year SAPS Data Report error

How much crime was reported in Galeshewe?

The Galeshewe SAPS precinct recorded 4,048 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 7.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Very High volume for Northern Cape

Largest categories

Serious assault 726Common assault 500All theft not mentioned elsewhere 499

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

  • Exactly where in the precinct crimes happened. SAPS reports crime per police precinct, not per suburb. These figures cover the whole Galeshewe precinct area, and every suburb in it shares them.
  • Crime that was never reported. SAPS counts crimes reported to the police. Not all crime is reported, so actual incidence is higher. Reporting rates also vary by area and crime type, so there is no reliable way to correct for it. How we handle this →
  • How crime compares per resident. These are raw counts with no population adjustment. Precincts serving more people naturally record more crimes. The trend over time, which compares this precinct against its own history, is the more reliable signal.
See how Galeshewe compares to other Northern Cape precincts vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 → Crime by precinct in Frances Baard →

Crime volume

Very High

in Northern Cape

Reported crimes

4,048

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

↑ 7.1%

more crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

vs its pre-COVID level

↑ 20.2%

above 2018-2019

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Galeshewe precinct area (covering Galeshewe) rose 7.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, with crime levels already very high relative to other precincts.
Total crime: 2161% above provincial median
Contact crime: 2425% above provincial median
Property crime: 1553% above provincial median

Crime by type

Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 by crime category. Murder is shown separately but is included in the violent crime total.

Murder

22

↓ 12% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Violent crime

2,045

↑ 3.5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

686

↑ 14.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

1,317

↑ 9.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Galeshewe precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
Serious assault		726
Common assault		500
All theft not mentioned elsewhere		499
Residential burglary		469
Malicious damage		412
Aggravated robbery		271
Attempted murder		262
Common robbery		172
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Other precincts in Frances Baard

Sorted by total reported crimes (lowest first)

Boetsap

18 crimes ↓

Windsorton

284 crimes ↓ 9.3%

Delportshoop

381 crimes ↓ 7.7%

Pampierstat

525 crimes ↓ 2.1%

Barkly West

886 crimes ↑ 17.4%

Hartswater

900 crimes ↑ 9.2%
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