South African Crime Trends
Across South Africa's 1169 police precincts in 9 provinces, 495 had more than 2% fewer crimes than in Apr–Jun 2025, 112 were within 2%, 557 had more than 2% more and 5 recorded no crimes, or had no figure, in Apr–Jun 2025 to compare with. Based on SAPS quarterly statistics for Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025.
1169
Precincts tracked
495
Improved
557
Worsened
112
Stable
Province comparison
Counts are reported crimes in Apr–Jun 2026. Total change compares each province's total, every station included, with Apr–Jun 2025.
Western Cape
Violent crime
24,785
Property crime
11,810
Other crime
59,178
Total change
+1%
Gauteng
Violent crime
37,161
Property crime
17,425
Other crime
61,962
Total change
-0.2%
KwaZulu-Natal
Violent crime
26,784
Property crime
11,218
Other crime
33,995
Total change
-0.2%
Eastern Cape
Violent crime
15,081
Property crime
8,677
Other crime
18,998
Total change
-0.6%
Limpopo
Violent crime
8,209
Property crime
4,740
Other crime
13,542
Total change
-3.6%
Mpumalanga
Violent crime
7,700
Property crime
4,284
Other crime
9,413
Total change
-2.7%
North West
Violent crime
9,239
Property crime
5,330
Other crime
12,210
Total change
-0.5%
Free State
Violent crime
8,817
Property crime
4,802
Other crime
12,261
Total change
+5.9%
Northern Cape
Violent crime
4,288
Property crime
2,342
Other crime
4,766
Total change
+4.6%
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Western Cape Trends
152 precincts · 6 districts
Gauteng Trends
146 precincts · 5 districts
KwaZulu-Natal Trends
184 precincts · 11 districts
Eastern Cape Trends
200 precincts · 8 districts
Limpopo Trends
106 precincts · 5 districts
Mpumalanga Trends
90 precincts · 3 districts
North West Trends
86 precincts · 4 districts
Free State Trends
113 precincts · 5 districts
Northern Cape Trends
92 precincts · 5 districts
About this data
This page presents an overview of crime trends across 1169 South African police precincts in Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Free State, and Northern Cape. Data is sourced directly from quarterly SAPS crime statistics releases, covering over a decade of reported crime data.
Comparisons use the same number of quarters to ensure accuracy. Precincts with fewer than 500 reported crimes are excluded from the "top movers" lists to avoid misleading percentage swings from precincts with low crime counts.