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Business Burglary in City of Cape Town

SAPS recorded 2,051 business burglary cases across 63 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 23.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 42% of the Western Cape's 4,901 total.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 539 business burglary cases, down 9.7% 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 business burglary trend

Business Burglary 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
Kuilsrivier100+2%
Bellville95-4%
Cape Town Central93-31.6%
Maitland91+23%
Durbanville90-23.7%
Woodstock80+14.3%
Atlantis77+8.5%
Athlone67-28%
Somerset West62-29.5%
Bishop Lavis57-20.8%
Lingelethu-West57+67.6%
Parow56-12.5%
Mitchells Plain53-25.4%
Brackenfell46-16.4%
Milnerton46-43.9%
Strand46-14.8%
Goodwood44-24.1%
Kraaifontein44-33.3%
Mfuleni42-10.6%
Elsies River41-25.5%
Gugulethu41-46.1%
Lwandle41+24.2%
Grassy Park39-35%
Manenberg37-2.6%
Ravensmead35-22.2%
Steenberg32+3.2%
Khayelitsha30-33.3%
Wynberg30-53.8%
Pinelands27-3.6%
Kleinvlei26+4%
Lansdowne25-43.2%
Kensington24-52%
Dieprivier22-42.1%
Makhaza22+22.2%
Philippi21-27.6%
Kirstenhof19-26.9%
Ocean View19-36.7%
Delft18-30.8%
Muizenberg17-57.5%
Rondebosch17-57.5%
Bellville South16-51.5%
Claremont15-72.7%
Gordons Bay15-6.2%
Harare15-40%
Langa14+7.7%
Lentegeur14-39.1%
Table View14-36.4%
Macassar13+8.3%
Hout Bay12-29.4%
Melkbosstrand11+83.3%
Belhar10+150%
Nyanga9-18.2%
Camps Bay8+33.3%
Mowbray8-66.7%
Philippi East8-33.3%
Fish Hoek7-74.1%
Sea Point7-53.3%
Philadelphia6-45.5%
Bothasig5-16.7%
Strandfontein5-68.7%
Simon's Town4-69.2%
Table Bay Harbour4+100%
Samora Machel2-75%
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