Which Western Cape precinct reports the most serious assault (gbh)?

Worcester SAPS reported the highest number of serious assault (gbh) cases (180) in Western Cape in Apr–Jun 2026. Raw counts are not adjusted for population — precincts serving more people will naturally report more cases.

How many serious assault (gbh) cases were reported in the Western Cape?

SAPS recorded 4,931 serious assault (gbh) cases across Western Cape in Apr–Jun 2026, down 4.2% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

How did serious assault (gbh) change in the most recent quarter in Western Cape?

In the latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026), SAPS reported 4,931 serious assault (gbh) cases in Western Cape — down 4.2% vs the same quarter a year earlier (Apr–Jun 2025). Raw reported counts, not adjusted for population.

Serious Assault (GBH) in the Western Cape

SAPS definition: “Assault with the intent [to] inflict Grievous Bodily Harm is the unlawful and intentional direct or indirect application of force to the body of another person with the intention of causing grievous bodily harm to that person. Note: The victim does not need to sustain serious injuries. The decisive element is the intention to cause serious injuries.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 4,931 serious assault (gbh) cases across 151 Western Cape precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 4.2% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 4,931 serious assault (gbh) cases, down 4.2% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most serious assault (gbh) reports come from City of Cape Town.

Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.

Is serious assault (gbh) rising or falling in Western Cape?

Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.

Which Western Cape districts report the most serious assault (gbh)?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

Drill into a district:

Which Western Cape precincts report the most serious assault (gbh)?

Precinct	District	Apr–Jun 2026	vs Apr–Jun 2025
Worcester	Cape Winelands	180	+13.9%
Delft	City of Cape Town	145	-8.2%
Mfuleni	City of Cape Town	135	-11.8%
Nyanga	City of Cape Town	134	-5%
Kraaifontein	City of Cape Town	131	+28.4%
Khayelitsha	City of Cape Town	120	+21.2%
Knysna	Garden Route	115	-26.8%
Oudtshoorn	Garden Route	113	-2.6%
Paarl East	Cape Winelands	89	-5.3%
Thembalethu	Garden Route	87	-4.4%
Gugulethu	City of Cape Town	85	-6.6%
Harare	City of Cape Town	79	-16.8%
Langa	City of Cape Town	74	-14.9%
Mitchells Plain	City of Cape Town	74	-25.3%
Conville	Garden Route	68	-10.5%
Makhaza	City of Cape Town	68	+4.6%
Beaufort West	Central Karoo	64	-8.6%
Mbekweni	Cape Winelands	63	-6%
Stellenbosch	Cape Winelands	61	+15.1%
Ravensmead	City of Cape Town	59	43 → 59
Vredenburg	West Coast	59	-30.6%
Bishop Lavis	City of Cape Town	58	-4.9%
Kleinvlei	City of Cape Town	58	-4.9%
De Doorns	Cape Winelands	57	+3.6%
Robertson	Cape Winelands	55	-16.7%
Macassar	City of Cape Town	54	-6.9%
Lwandle	City of Cape Town	53	-19.7%
Hermanus	Overberg	51	-5.6%
Elsies River	City of Cape Town	50	-18%
Ceres	Cape Winelands	48	-9.4%
Manenberg	City of Cape Town	48	-17.2%
Wellington	Cape Winelands	48	-22.6%
Philippi East	City of Cape Town	47	48 → 47
Lingelethu-West	City of Cape Town	46	38 → 46
Milnerton	City of Cape Town	46	-23.3%
Plettenberg Bay	Garden Route	44	45 → 44
Kwanokuthula	Garden Route	43	44 → 43
Klapmuts	Cape Winelands	42	38 → 42
Kwanonqaba	Garden Route	42	-16%
Malmesbury	West Coast	42	44 → 42
Grabouw	Overberg	40	28 → 40
Wolseley	Cape Winelands	39	45 → 39
Franschhoek	Cape Winelands	38	36 → 38
Tulbagh	Cape Winelands	38	28 → 38
Villiersdorp	Overberg	37	33 → 37
George	Garden Route	36	31 → 36
Ocean View	City of Cape Town	36	44 → 36
Bredasdorp	Overberg	35	38 → 35
Hout Bay	City of Cape Town	35	34 → 35
Prince Albert	Central Karoo	34	42 → 34
Samora Machel	City of Cape Town	34	48 → 34
Atlantis	City of Cape Town	33	48 → 33
Belhar	City of Cape Town	33	29 → 33
Caledon	Overberg	33	26 → 33
Da Gamaskop	Garden Route	33	45 → 33
Lutzville	West Coast	33	49 → 33
Citrusdal	West Coast	32	30 → 32
Table View	City of Cape Town	32	39 → 32
Vredendal	West Coast	32	38 → 32
Calitzdorp	Garden Route	30	22 → 30
Lentegeur	City of Cape Town	30	36 → 30
Pacaltsdorp	Garden Route	30	35 → 30
Philippi	City of Cape Town	30	26 → 30
Cape Town Central	City of Cape Town	29	30 → 29
Kuilsrivier	City of Cape Town	29	42 → 29
Muizenberg	City of Cape Town	29	24 → 29
Somerset West	City of Cape Town	29	27 → 29
Riebeek West	West Coast	28	23 → 28
Riversdale	Garden Route	28	18 → 28
Swellendam	Overberg	28	33 → 28
Groot Brakrivier	Garden Route	27	24 → 27
Groot-Drakenstein	Cape Winelands	27	25 → 27
Montagu	Cape Winelands	27	33 → 27
Cloetesville	Cape Winelands	25	24 → 25
Grassy Park	City of Cape Town	25	27 → 25
Athlone	City of Cape Town	24	32 → 24
Touws River	Cape Winelands	24	14 → 24
Ashton	Cape Winelands	23	17 → 23
Durbanville	City of Cape Town	23	22 → 23
Kleinmond	Overberg	21	24 → 21
Piketberg	West Coast	21	16 → 21
Saldanha	West Coast	21	13 → 21
Riviersonderend	Overberg	20	28 → 20
Saron	Cape Winelands	20	25 → 20
Strand	City of Cape Town	20	16 → 20
Bellville	City of Cape Town	19	17 → 19
Darling	West Coast	19	11 → 19
Genadendal	Overberg	19	7 → 19
Rawsonville	Cape Winelands	19	9 → 19
Dysselsdorp	Garden Route	18	19 → 18
Leeu Gamka	Central Karoo	18	21 → 18
Paarl	Cape Winelands	18	26 → 18
Prince Alfred Hamlet	Cape Winelands	18	18 → 18
Bellville South	City of Cape Town	17	21 → 17
Laingsburg	Central Karoo	17	14 → 17
Parow	City of Cape Town	17	14 → 17
Porterville	West Coast	17	17 → 17
St Helena Bay	West Coast	17	15 → 17
Wynberg	City of Cape Town	17	11 → 17
Barrydale	Overberg	16	11 → 16
Bonnievale	Cape Winelands	16	14 → 16
Napier	Overberg	16	14 → 16
De Rust	Garden Route	15	14 → 15
Gans Bay	Overberg	15	19 → 15
Maitland	City of Cape Town	15	19 → 15
Moorreesburg	West Coast	15	14 → 15
Ladismith	Garden Route	14	20 → 14
Woodstock	City of Cape Town	14	13 → 14
Uniondale	Garden Route	13	11 → 13
Albertinia	Garden Route	12	14 → 12
Goodwood	City of Cape Town	12	10 → 12
Klawer	West Coast	12	29 → 12
Mcgregor	Cape Winelands	12	1 → 12
Philadelphia	City of Cape Town	12	8 → 12
Lambertsbaai	West Coast	11	20 → 11
Heidelberg(C)	Garden Route	10	19 → 10
Langebaan	West Coast	10	10 → 10
Mossel Bay	Garden Route	10	4 → 10
Still Bay	Garden Route	10	7 → 10
Clanwilliam	West Coast	9	5 → 9
Hopefield	West Coast	9	13 → 9
Murraysburg	Central Karoo	9	9 → 9
Struisbaai	Overberg	9	10 → 9
Suurbraak	Overberg	9	4 → 9
Brackenfell	City of Cape Town	8	5 → 8
Vanrhynsdorp	West Coast	8	4 → 8
Dieprivier	City of Cape Town	7	5 → 7
Graafwater	West Coast	7	11 → 7
Sea Point	City of Cape Town	7	9 → 7
Stanford	Overberg	7	9 → 7
Kensington	City of Cape Town	6	6 → 6
Kirstenhof	City of Cape Town	6	9 → 6
Simon's Town	City of Cape Town	6	4 → 6
Steenberg	City of Cape Town	6	9 → 6
Strandfontein	City of Cape Town	6	3 → 6
Lansdowne	City of Cape Town	5	8 → 5
Nuwerus	West Coast	4	4 → 4
Claremont	City of Cape Town	3	4 → 3
Elands Bay	West Coast	3	2 → 3
Laaiplek	West Coast	3	11 → 3
Melkbosstrand	City of Cape Town	3	0 → 3
Mowbray	City of Cape Town	3	3 → 3
Redelinghuys	West Coast	3	1 → 3
Eendekuil	West Coast	2	5 → 2
Pinelands	City of Cape Town	2	1 → 2
Bothasig	City of Cape Town	1	6 → 1
Camps Bay	City of Cape Town	1	0 → 1
Fish Hoek	City of Cape Town	1	1 → 1
Gordons Bay	City of Cape Town	1	2 → 1
Table Bay Harbour	City of Cape Town	1	3 → 1
Rondebosch	City of Cape Town	0	2 → 0

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