Crime Statistics by Precinct — City of Cape Town

63 precincts in City of Cape Town — official SAPS reported crime data (Apr 2025–Mar 2026 vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025).

How to read this data: Figures are raw reported crime counts from SAPS — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving larger areas or denser populations will naturally report more crimes. Use trends and category breakdowns to understand the picture in context. Methodology →

By Total Crime Volume

Total crimes reported (lowest first). Precincts serving larger populations will have higher raw counts — this does not necessarily reflect safety.

#	Precinct	Total crimes	Contact crimes	Trend
1	Philadelphia	445	97	→ stable
2	Melkbosstrand	485	64	↓ 8.7%
3	Simon's Town	533	81	↓ 4.7%
4	Camps Bay	606	69	↓ 5%
5	Table Bay Harbour	748	40	↓ 11.8%
6	Mowbray	833	123	↓ 15.6%
7	Strandfontein	956	202	↓ 11.7%
8	Rondebosch	998	117	↓ 16%
9	Ocean View	1,128	486	↓ 8.6%
10	Gordons Bay	1,152	202	↓ 4.6%
11	Pinelands	1,264	203	→ stable
12	Fish Hoek	1,267	161	↓ 16.1%
13	Bothasig	1,285	251	↑ 9.9%
14	Bellville South	1,487	514	↓ 10.6%
15	Kirstenhof	1,490	210	→ stable
16	Kensington	1,622	319	↑ 10.9%
17	Lansdowne	1,749	355	↓ 11.1%
18	Samora Machel	1,854	1,055	↓ 8.8%
19	Hout Bay	1,932	677	→ stable
20	Dieprivier	1,961	268	↓ 6.8%
21	Maitland	2,040	600	→ stable
22	Belhar	2,436	774	→ stable
23	Macassar	2,689	1,048	→ stable
24	Claremont	2,757	296	↓ 10%
25	Lwandle	2,774	1,378	↑ 10%
26	Langa	2,791	1,318	↑ 5.6%
27	Brackenfell	2,799	302	↓ 6.1%
28	Makhaza	3,124	1,685	↑ 18.9%
29	Muizenberg	3,301	917	↑ 7.6%
30	Goodwood	3,421	796	↓ 7.5%
31	Woodstock	3,541	754	→ stable
32	Philippi East	3,543	1,939	↓ 7.4%
33	Wynberg	3,568	439	→ stable
34	Sea Point	3,703	336	↑ 11.1%
35	Ravensmead	3,716	1,107	↑ 12.3%
36	Philippi	3,859	1,113	↑ 4.6%
37	Durbanville	3,924	636	↓ 9.8%
38	Somerset West	3,953	784	↓ 6.3%
39	Steenberg	3,986	596	↑ 4.4%
40	Lingelethu-West	4,020	1,898	↑ 9.7%
41	Harare	4,045	2,072	↓ 3.7%
42	Athlone	4,734	1,327	↓ 4.9%
43	Parow	4,734	960	→ stable
44	Kuilsrivier	4,838	1,213	↓ 5%
45	Strand	4,849	800	↓ 3.4%
46	Manenberg	5,132	1,351	↑ 3.9%
47	Elsies River	5,197	1,813	↑ 9.1%
48	Table View	5,424	1,299	↑ 9.2%
49	Gugulethu	5,640	2,035	↓ 2.8%
50	Milnerton	5,970	1,926	↑ 2.4%
51	Grassy Park	5,982	1,304	→ stable
52	Bellville	6,028	987	→ stable
53	Khayelitsha	6,362	2,767	↓ 13.6%
54	Lentegeur	6,397	1,423	↓ 2.1%
55	Bishop Lavis	6,520	2,108	↑ 11.1%
56	Atlantis	6,718	1,695	↑ 9.6%
57	Kleinvlei	7,280	2,337	↑ 5.2%
58	Nyanga	7,300	3,732	↑ 2.1%
59	Kraaifontein	8,956	3,288	↓ 5.1%
60	Mfuleni	9,629	4,491	↑ 5.9%
61	Delft	11,404	3,701	↑ 2.9%
62	Mitchells Plain	14,658	3,297	→ stable
63	Cape Town Central	16,722	2,831	→ stable

Improving Trend

Precincts where total reported crime fell vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 (largest drop first).

#	Precinct	Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025	Total crimes
1	Fish Hoek	↓ 16.1%	1,267
2	Rondebosch	↓ 16%	998
3	Mowbray	↓ 15.6%	833
4	Khayelitsha	↓ 13.6%	6,362
5	Table Bay Harbour	↓ 11.8%	748
6	Strandfontein	↓ 11.7%	956
7	Lansdowne	↓ 11.1%	1,749
8	Bellville South	↓ 10.6%	1,487
9	Claremont	↓ 10%	2,757
10	Durbanville	↓ 9.8%	3,924
11	Samora Machel	↓ 8.8%	1,854
12	Melkbosstrand	↓ 8.7%	485
13	Ocean View	↓ 8.6%	1,128
14	Goodwood	↓ 7.5%	3,421
15	Philippi East	↓ 7.4%	3,543
16	Dieprivier	↓ 6.8%	1,961
17	Somerset West	↓ 6.3%	3,953
18	Brackenfell	↓ 6.1%	2,799
19	Kraaifontein	↓ 5.1%	8,956
20	Camps Bay	↓ 5%	606
21	Kuilsrivier	↓ 5%	4,838
22	Athlone	↓ 4.9%	4,734
23	Simon's Town	↓ 4.7%	533
24	Gordons Bay	↓ 4.6%	1,152
25	Harare	↓ 3.7%	4,045
26	Strand	↓ 3.4%	4,849
27	Gugulethu	↓ 2.8%	5,640
28	Lentegeur	↓ 2.1%	6,397

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Data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (Apr 2025–Mar 2026 vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025). Figures are raw reported crime counts — not adjusted for population size.