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Serious Assault (GBH) in City of Cape Town

SAPS recorded 10,405 serious assault (gbh) cases across 63 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 45% of the Western Cape's 23,361 total.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 2,608 serious assault (gbh) cases, down 7.6% 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.

City of Cape Town serious assault (gbh) trend

Serious Assault (GBH) by precinct in City of Cape Town

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 63 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.

All City of Cape Town precincts

PrecinctApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Delft743+7.1%
Nyanga628+2.3%
Mfuleni616-12.6%
Kraaifontein502+4.8%
Khayelitsha500-15.5%
Gugulethu438+0.5%
Harare399+5%
Mitchells Plain367+3.4%
Langa342+6.9%
Bishop Lavis306-3.5%
Kleinvlei303-7.1%
Milnerton291+29.9%
Lwandle272+2.3%
Makhaza267+4.3%
Elsies River2560%
Philippi East234+12%
Manenberg226-5%
Macassar224-12.5%
Ravensmead216-10%
Atlantis207-19.5%
Samora Machel204+21.4%
Lingelethu-West192+10.3%
Ocean View172+1.2%
Kuilsrivier152-0.7%
Philippi146-3.9%
Athlone145+39.4%
Table View144+32.1%
Somerset West141-2.1%
Hout Bay134-24.7%
Lentegeur129-5.8%
Belhar124-19.5%
Cape Town Central118-7.8%
Grassy Park108-18.8%
Muizenberg99-13.9%
Durbanville95+39.7%
Strand89-6.3%
Bellville84-1.2%
Bellville South79-4.8%
Maitland76+4.1%
Goodwood66+3.1%
Parow61-21.8%
Woodstock51-5.6%
Steenberg50-10.7%
Wynberg44-8.3%
Philadelphia40-28.6%
Lansdowne37-14%
Kirstenhof30+42.9%
Dieprivier29+70.6%
Sea Point29+93.3%
Kensington28-39.1%
Brackenfell25+13.6%
Claremont21-19.2%
Strandfontein21-38.2%
Bothasig20+17.6%
Simon's Town150%
Fish Hoek14+100%
Melkbosstrand11-8.3%
Gordons Bay8-42.9%
Pinelands8-27.3%
Table Bay Harbour8+100%
Camps Bay70%
Mowbray7-22.2%
Rondebosch7+133.3%
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