Commercial Crime in Namakwa
SAPS recorded 191 commercial crime cases across 21 Namakwa precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 19.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 7% of the Northern Cape's 2,777 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 41 commercial crime cases, down 28.1% 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.
Namakwa commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime by precinct in Namakwa
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 Namakwa precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Springbok | 59 | -21.3% |
| Nababeep | 17 | -43.3% |
| Calvinia | 14 | -30% |
| Port Nolloth | 13 | 0% |
| Pofadder | 10 | 0% |
| Sutherland | 10 | +25% |
| Williston | 10 | +100% |
| Fraserburg | 9 | -18.2% |
| Pella | 7 | +40% |
| Aggeneys | 5 | -70.6% |
| Hondeklip Bay | 5 | +25% |
| Nieuwoudtville | 5 | +66.7% |
| Kamieskroon | 4 | +33.3% |
| Kleinsee | 4 | -50% |
| Loeriesfontein | 4 | +100% |
| Garies | 3 | -57.1% |
| Komaggas | 3 | +50% |
| Steinkopf | 3 | -50% |
| Alexander Bay | 2 | 0% |
| Onseepkans | 2 | +100% |
| Vioolsdrif | 2 | -33.3% |
| Brandvlei | 0 | -100% |
| Middelpos | 0 | -100% |