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Driving Under the Influence in City of Cape Town

SAPS recorded 4,814 driving under the influence cases across 63 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 6.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 47% of the Western Cape's 10,327 total.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 1,459 driving under the influence cases, up 49.9% 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 driving under the influence trend

Driving Under the Influence 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
Delft328+46.4%
Khayelitsha248-41.2%
Cape Town Central237+53.9%
Mfuleni225-14.1%
Kraaifontein218+5.8%
Nyanga192+104.3%
Bellville166+5.1%
Kuilsrivier151-17%
Lentegeur142+44.9%
Athlone141-22.5%
Somerset West138+46.8%
Parow129-0.8%
Manenberg1170%
Goodwood110-39.6%
Lingelethu-West109+47.3%
Brackenfell105-37.5%
Bishop Lavis101+114.9%
Maitland101-25.7%
Strand99+76.8%
Lwandle92+95.7%
Philippi East91+1.1%
Harare88+12.8%
Milnerton85+18.1%
Mitchells Plain84-29.4%
Kleinvlei80+42.9%
Woodstock76+1.3%
Makhaza73+69.8%
Gugulethu72+111.8%
Bothasig64+33.3%
Table View600%
Wynberg60+71.4%
Sea Point48-9.4%
Mowbray46+119%
Belhar45+36.4%
Langa42+281.8%
Steenberg37+42.3%
Macassar36-18.2%
Grassy Park35-51.4%
Lansdowne35+20.7%
Elsies River34-5.6%
Philadelphia34+13.3%
Strandfontein31-24.4%
Atlantis29+16%
Muizenberg29-31%
Philippi29+20.8%
Gordons Bay26-10.3%
Samora Machel26+188.9%
Camps Bay24+118.2%
Claremont23+35.3%
Durbanville23-34.3%
Hout Bay23-14.8%
Pinelands22+15.8%
Bellville South21+61.5%
Fish Hoek21+10.5%
Ravensmead21+31.3%
Melkbosstrand20-4.8%
Kirstenhof19+111.1%
Dieprivier18+63.6%
Kensington15-11.8%
Ocean View9+350%
Rondebosch70%
Simon's Town2-60%
Table Bay Harbour2-81.8%
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