Lingelethu-West Precinct
How much crime was reported in the Lingelethu-West precinct?
The Lingelethu-West SAPS precinct recorded 4,020 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 9.7% compared with Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
A police station opened next to this one in the last two years, so part of this change may come from a boundary change rather than a change in crime.
A raw count, not adjusted for population: larger police areas serve more people and record more crime.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 952 crimes, up 7.1% compared with Apr–Jun 2025 (889).
High volume for Western Cape: the second-highest fifth of its 152 precincts by reported crime, Apr–Jun 2026.
Nationally Very High: the highest fifth of the 1,165 precincts that reported crime, Apr–Jun 2026.
Largest categories
Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.
What this data can't tell you
How we handle these →Where within the precinct. SAPS reports one figure for the whole area; all 2 suburbs share it.
Unreported crime. Only crime reported to police is counted, so real incidence is higher.
Crime per resident. Raw counts, no population adjustment — the trend is the steadier signal.
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All these suburbs share the same crime statistics because SAPS reports data at precinct level.
Reported crimes
4,020
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year
Compared with 2018/19
→ 0.6%
about the same as in 2018/19, before the pandemic
Updated · SAPS Q1 2026-27 release
Crime breakdown
Top reported offences in 2025-2026, with change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
| Crime category | Reported count | Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Common assault | 705 | +42 |
| Aggravated robbery | 660 | -77 |
| Carjacking | 239 | |
| Truck hijacking | 1 | |
| Robbery at residential premises | 55 | |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 20 | |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0 | |
| Bank robbery | 0 | |
| Components of aggravated robbery above, already counted in that total. Not additional crimes. | ||
| Drug-related crime | 536 | +261 |
| Malicious damage | 320 | +34 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 299 | +15 |
| Commercial crime | 232 | -5 |
| Serious assault | 192 | +18 |
| Residential burglary | 189 | -7 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 109 | +35 |
Crime over time
Reported crimes per SAPS financial year, by category
Crime trend by year
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Hollow points with dashed lines indicate years with fewer than 4 quarters of data — those totals may be lower because SAPS has not released every quarter.
Over the past decade, crime here has fallen.
The numbers behind that — recent years vs earlier years, averaged to see past a one-year spike
Over ~5 years
↑ 16.5%
avg 23/24–25/26 vs avg 18/19–20/21
Over ~10 years
↓ 7.7%
avg 23/24–25/26 vs avg 13/14–15/16
Year-by-year totals
| Year | Reported crimes |
|---|---|
| 2026/27 (Apr–Jun only) | 952 |
| 2025/26 | 4,020 |
| 2024/25 | 3,666 |
| 2023/24 | 4,084 |
| 2022/23 | 3,755 |
| 2021/22 | 3,160 |
| 2020/21 | 2,584 |
| 2019/20 | 3,523 |
| 2018/19 | 3,995 |
| 2017/18 | 4,100 |
| 2016/17 | 4,608 |
| 2015/16 | 4,464 |
| 2014/15 | 4,260 |
| 2013/14 | 4,030 |
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| Category | 2025-2026 | 2024-2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common assault | 705 | 663 | +42 |
| Aggravated robbery | 660 | 737 | -77 |
| Carjacking | 239 | 243 | -4 |
| Truck hijacking | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 55 | 122 | -67 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 20 | 21 | -1 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Components of aggravated robbery above, already counted in that total. Not additional crimes. SAPS reports these both individually and within the aggravated-robbery figure. | |||
| Drug-related crime | 536 | 275 | +261 |
| Malicious damage | 320 | 286 | +34 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 299 | 284 | +15 |
| Commercial crime | 232 | 237 | -5 |
| Serious assault | 192 | 174 | +18 |
| Residential burglary | 189 | 196 | -7 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 109 | 74 | +35 |
| Common robbery | 103 | 91 | +12 |
| Murder | 98 | 79 | +19 |
| Vehicle theft | 84 | 50 | +34 |
| Rape | 80 | 109 | -29 |
| Theft from vehicle | 72 | 78 | -6 |
| Crimen injuria | 64 | 41 | +23 |
| Business burglary | 57 | 34 | +23 |
| Shoplifting | 49 | 57 | -8 |
| Attempted murder | 45 | 65 | -20 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 41 | 45 | -4 |
| Kidnapping | 29 | 40 | -11 |
| Sexual assault | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 11 | 5 | +6 |
| Culpable homicide | 11 | 19 | -8 |
| Arson | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| Public violence | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Contact sexual offences | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stock-theft | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Abduction | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Sexual offences detected as a result of police action | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neighbouring police precincts
Precincts sharing a boundary with Lingelethu-West, listed alphabetically. Counts are for Apr–Jun 2026, changes vs Apr–Jun 2025.
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Data Sources & Notes
- Crime data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics
- SAPS data reflects reported crime only. Crime reporting rates vary by area. How much crime goes unreported? →
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