City of Cape Town Crime Statistics
City of Cape Town has 63 SAPS precincts covering 331 suburbs. In Apr–Dec 2025, 55,390 contact crimes and 22,359 property crimes were reported. 32 precincts reported fewer total crimes than the prior year; 27 reported more. Raw counts are not adjusted for population — larger precincts serve more residents. Source: SAPS quarterly release.
Violent crimes
55,390
Apr–Dec 2025
Property crimes
22,359
Apr–Dec 2025
Improving
32
precincts with fewer crimes
Worsening
27
precincts with more crimes
↓ Most improved
↑ Most worsened
How much crime is reported in each City of Cape Town precinct?
Total reported serious crimes (Apr–Dec 2025). Colour shows trend vs Apr–Dec 2024.
| Precinct | Reported count | Change vs Apr–Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchells Plain | 9,651 | ↑4.7% |
| Cape Town Central | 8,712 | ↑4.9% |
| Delft | 8,058 | ↑5.5% |
| Mfuleni | 6,785 | ↑9.1% |
| Kraaifontein | 5,788 | ↓5.7% |
| Nyanga | 5,409 | ↑2.8% |
| Kleinvlei | 4,822 | ↑5.7% |
| Khayelitsha | 4,590 | ↓15.5% |
| Atlantis | 4,465 | ↑7.7% |
| Lentegeur | 4,232 | ↓3.5% |
| Bishop Lavis | 4,134 | ↑9.5% |
| Gugulethu | 3,954 | ↓2.1% |
| Grassy Park | 3,745 | ↑5.4% |
| Manenberg | 3,484 | ↑14% |
| Milnerton | 3,314 | ↑8.2% |
| Elsies River | 3,244 | ↑7.9% |
| Harare | 3,059 | ↓6.7% |
| Athlone | 3,050 | →2% |
| Kuilsrivier | 2,913 | →0.5% |
| Bellville | 2,831 | ↓5.9% |
| Strand | 2,781 | ↓6.9% |
| Lingelethu-West | 2,777 | ↑3.3% |
| Steenberg | 2,656 | ↑9.9% |
| Philippi East | 2,625 | ↓11.9% |
| Philippi | 2,619 | ↑9.6% |
| Parow | 2,554 | →0.8% |
| Table View | 2,512 | ↑13.8% |
| Makhaza | 2,393 | ↑28.5% |
| Ravensmead | 2,324 | ↑19.5% |
| Wynberg | 2,194 | →1% |
| Durbanville | 2,094 | ↓7.4% |
| Lwandle | 2,032 | ↑19.2% |
| Muizenberg | 1,978 | ↑15.1% |
| Goodwood | 1,968 | ↓6.2% |
| Langa | 1,961 | ↑7.9% |
| Somerset West | 1,820 | ↓6.6% |
| Woodstock | 1,775 | ↑4.2% |
| Sea Point | 1,686 | ↑13.6% |
| Belhar | 1,614 | ↑12.1% |
| Macassar | 1,492 | ↓6.4% |
| Maitland | 1,163 | ↓3.8% |
| Claremont | 1,116 | ↓16.4% |
| Brackenfell | 1,071 | ↓7.7% |
| Kensington | 994 | ↑13.5% |
| Hout Bay | 941 | ↓16.6% |
| Lansdowne | 839 | ↓12.9% |
| Bellville South | 826 | ↓8.6% |
| Dieprivier | 774 | ↓20.1% |
| Ocean View | 680 | ↓10.6% |
| Kirstenhof | 618 | ↑8.6% |
| Bothasig | 581 | ↑20.9% |
| Pinelands | 540 | ↓9.9% |
| Strandfontein | 538 | ↓11.3% |
| Fish Hoek | 483 | ↓24.8% |
| Gordons Bay | 482 | ↓9.8% |
| Mowbray | 458 | ↓19.9% |
| Rondebosch | 412 | ↓30.3% |
| Philadelphia | 220 | ↓10.4% |
| Melkbosstrand | 210 | ↓5.7% |
| Camps Bay | 206 | ↓10.4% |
| Simon's Town | 204 | ↓17.8% |
| Table Bay Harbour | 182 | ↓6.9% |
Bar = total crimes · ↓ improving · ↑ worsening · → stable (vs Apr–Dec 2024)
All SAPS precincts in City of Cape Town
Athlone
Atlantis
Belhar
Bellville
Bellville South
Bishop Lavis
Bothasig
Brackenfell
Camps Bay
Cape Town Central
Claremont
Delft
Dieprivier
Durbanville
Elsies River
Fish Hoek
Goodwood
Gordons Bay
Grassy Park
Gugulethu
Harare
Hout Bay
Kensington
Khayelitsha
Kirstenhof
Kleinvlei
Kraaifontein
Kuilsrivier
Langa
Lansdowne
Lentegeur
Lingelethu-West
Lwandle
Macassar
Maitland
Makhaza
Manenberg
Melkbosstrand
Mfuleni
Milnerton
Mitchells Plain
Mowbray
Muizenberg
Nyanga
Ocean View
Parow
Philadelphia
Philippi
Philippi East
Pinelands
Ravensmead
Rondebosch
Sea Point
Simon's Town
Somerset West
Steenberg
Strand
Strandfontein
Table Bay Harbour
Table View
Woodstock
Wynberg
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Crime data from SAPS quarterly statistics (Apr–Dec 2025 vs Apr–Dec 2024). Methodology · Disclaimer
This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions.