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Residential Burglary in City of Cape Town

SAPS recorded 10,208 residential burglary cases across 63 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 15.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 50% of the Western Cape's 20,297 total.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 2,399 residential burglary cases, down 15.7% 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 residential burglary trend

Residential 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
Mfuleni511+11.3%
Delft510-1.2%
Kraaifontein425-14.7%
Table View414+7.3%
Kuilsrivier348-9.8%
Mitchells Plain348-11.2%
Milnerton324-4.4%
Bellville322-7.5%
Kleinvlei319-1.5%
Somerset West296-20.2%
Durbanville276-19.1%
Strand222-15.6%
Grassy Park218-35.3%
Harare214+12%
Nyanga213-23.7%
Atlantis206-17.6%
Cape Town Central206-37.6%
Parow205-16.3%
Khayelitsha194-23.3%
Gugulethu190+3.8%
Lingelethu-West189-3.6%
Langa185-28.6%
Macassar181+16.8%
Lwandle175+19%
Makhaza170+31.8%
Manenberg167-14.4%
Brackenfell162+3.2%
Lentegeur139-23.6%
Bishop Lavis131-6.4%
Hout Bay130-13.3%
Muizenberg128-33%
Goodwood123-30.5%
Athlone122-10.3%
Fish Hoek113-31.5%
Dieprivier111-46.1%
Woodstock111-27.9%
Claremont107-30.1%
Elsies River104+7.2%
Philippi104-24.6%
Steenberg98-10.9%
Sea Point96-15%
Wynberg93-19.1%
Ravensmead92-20.7%
Gordons Bay90-44.4%
Belhar88-20%
Lansdowne88-23.5%
Bothasig87-5.4%
Rondebosch77-19.8%
Maitland74+42.3%
Pinelands73-35.4%
Kirstenhof72-30.1%
Bellville South69-14.8%
Ocean View66-21.4%
Philippi East66-21.4%
Simon's Town66-40%
Mowbray64-46.7%
Strandfontein57-32.1%
Camps Bay49-45.6%
Samora Machel39-58.1%
Kensington34-40.4%
Melkbosstrand32-43.9%
Philadelphia24-60%
Table Bay Harbour10%