Which Western Cape precinct reports the most commercial crime?

Cape Town Central SAPS reported the highest number of commercial crime cases (334) 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 commercial crime cases were reported in the Western Cape?

SAPS recorded 6,315 commercial crime cases across Western Cape in Apr–Jun 2026, down 11.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

How did commercial crime change in the most recent quarter in Western Cape?

In the latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026), SAPS reported 6,315 commercial crime cases in Western Cape — down 11.8% vs the same quarter a year earlier (Apr–Jun 2025). Raw reported counts, not adjusted for population.

Commercial Crime in the Western Cape

SAPS recorded 6,315 commercial crime cases across 151 Western Cape precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 11.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 6,315 commercial crime cases, down 11.8% vs Apr–Jun 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?

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 commercial crime?

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 commercial crime?

Precinct	District	Apr–Jun 2026	vs Apr–Jun 2025
Cape Town Central	City of Cape Town	334	+1.2%
Bellville	City of Cape Town	222	-1.8%
Somerset West	City of Cape Town	205	-19.9%
Milnerton	City of Cape Town	198	-15.7%
Table View	City of Cape Town	195	-18.7%
Brackenfell	City of Cape Town	175	-7.4%
Durbanville	City of Cape Town	153	+44.3%
Parow	City of Cape Town	150	-17.6%
Sea Point	City of Cape Town	146	+9%
Claremont	City of Cape Town	140	-9.1%
Kraaifontein	City of Cape Town	138	-2.1%
Stellenbosch	Cape Winelands	129	-29.5%
Goodwood	City of Cape Town	116	-22.1%
Hermanus	Overberg	115	-10.9%
Athlone	City of Cape Town	108	+31.7%
Kuilsrivier	City of Cape Town	104	-21.2%
Strand	City of Cape Town	104	-9.6%
Dieprivier	City of Cape Town	93	-30.1%
Grassy Park	City of Cape Town	90	-2.2%
Mitchells Plain	City of Cape Town	89	-25.2%
Woodstock	City of Cape Town	88	+1.1%
George	Garden Route	83	-55.1%
Muizenberg	City of Cape Town	82	-2.4%
Mfuleni	City of Cape Town	81	+17.4%
Fish Hoek	City of Cape Town	79	-18.6%
Kirstenhof	City of Cape Town	78	-20.4%
Wynberg	City of Cape Town	75	+2.7%
Kleinvlei	City of Cape Town	74	-12.9%
Delft	City of Cape Town	70	+7.7%
Bothasig	City of Cape Town	69	+15%
Knysna	Garden Route	66	-14.3%
Lansdowne	City of Cape Town	65	-38.1%
Rondebosch	City of Cape Town	64	-3%
Pinelands	City of Cape Town	63	-26.7%
Steenberg	City of Cape Town	62	+24%
Kleinmond	Overberg	60	+15.4%
Lingelethu-West	City of Cape Town	59	+9.3%
Atlantis	City of Cape Town	57	34 → 57
Gordons Bay	City of Cape Town	57	-18.6%
Elsies River	City of Cape Town	56	+3.7%
Belhar	City of Cape Town	54	40 → 54
Langebaan	West Coast	53	-3.6%
Oudtshoorn	Garden Route	52	-13.3%
Gugulethu	City of Cape Town	50	48 → 50
Hout Bay	City of Cape Town	49	-23.4%
Macassar	City of Cape Town	47	28 → 47
Lentegeur	City of Cape Town	45	-34.8%
Ravensmead	City of Cape Town	44	41 → 44
Khayelitsha	City of Cape Town	43	-14%
Malmesbury	West Coast	42	33 → 42
Bishop Lavis	City of Cape Town	39	-23.5%
Maitland	City of Cape Town	39	44 → 39
Caledon	Overberg	38	45 → 38
Melkbosstrand	City of Cape Town	37	37 → 37
Nyanga	City of Cape Town	37	34 → 37
Kwanonqaba	Garden Route	33	46 → 33
Laaiplek	West Coast	33	40 → 33
Paarl East	Cape Winelands	32	11 → 32
Kensington	City of Cape Town	31	20 → 31
Langa	City of Cape Town	30	34 → 30
Saldanha	West Coast	30	25 → 30
Camps Bay	City of Cape Town	29	23 → 29
Paarl	Cape Winelands	29	29 → 29
Table Bay Harbour	City of Cape Town	29	32 → 29
Makhaza	City of Cape Town	28	30 → 28
Groot Brakrivier	Garden Route	27	33 → 27
Ocean View	City of Cape Town	27	32 → 27
Philippi	City of Cape Town	27	32 → 27
Gans Bay	Overberg	26	29 → 26
Bellville South	City of Cape Town	25	32 → 25
Manenberg	City of Cape Town	25	28 → 25
Swellendam	Overberg	25	35 → 25
Vredenburg	West Coast	23	29 → 23
Ceres	Cape Winelands	22	28 → 22
Harare	City of Cape Town	22	28 → 22
Lwandle	City of Cape Town	22	26 → 22
Beaufort West	Central Karoo	21	-61.8%
Conville	Garden Route	21	31 → 21
Bredasdorp	Overberg	20	22 → 20
Moorreesburg	West Coast	20	39 → 20
Plettenberg Bay	Garden Route	20	-64.9%
Thembalethu	Garden Route	20	14 → 20
Cloetesville	Cape Winelands	19	27 → 19
Mowbray	City of Cape Town	19	35 → 19
Philippi East	City of Cape Town	19	18 → 19
St Helena Bay	West Coast	19	21 → 19
Franschhoek	Cape Winelands	18	5 → 18
Worcester	Cape Winelands	17	22 → 17
Darling	West Coast	16	15 → 16
Pacaltsdorp	Garden Route	16	10 → 16
Simon's Town	City of Cape Town	16	16 → 16
Still Bay	Garden Route	16	10 → 16
Montagu	Cape Winelands	14	9 → 14
Piketberg	West Coast	14	20 → 14
Albertinia	Garden Route	13	9 → 13
Strandfontein	City of Cape Town	13	27 → 13
Villiersdorp	Overberg	13	26 → 13
Wellington	Cape Winelands	13	21 → 13
Porterville	West Coast	12	11 → 12
Vredendal	West Coast	12	9 → 12
Citrusdal	West Coast	11	17 → 11
Kwanokuthula	Garden Route	11	14 → 11
Mbekweni	Cape Winelands	11	15 → 11
Philadelphia	City of Cape Town	11	8 → 11
Riebeek West	West Coast	11	18 → 11
Napier	Overberg	10	6 → 10
Riviersonderend	Overberg	10	10 → 10
De Doorns	Cape Winelands	9	5 → 9
Grabouw	Overberg	9	8 → 9
Samora Machel	City of Cape Town	9	8 → 9
Wolseley	Cape Winelands	9	7 → 9
Genadendal	Overberg	8	7 → 8
Laingsburg	Central Karoo	8	16 → 8
Prince Albert	Central Karoo	8	13 → 8
Robertson	Cape Winelands	8	4 → 8
Struisbaai	Overberg	8	11 → 8
Bonnievale	Cape Winelands	7	7 → 7
Clanwilliam	West Coast	7	1 → 7
Da Gamaskop	Garden Route	7	-86%
Hopefield	West Coast	7	5 → 7
Mossel Bay	Garden Route	7	-86.5%
Stanford	Overberg	7	4 → 7
Tulbagh	Cape Winelands	7	10 → 7
Groot-Drakenstein	Cape Winelands	6	11 → 6
Lambertsbaai	West Coast	6	9 → 6
Lutzville	West Coast	6	11 → 6
Klapmuts	Cape Winelands	5	3 → 5
Ladismith	Garden Route	5	10 → 5
Prince Alfred Hamlet	Cape Winelands	5	6 → 5
Rawsonville	Cape Winelands	5	13 → 5
Riversdale	Garden Route	5	6 → 5
Eendekuil	West Coast	4	1 → 4
Uniondale	Garden Route	4	0 → 4
De Rust	Garden Route	3	2 → 3
Saron	Cape Winelands	3	2 → 3
Ashton	Cape Winelands	2	5 → 2
Barrydale	Overberg	2	5 → 2
Calitzdorp	Garden Route	2	2 → 2
Graafwater	West Coast	2	0 → 2
Mcgregor	Cape Winelands	2	2 → 2
Redelinghuys	West Coast	2	4 → 2
Vanrhynsdorp	West Coast	2	7 → 2
Elands Bay	West Coast	1	0 → 1
Heidelberg(C)	Garden Route	1	11 → 1
Klawer	West Coast	1	5 → 1
Leeu Gamka	Central Karoo	1	15 → 1
Murraysburg	Central Karoo	1	0 → 1
Suurbraak	Overberg	1	4 → 1
Touws River	Cape Winelands	1	2 → 1
Doring Bay	West Coast	0	1 → 0
Dysselsdorp	Garden Route	0	2 → 0

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