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Saron Crime Statistics

Saron Precinct |Cape Winelands
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year SAPS Data Report error

How much crime was reported in Saron?

The Saron SAPS precinct recorded 933 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 3.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Low volume for Western CapeModerate nationally

Largest categories

Drug-related crime 346Common assault 145Serious assault 114

Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.

What this data can't tell you

  • Exactly where in the precinct crimes happened. SAPS reports crime per police precinct, not per suburb. These figures cover the whole Saron precinct area, and every suburb in it shares them.
  • Crime that was never reported. SAPS counts crimes reported to the police. Not all crime is reported, so actual incidence is higher. Reporting rates also vary by area and crime type, so there is no reliable way to correct for it. How we handle this →
  • How crime compares per resident. These are raw counts with no population adjustment. Precincts serving more people naturally record more crimes. The trend over time, which compares this precinct against its own history, is the more reliable signal.
See how Saron compares to other Western Cape precincts vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 → Crime by precinct in Cape Winelands →

Crime volume

Low

in Western Cape · Moderate nationally

Reported crimes

933

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

↑ 3.9%

more crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

vs its pre-COVID level

↑ 69.9%

above 2018-2019

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Saron precinct area (covering Saron) rose 3.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Total crime: 43% below provincial median
Contact crime: 23% below provincial median
Property crime: 62% below provincial median

Crime by type

Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 by crime category. Murder is shown separately but is included in the violent crime total.

Murder

2

↓ 33.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Violent crime

316

↓ 6.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

85

↓ 3.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

532

↑ 12.5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Saron precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
Drug-related crime		346
Common assault		145
Serious assault		114
All theft not mentioned elsewhere		76
Residential burglary		59
Malicious damage		47
Crimen injuria		18
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs		18
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Other precincts in Cape Winelands

Sorted by total reported crimes (lowest first)

Mcgregor

312 crimes ↓ 31%

Bonnievale

637 crimes ↓ 18.9%

Touws River

639 crimes ↑ 16.8%

Rawsonville

739 crimes ↑ 2.8%

Groot-Drakenstein

841 crimes ↑ 11.1%

Ashton

855 crimes → 1.3%
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