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
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Mfuleni | 511 | +11.3% |
| Delft | 510 | -1.2% |
| Kraaifontein | 425 | -14.7% |
| Table View | 414 | +7.3% |
| Kuilsrivier | 348 | -9.8% |
| Mitchells Plain | 348 | -11.2% |
| Milnerton | 324 | -4.4% |
| Bellville | 322 | -7.5% |
| Kleinvlei | 319 | -1.5% |
| Somerset West | 296 | -20.2% |
| Durbanville | 276 | -19.1% |
| Strand | 222 | -15.6% |
| Grassy Park | 218 | -35.3% |
| Harare | 214 | +12% |
| Nyanga | 213 | -23.7% |
| Atlantis | 206 | -17.6% |
| Cape Town Central | 206 | -37.6% |
| Parow | 205 | -16.3% |
| Khayelitsha | 194 | -23.3% |
| Gugulethu | 190 | +3.8% |
| Lingelethu-West | 189 | -3.6% |
| Langa | 185 | -28.6% |
| Macassar | 181 | +16.8% |
| Lwandle | 175 | +19% |
| Makhaza | 170 | +31.8% |
| Manenberg | 167 | -14.4% |
| Brackenfell | 162 | +3.2% |
| Lentegeur | 139 | -23.6% |
| Bishop Lavis | 131 | -6.4% |
| Hout Bay | 130 | -13.3% |
| Muizenberg | 128 | -33% |
| Goodwood | 123 | -30.5% |
| Athlone | 122 | -10.3% |
| Fish Hoek | 113 | -31.5% |
| Dieprivier | 111 | -46.1% |
| Woodstock | 111 | -27.9% |
| Claremont | 107 | -30.1% |
| Elsies River | 104 | +7.2% |
| Philippi | 104 | -24.6% |
| Steenberg | 98 | -10.9% |
| Sea Point | 96 | -15% |
| Wynberg | 93 | -19.1% |
| Ravensmead | 92 | -20.7% |
| Gordons Bay | 90 | -44.4% |
| Belhar | 88 | -20% |
| Lansdowne | 88 | -23.5% |
| Bothasig | 87 | -5.4% |
| Rondebosch | 77 | -19.8% |
| Maitland | 74 | +42.3% |
| Pinelands | 73 | -35.4% |
| Kirstenhof | 72 | -30.1% |
| Bellville South | 69 | -14.8% |
| Ocean View | 66 | -21.4% |
| Philippi East | 66 | -21.4% |
| Simon's Town | 66 | -40% |
| Mowbray | 64 | -46.7% |
| Strandfontein | 57 | -32.1% |
| Camps Bay | 49 | -45.6% |
| Samora Machel | 39 | -58.1% |
| Kensington | 34 | -40.4% |
| Melkbosstrand | 32 | -43.9% |
| Philadelphia | 24 | -60% |
| Table Bay Harbour | 1 | 0% |