Driving Under the Influence in Namakwa
SAPS recorded 80 driving under the influence cases across 14 Namakwa precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 9.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 14% of the Northern Cape's 591 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 17 driving under the influence cases, down 26.1% 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 driving under the influence trend
Driving Under the Influence by precinct in Namakwa
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Port Nolloth | 13 | +8.3% |
| Calvinia | 12 | -20% |
| Nababeep | 11 | +37.5% |
| Springbok | 9 | +12.5% |
| Aggeneys | 8 | -11.1% |
| Pofadder | 6 | -45.5% |
| Pella | 4 | 0% |
| Steinkopf | 4 | -20% |
| Brandvlei | 3 | +200% |
| Garies | 3 | +50% |
| Hondeklip Bay | 2 | 0% |
| Kamieskroon | 2 | +100% |
| Sutherland | 2 | 0% |
| Loeriesfontein | 1 | -50% |
| Fraserburg | 0 | -100% |
| Kleinsee | 0 | -100% |
| Nieuwoudtville | 0 | -100% |
| Vioolsdrif | 0 | -100% |