Other Theft in City of Cape Town ⓘ
SAPS recorded 31,012 other theft cases across 63 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 7.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 61% of the Western Cape's 50,519 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 8,019 other theft cases, down 5.2% 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 other theft trend
Other Theft 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 | 3,277 | -16% |
| Mitchells Plain | 1,360 | -4.9% |
| Bellville | 1,103 | +0.1% |
| Table View | 1,072 | -4.9% |
| Sea Point | 839 | -0.6% |
| Milnerton | 825 | -14.7% |
| Grassy Park | 790 | -9.3% |
| Woodstock | 764 | -10.9% |
| Kraaifontein | 746 | -9.6% |
| Claremont | 745 | -9.6% |
| Mfuleni | 738 | -1.6% |
| Somerset West | 711 | -5.6% |
| Delft | 671 | -1.5% |
| Parow | 660 | +4.1% |
| Kleinvlei | 625 | -5.4% |
| Brackenfell | 615 | +0.2% |
| Durbanville | 613 | -9.6% |
| Kuilsrivier | 605 | -16.7% |
| Atlantis | 575 | +1.2% |
| Bishop Lavis | 562 | -1.4% |
| Strand | 558 | -3.8% |
| Manenberg | 541 | -19.9% |
| Athlone | 539 | -14.3% |
| Dieprivier | 538 | +7.6% |
| Lentegeur | 531 | -10.6% |
| Ravensmead | 508 | +12.1% |
| Elsies River | 493 | +2.7% |
| Goodwood | 466 | -13.4% |
| Macassar | 446 | +9% |
| Wynberg | 440 | -16.2% |
| Hout Bay | 426 | +9.8% |
| Muizenberg | 417 | -17.6% |
| Nyanga | 397 | +0.5% |
| Gugulethu | 383 | -8.8% |
| Philippi | 368 | -1.9% |
| Table Bay Harbour | 365 | -20.7% |
| Lansdowne | 341 | -20% |
| Maitland | 340 | -4.8% |
| Kirstenhof | 339 | -18.5% |
| Lingelethu-West | 299 | +5.3% |
| Bellville South | 281 | -22.2% |
| Steenberg | 275 | -6.1% |
| Khayelitsha | 270 | -17.9% |
| Pinelands | 269 | +16.5% |
| Fish Hoek | 267 | -6.3% |
| Bothasig | 259 | +16.1% |
| Belhar | 254 | -14.8% |
| Gordons Bay | 208 | -16.1% |
| Rondebosch | 195 | -15.9% |
| Langa | 192 | -11.5% |
| Camps Bay | 190 | -7.8% |
| Harare | 188 | -6% |
| Kensington | 183 | -1.1% |
| Makhaza | 182 | +22.1% |
| Lwandle | 157 | -15.6% |
| Simon's Town | 151 | +17.1% |
| Mowbray | 147 | -23.8% |
| Philippi East | 145 | 0% |
| Ocean View | 140 | -14.6% |
| Philadelphia | 139 | +49.5% |
| Strandfontein | 114 | -16.8% |
| Melkbosstrand | 93 | +1.1% |
| Samora Machel | 82 | -15.5% |