Drug-Related Crime in Cape Winelands
SAPS recorded 10,695 drug-related crime cases across 23 Cape Winelands precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 24.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 11% of the Western Cape's 101,774 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 2,940 drug-related crime cases, up 21.3% 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.
Cape Winelands drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related Crime by precinct in Cape Winelands
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 Cape Winelands precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 2,344 | +30% |
| Paarl East | 1,555 | +24.9% |
| Wellington | 892 | +41.8% |
| Stellenbosch | 882 | +14.8% |
| Paarl | 785 | +6.5% |
| Ceres | 572 | +2% |
| Prince Alfred Hamlet | 511 | +19.1% |
| Robertson | 462 | +37.5% |
| Tulbagh | 418 | +21.5% |
| Cloetesville | 378 | +11.5% |
| Saron | 346 | +22.3% |
| Rawsonville | 218 | +19.8% |
| Franschhoek | 203 | +86.2% |
| Klapmuts | 167 | +53.2% |
| Ashton | 157 | +49.5% |
| Montagu | 157 | +40.2% |
| Mbekweni | 132 | +67.1% |
| Touws River | 111 | +29.1% |
| Bonnievale | 99 | +94.1% |
| Wolseley | 97 | +83% |
| De Doorns | 84 | +16.7% |
| Groot-Drakenstein | 74 | +5.7% |
| Mcgregor | 51 | -19% |