Aggravated Robbery in the Western Cape ⓘ
SAPS recorded 20,446 aggravated robbery cases across 148 Western Cape precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 12.1% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 4,246 aggravated robbery cases, down 18.7% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most aggravated robbery reports come from City of Cape Town.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Western Cape aggravated robbery trend
Aggravated Robbery by district
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
Drill into a district:
Aggravated Robbery by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyanga | City of Cape Town | 1,142 | -8.1% |
| Mfuleni | City of Cape Town | 1,124 | +2.2% |
| Delft | City of Cape Town | 953 | -5.1% |
| Kraaifontein | City of Cape Town | 918 | +2% |
| Khayelitsha | City of Cape Town | 764 | -34% |
| Lingelethu-West | City of Cape Town | 660 | -10.4% |
| Philippi East | City of Cape Town | 642 | -25.7% |
| Makhaza | City of Cape Town | 622 | +37.9% |
| Milnerton | City of Cape Town | 620 | +3.7% |
| Harare | City of Cape Town | 616 | -23.6% |
| Cape Town Central | City of Cape Town | 516 | -29.6% |
| Mitchells Plain | City of Cape Town | 490 | -11.7% |
| Gugulethu | City of Cape Town | 489 | -25.3% |
| Stellenbosch | Cape Winelands | 465 | +11% |
| Kleinvlei | City of Cape Town | 451 | -12.4% |
| Lwandle | City of Cape Town | 403 | +2.3% |
| Samora Machel | City of Cape Town | 358 | -19.2% |
| Bellville | City of Cape Town | 348 | -10.1% |
| Athlone | City of Cape Town | 329 | -18.8% |
| Langa | City of Cape Town | 315 | -0.9% |
| Parow | City of Cape Town | 315 | -19.8% |
| Grassy Park | City of Cape Town | 301 | -11.2% |
| Lentegeur | City of Cape Town | 296 | -19.1% |
| Table View | City of Cape Town | 269 | +40.1% |
| Kuilsrivier | City of Cape Town | 256 | -16.6% |
| Bishop Lavis | City of Cape Town | 242 | -6.6% |
| Elsies River | City of Cape Town | 240 | -7.7% |
| Thembalethu | Garden Route | 227 | +36.7% |
| Maitland | City of Cape Town | 223 | -0.9% |
| Woodstock | City of Cape Town | 222 | -12.6% |
| Goodwood | City of Cape Town | 221 | -7.1% |
| Muizenberg | City of Cape Town | 210 | -3.7% |
| Worcester | Cape Winelands | 207 | -15.5% |
| Philippi | City of Cape Town | 190 | -13.2% |
| Somerset West | City of Cape Town | 159 | -11.2% |
| Manenberg | City of Cape Town | 151 | -15.6% |
| Belhar | City of Cape Town | 144 | -24.6% |
| Durbanville | City of Cape Town | 144 | -28.4% |
| Vredenburg | West Coast | 143 | +2.9% |
| Mbekweni | Cape Winelands | 140 | +44.3% |
| Paarl East | Cape Winelands | 140 | -6% |
| Strand | City of Cape Town | 130 | -35.3% |
| Paarl | Cape Winelands | 128 | +14.3% |
| Atlantis | City of Cape Town | 127 | -25.7% |
| Cloetesville | Cape Winelands | 127 | +2.4% |
| Bellville South | City of Cape Town | 124 | +20.4% |
| Knysna | Garden Route | 123 | -28.1% |
| Wynberg | City of Cape Town | 121 | -28.4% |
| Ravensmead | City of Cape Town | 120 | -16.1% |
| Lansdowne | City of Cape Town | 114 | -40% |
| Conville | Garden Route | 111 | -14.6% |
| Hermanus | Overberg | 96 | -29.9% |
| Macassar | City of Cape Town | 95 | -5.9% |
| Oudtshoorn | Garden Route | 95 | +4.4% |
| Wellington | Cape Winelands | 94 | -8.7% |
| Steenberg | City of Cape Town | 91 | -9% |
| Dieprivier | City of Cape Town | 88 | -26.1% |
| Claremont | City of Cape Town | 85 | -19.8% |
| Kwanonqaba | Garden Route | 85 | -2.3% |
| Robertson | Cape Winelands | 78 | -1.3% |
| Brackenfell | City of Cape Town | 72 | -2.7% |
| Ocean View | City of Cape Town | 66 | -9.6% |
| Saldanha | West Coast | 66 | -24.1% |
| Bothasig | City of Cape Town | 65 | +6.6% |
| Hout Bay | City of Cape Town | 64 | -52.2% |
| George | Garden Route | 60 | -35.5% |
| Kensington | City of Cape Town | 60 | -17.8% |
| Sea Point | City of Cape Town | 56 | -1.8% |
| Pinelands | City of Cape Town | 55 | -16.7% |
| Franschhoek | Cape Winelands | 54 | +58.8% |
| Beaufort West | Central Karoo | 53 | -14.5% |
| Grabouw | Overberg | 49 | -36.4% |
| Pacaltsdorp | Garden Route | 46 | 0% |
| De Doorns | Cape Winelands | 45 | -16.7% |
| Da Gamaskop | Garden Route | 44 | -44.3% |
| Malmesbury | West Coast | 43 | -45.6% |
| Rondebosch | City of Cape Town | 42 | -33.3% |
| Kirstenhof | City of Cape Town | 41 | -31.7% |
| Mowbray | City of Cape Town | 41 | -44.6% |
| Klapmuts | Cape Winelands | 39 | -38.1% |
| Strandfontein | City of Cape Town | 37 | -26% |
| Bredasdorp | Overberg | 36 | -7.7% |
| Caledon | Overberg | 34 | -34.6% |
| Ceres | Cape Winelands | 32 | +23.1% |
| Gordons Bay | City of Cape Town | 28 | -34.9% |
| Fish Hoek | City of Cape Town | 26 | -16.1% |
| Plettenberg Bay | Garden Route | 25 | +8.7% |
| Vredendal | West Coast | 21 | -44.7% |
| Gans Bay | Overberg | 20 | -9.1% |
| Lutzville | West Coast | 18 | -50% |
| Wolseley | Cape Winelands | 18 | -47.1% |
| Moorreesburg | West Coast | 17 | -37% |
| Tulbagh | Cape Winelands | 17 | 0% |
| Kwanokuthula | Garden Route | 16 | -11.1% |
| Darling | West Coast | 15 | -21.1% |
| Groot-Drakenstein | Cape Winelands | 15 | +200% |
| Mossel Bay | Garden Route | 15 | -21.1% |
| Swellendam | Overberg | 15 | -37.5% |
| Citrusdal | West Coast | 13 | -38.1% |
| Saron | Cape Winelands | 13 | +18.2% |
| Simon's Town | City of Cape Town | 13 | +44.4% |
| Ladismith | Garden Route | 12 | +140% |
| Riebeek West | West Coast | 12 | -33.3% |
| Ashton | Cape Winelands | 11 | -26.7% |
| Camps Bay | City of Cape Town | 11 | -31.2% |
| Montagu | Cape Winelands | 10 | -37.5% |
| Napier | Overberg | 10 | +42.9% |
| Philadelphia | City of Cape Town | 10 | -54.5% |
| Langebaan | West Coast | 9 | -52.6% |
| Calitzdorp | Garden Route | 8 | +60% |
| Clanwilliam | West Coast | 8 | -11.1% |
| Groot Brakrivier | Garden Route | 8 | -38.5% |
| Villiersdorp | Overberg | 8 | -71.4% |
| Bonnievale | Cape Winelands | 7 | +40% |
| Heidelberg(C) | Garden Route | 7 | -36.4% |
| Kleinmond | Overberg | 7 | -46.2% |
| Porterville | West Coast | 7 | 0% |
| Prince Alfred Hamlet | Cape Winelands | 7 | -22.2% |
| Riviersonderend | Overberg | 7 | -41.7% |
| Klawer | West Coast | 6 | -25% |
| Piketberg | West Coast | 6 | -50% |
| St Helena Bay | West Coast | 6 | -25% |
| Struisbaai | Overberg | 6 | -25% |
| Touws River | Cape Winelands | 6 | -60% |
| Dysselsdorp | Garden Route | 5 | -16.7% |
| Laaiplek | West Coast | 5 | -50% |
| Lambertsbaai | West Coast | 5 | +66.7% |
| Albertinia | Garden Route | 4 | 0% |
| Mcgregor | Cape Winelands | 4 | -20% |
| Melkbosstrand | City of Cape Town | 4 | -50% |
| Hopefield | West Coast | 3 | +50% |
| Murraysburg | Central Karoo | 3 | -40% |
| Rawsonville | Cape Winelands | 3 | -62.5% |
| Riversdale | Garden Route | 3 | -25% |
| Stanford | Overberg | 3 | -25% |
| Genadendal | Overberg | 2 | -50% |
| Graafwater | West Coast | 2 | +100% |
| Still Bay | Garden Route | 2 | -33.3% |
| Vanrhynsdorp | West Coast | 2 | 0% |
| Elands Bay | West Coast | 1 | 0% |
| Laingsburg | Central Karoo | 1 | -66.7% |
| Nuwerus | West Coast | 1 | 0% |
| Prince Albert | Central Karoo | 1 | 0% |
| Table Bay Harbour | City of Cape Town | 1 | 0% |
| Barrydale | Overberg | 0 | -100% |
| De Rust | Garden Route | 0 | -100% |
| Leeu Gamka | Central Karoo | 0 | -100% |
| Uniondale | Garden Route | 0 | -100% |