Commercial Crime in City of Cape Town
SAPS recorded 20,826 commercial crime cases across 63 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 3.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 74% of the Western Cape's 28,129 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 5,252 commercial crime cases, up 2.1% 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 commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime 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
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Town Central | 1,471 | +1.6% |
| Table View | 1,025 | +23.3% |
| Bellville | 1,020 | +8.6% |
| Somerset West | 891 | +3.1% |
| Milnerton | 822 | -0.8% |
| Brackenfell | 778 | -8.6% |
| Parow | 744 | +6.1% |
| Kraaifontein | 625 | +4.9% |
| Durbanville | 588 | -23% |
| Kuilsrivier | 569 | +2.3% |
| Claremont | 556 | -1.4% |
| Sea Point | 544 | +18% |
| Goodwood | 488 | -2.2% |
| Mitchells Plain | 451 | -5.8% |
| Strand | 447 | -4.3% |
| Dieprivier | 424 | +16.5% |
| Kirstenhof | 374 | +12% |
| Woodstock | 362 | +19.5% |
| Fish Hoek | 353 | -7.8% |
| Lansdowne | 350 | +17.8% |
| Grassy Park | 338 | -5.6% |
| Kleinvlei | 337 | +2.1% |
| Athlone | 310 | -10.4% |
| Pinelands | 308 | +18% |
| Muizenberg | 303 | -7.9% |
| Mfuleni | 296 | -6% |
| Wynberg | 287 | -4.3% |
| Delft | 286 | +13.9% |
| Bothasig | 277 | -7% |
| Lentegeur | 275 | +7% |
| Hout Bay | 260 | +29.4% |
| Rondebosch | 251 | +21.8% |
| Gordons Bay | 246 | +11.8% |
| Lingelethu-West | 232 | -2.1% |
| Elsies River | 231 | -9.4% |
| Ravensmead | 217 | +26.2% |
| Bishop Lavis | 211 | +2.9% |
| Gugulethu | 203 | +26.1% |
| Atlantis | 196 | +7.7% |
| Khayelitsha | 194 | +10.9% |
| Macassar | 172 | +30.3% |
| Steenberg | 170 | +10.4% |
| Belhar | 164 | -18% |
| Maitland | 157 | -3.1% |
| Nyanga | 154 | +11.6% |
| Langa | 135 | +19.5% |
| Table Bay Harbour | 134 | +3.1% |
| Melkbosstrand | 132 | -5% |
| Philippi | 130 | +52.9% |
| Bellville South | 126 | +11.5% |
| Kensington | 123 | +12.8% |
| Camps Bay | 121 | +34.4% |
| Makhaza | 121 | +37.5% |
| Lwandle | 107 | +2.9% |
| Ocean View | 103 | -12.7% |
| Strandfontein | 100 | +9.9% |
| Mowbray | 98 | 0% |
| Simon's Town | 95 | +21.8% |
| Harare | 91 | -6.2% |
| Manenberg | 87 | -12.1% |
| Philippi East | 83 | +6.4% |
| Philadelphia | 43 | +48.3% |
| Samora Machel | 40 | -42% |