Vehicle Theft in City of Cape Town
SAPS definition: “Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle consists of the stealing of a motor vehicle or motorcycle belonging to another person.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.
SAPS recorded 891 vehicle theft cases across 61 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 6.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 87% of the Western Cape's 1,025 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 891 vehicle theft cases, up 6.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is vehicle theft rising or falling in City of Cape Town?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which City of Cape Town precincts report the most vehicle theft?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 62 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.