Commercial Crime in the Western Cape
SAPS recorded 28,129 commercial crime cases across 152 Western Cape precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 6,979 commercial crime cases, down 3.7% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most commercial crime 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 commercial crime rising or falling in Western Cape?
Which Western Cape districts report the most commercial crime?
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:
Which Western Cape precincts report the most commercial crime?
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town Central | City of Cape Town | 1,471 | +1.6% |
| Table View | City of Cape Town | 1,025 | +23.3% |
| Bellville | City of Cape Town | 1,020 | +8.6% |
| Somerset West | City of Cape Town | 891 | +3.1% |
| Milnerton | City of Cape Town | 822 | -0.8% |
| Brackenfell | City of Cape Town | 778 | -8.6% |
| Parow | City of Cape Town | 744 | +6.1% |
| Kraaifontein | City of Cape Town | 625 | +4.9% |
| Stellenbosch | Cape Winelands | 621 | -19.5% |
| Durbanville | City of Cape Town | 588 | -23% |
| Kuilsrivier | City of Cape Town | 569 | +2.3% |
| Claremont | City of Cape Town | 556 | -1.4% |
| Sea Point | City of Cape Town | 544 | +18% |
| Hermanus | Overberg | 525 | +5.6% |
| George | Garden Route | 489 | -35.1% |
| Goodwood | City of Cape Town | 488 | -2.2% |
| Mitchells Plain | City of Cape Town | 451 | -5.8% |
| Strand | City of Cape Town | 447 | -4.3% |
| Dieprivier | City of Cape Town | 424 | +16.5% |
| Kirstenhof | City of Cape Town | 374 | +12% |
| Woodstock | City of Cape Town | 362 | +19.5% |
| Fish Hoek | City of Cape Town | 353 | -7.8% |
| Lansdowne | City of Cape Town | 350 | +17.8% |
| Grassy Park | City of Cape Town | 338 | -5.6% |
| Kleinvlei | City of Cape Town | 337 | +2.1% |
| Knysna | Garden Route | 312 | -22% |
| Athlone | City of Cape Town | 310 | -10.4% |
| Pinelands | City of Cape Town | 308 | +18% |
| Muizenberg | City of Cape Town | 303 | -7.9% |
| Mfuleni | City of Cape Town | 296 | -6% |
| Wynberg | City of Cape Town | 287 | -4.3% |
| Delft | City of Cape Town | 286 | +13.9% |
| Bothasig | City of Cape Town | 277 | -7% |
| Lentegeur | City of Cape Town | 275 | +7% |
| Hout Bay | City of Cape Town | 260 | +29.4% |
| Oudtshoorn | Garden Route | 258 | +10.7% |
| Rondebosch | City of Cape Town | 251 | +21.8% |
| Gordons Bay | City of Cape Town | 246 | +11.8% |
| Lingelethu-West | City of Cape Town | 232 | -2.1% |
| Elsies River | City of Cape Town | 231 | -9.4% |
| Langebaan | West Coast | 225 | -3.4% |
| Ravensmead | City of Cape Town | 217 | +26.2% |
| Bishop Lavis | City of Cape Town | 211 | +2.9% |
| Gugulethu | City of Cape Town | 203 | +26.1% |
| Plettenberg Bay | Garden Route | 200 | -12.3% |
| Atlantis | City of Cape Town | 196 | +7.7% |
| Kleinmond | Overberg | 195 | 0% |
| Khayelitsha | City of Cape Town | 194 | +10.9% |
| Caledon | Overberg | 184 | +10.8% |
| Beaufort West | Central Karoo | 183 | +28.9% |
| Macassar | City of Cape Town | 172 | +30.3% |
| Malmesbury | West Coast | 172 | -24.6% |
| Steenberg | City of Cape Town | 170 | +10.4% |
| Kwanonqaba | Garden Route | 165 | -13.6% |
| Belhar | City of Cape Town | 164 | -18% |
| Maitland | City of Cape Town | 157 | -3.1% |
| Nyanga | City of Cape Town | 154 | +11.6% |
| Laaiplek | West Coast | 140 | +10.2% |
| Swellendam | Overberg | 136 | +15.3% |
| Langa | City of Cape Town | 135 | +19.5% |
| Table Bay Harbour | City of Cape Town | 134 | +3.1% |
| Melkbosstrand | City of Cape Town | 132 | -5% |
| Gans Bay | Overberg | 130 | +10.2% |
| Philippi | City of Cape Town | 130 | +52.9% |
| Bellville South | City of Cape Town | 126 | +11.5% |
| Kensington | City of Cape Town | 123 | +12.8% |
| Saldanha | West Coast | 122 | -6.2% |
| Camps Bay | City of Cape Town | 121 | +34.4% |
| Makhaza | City of Cape Town | 121 | +37.5% |
| Groot Brakrivier | Garden Route | 115 | -25.8% |
| Paarl | Cape Winelands | 111 | +73.4% |
| Lwandle | City of Cape Town | 107 | +2.9% |
| Moorreesburg | West Coast | 106 | +5% |
| Ceres | Cape Winelands | 104 | -23% |
| Ocean View | City of Cape Town | 103 | -12.7% |
| Paarl East | Cape Winelands | 101 | +5.2% |
| Strandfontein | City of Cape Town | 100 | +9.9% |
| Mowbray | City of Cape Town | 98 | 0% |
| Darling | West Coast | 96 | +23.1% |
| Simon's Town | City of Cape Town | 95 | +21.8% |
| Conville | Garden Route | 94 | -9.6% |
| Da Gamaskop | Garden Route | 92 | -68.8% |
| Harare | City of Cape Town | 91 | -6.2% |
| Vredenburg | West Coast | 89 | -41.4% |
| Wellington | Cape Winelands | 89 | +9.9% |
| Bredasdorp | Overberg | 87 | 0% |
| Manenberg | City of Cape Town | 87 | -12.1% |
| Cloetesville | Cape Winelands | 84 | -23.6% |
| Philippi East | City of Cape Town | 83 | +6.4% |
| Mossel Bay | Garden Route | 81 | -56.9% |
| St Helena Bay | West Coast | 79 | -33.1% |
| Villiersdorp | Overberg | 78 | +8.3% |
| Thembalethu | Garden Route | 76 | +4.1% |
| Franschhoek | Cape Winelands | 71 | +373.3% |
| Piketberg | West Coast | 71 | 0% |
| Riebeek West | West Coast | 70 | +29.6% |
| Worcester | Cape Winelands | 67 | -73% |
| Grabouw | Overberg | 66 | -5.7% |
| Mbekweni | Cape Winelands | 66 | +1.5% |
| Laingsburg | Central Karoo | 64 | -3% |
| Vredendal | West Coast | 60 | -10.4% |
| Pacaltsdorp | Garden Route | 59 | +5.4% |
| Montagu | Cape Winelands | 54 | -41.3% |
| Porterville | West Coast | 54 | +35% |
| Citrusdal | West Coast | 52 | 0% |
| Groot-Drakenstein | Cape Winelands | 52 | +15.6% |
| Struisbaai | Overberg | 52 | +6.1% |
| Kwanokuthula | Garden Route | 49 | +11.4% |
| Albertinia | Garden Route | 44 | -34.3% |
| Prince Albert | Central Karoo | 44 | +69.2% |
| Philadelphia | City of Cape Town | 43 | +48.3% |
| Genadendal | Overberg | 40 | +33.3% |
| Samora Machel | City of Cape Town | 40 | -42% |
| Lambertsbaai | West Coast | 39 | +30% |
| Ladismith | Garden Route | 38 | +26.7% |
| Lutzville | West Coast | 38 | +11.8% |
| Tulbagh | Cape Winelands | 37 | +15.6% |
| Rawsonville | Cape Winelands | 36 | +33.3% |
| Riviersonderend | Overberg | 34 | +41.7% |
| Wolseley | Cape Winelands | 34 | -15% |
| De Doorns | Cape Winelands | 33 | -35.3% |
| Still Bay | Garden Route | 33 | -57.7% |
| Bonnievale | Cape Winelands | 32 | -28.9% |
| Robertson | Cape Winelands | 30 | -75.8% |
| Stanford | Overberg | 27 | -3.6% |
| Napier | Overberg | 25 | +4.2% |
| Ashton | Cape Winelands | 23 | -23.3% |
| Hopefield | West Coast | 23 | +4.5% |
| Riversdale | Garden Route | 21 | -32.3% |
| Prince Alfred Hamlet | Cape Winelands | 20 | -52.4% |
| Barrydale | Overberg | 19 | +46.2% |
| Heidelberg(C) | Garden Route | 19 | -66.1% |
| Klapmuts | Cape Winelands | 18 | -37.9% |
| Leeu Gamka | Central Karoo | 18 | +28.6% |
| Clanwilliam | West Coast | 17 | -19% |
| Vanrhynsdorp | West Coast | 17 | +54.5% |
| Klawer | West Coast | 15 | -28.6% |
| Saron | Cape Winelands | 13 | -18.7% |
| Uniondale | Garden Route | 11 | -47.6% |
| Redelinghuys | West Coast | 9 | +125% |
| Eendekuil | West Coast | 8 | +100% |
| De Rust | Garden Route | 6 | -50% |
| Suurbraak | Overberg | 6 | -25% |
| Elands Bay | West Coast | 5 | +25% |
| Mcgregor | Cape Winelands | 5 | -73.7% |
| Murraysburg | Central Karoo | 4 | -33.3% |
| Calitzdorp | Garden Route | 3 | -90% |
| Doring Bay | West Coast | 3 | 0% |
| Dysselsdorp | Garden Route | 3 | -40% |
| Graafwater | West Coast | 3 | -66.7% |
| Touws River | Cape Winelands | 3 | -75% |
| Nuwerus | West Coast | 1 | -66.7% |