Vehicle Theft in Cape Winelands
SAPS recorded 284 vehicle theft cases across 18 Cape Winelands precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 17.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 7% of the Western Cape's 3,907 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 57 vehicle theft cases, down 19.7% 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 vehicle theft trend
Vehicle Theft by precinct in Cape Winelands
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stellenbosch | 133 | -21.8% |
| Worcester | 33 | -19.5% |
| Paarl | 26 | -46.9% |
| Mbekweni | 22 | +83.3% |
| Wellington | 18 | +12.5% |
| Paarl East | 16 | -20% |
| Cloetesville | 6 | +200% |
| Klapmuts | 5 | +25% |
| Robertson | 5 | +66.7% |
| Ceres | 4 | -20% |
| Franschhoek | 4 | 0% |
| Groot-Drakenstein | 4 | +300% |
| Wolseley | 3 | +50% |
| De Doorns | 1 | -66.7% |
| Montagu | 1 | -66.7% |
| Saron | 1 | 0% |
| Touws River | 1 | 0% |
| Tulbagh | 1 | 0% |
| Ashton | 0 | -100% |
| Bonnievale | 0 | -100% |
| Prince Alfred Hamlet | 0 | -100% |