City of Cape Town Crime Statistics
City of Cape Town has 63 SAPS precincts covering 331 suburbs. In Apr 2025–Mar 2026, 72,967 contact crimes and 29,618 property crimes were reported. 28 precincts reported fewer total crimes than the prior year; 21 reported more. Raw counts are not adjusted for population — larger precincts serve more residents. Source: SAPS quarterly release.
Violent crimes
72,967
Apr 2025–Mar 2026
Property crimes
29,618
Apr 2025–Mar 2026
Improving
28
precincts with fewer crimes
Worsening
21
precincts with more crimes
Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release
Crime by category in City of Cape Town
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How much crime is reported in each City of Cape Town precinct?
Total reported crimes (Apr 2025–Mar 2026). Colour shows trend vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
| Precinct | Reported count | Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Town Central | 16,722 | →0.1% |
| Mitchells Plain | 14,658 | →1.9% |
| Delft | 11,404 | ↑2.9% |
| Mfuleni | 9,629 | ↑5.9% |
| Kraaifontein | 8,956 | ↓5.1% |
| Nyanga | 7,300 | ↑2.1% |
| Kleinvlei | 7,280 | ↑5.2% |
| Atlantis | 6,718 | ↑9.6% |
| Bishop Lavis | 6,520 | ↑11.1% |
| Lentegeur | 6,397 | ↓2.1% |
| Khayelitsha | 6,362 | ↓13.6% |
| Bellville | 6,028 | →1% |
| Grassy Park | 5,982 | →0.9% |
| Milnerton | 5,970 | ↑2.4% |
| Gugulethu | 5,640 | ↓2.8% |
| Table View | 5,424 | ↑9.2% |
| Elsies River | 5,197 | ↑9.1% |
| Manenberg | 5,132 | ↑3.9% |
| Strand | 4,849 | ↓3.4% |
| Kuilsrivier | 4,838 | ↓5% |
| Athlone | 4,734 | ↓4.9% |
| Parow | 4,734 | →0.9% |
| Harare | 4,045 | ↓3.7% |
| Lingelethu-West | 4,020 | ↑9.7% |
| Steenberg | 3,986 | ↑4.4% |
| Somerset West | 3,953 | ↓6.3% |
| Durbanville | 3,924 | ↓9.8% |
| Philippi | 3,859 | ↑4.6% |
| Ravensmead | 3,716 | ↑12.3% |
| Sea Point | 3,703 | ↑11.1% |
| Wynberg | 3,568 | →1.2% |
| Philippi East | 3,543 | ↓7.4% |
| Woodstock | 3,541 | →1.6% |
| Goodwood | 3,421 | ↓7.5% |
| Muizenberg | 3,301 | ↑7.6% |
| Makhaza | 3,124 | ↑18.9% |
| Brackenfell | 2,799 | ↓6.1% |
| Langa | 2,791 | ↑5.6% |
| Lwandle | 2,774 | ↑10% |
| Claremont | 2,757 | ↓10% |
| Macassar | 2,689 | →1.5% |
| Belhar | 2,436 | →1.1% |
| Maitland | 2,040 | →0.8% |
| Dieprivier | 1,961 | ↓6.8% |
| Hout Bay | 1,932 | →1.8% |
| Lansdowne | 1,749 | ↓11.1% |
| Kensington | 1,622 | ↑10.9% |
| Kirstenhof | 1,490 | →1.7% |
| Bellville South | 1,487 | ↓10.6% |
| Bothasig | 1,285 | ↑9.9% |
| Fish Hoek | 1,267 | ↓16.1% |
| Pinelands | 1,264 | →1.4% |
| Gordons Bay | 1,152 | ↓4.6% |
| Ocean View | 1,128 | ↓8.6% |
| Rondebosch | 998 | ↓16% |
| Strandfontein | 956 | ↓11.7% |
| Mowbray | 833 | ↓15.6% |
| Table Bay Harbour | 748 | ↓11.8% |
| Camps Bay | 606 | ↓5% |
| Simon's Town | 533 | ↓4.7% |
| Melkbosstrand | 485 | ↓8.7% |
| Philadelphia | 445 | →1.1% |
Bar = total crimes · ↓ improving · ↑ worsening · → stable (vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025)
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 2025–Mar 2026 vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025). Methodology · Disclaimer
This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions.