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.
Western Cape commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime 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:
Commercial Crime by precinct
| 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% |