Common Assault in the Western Cape
SAPS recorded 43,991 common assault cases across 152 Western Cape precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 11,711 common assault cases, roughly unchanged vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most common assault 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 common assault trend
Common Assault 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:
Common Assault by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfuleni | City of Cape Town | 1,877 | +9.6% |
| Mitchells Plain | City of Cape Town | 1,708 | -0.6% |
| Delft | City of Cape Town | 1,165 | -1% |
| Kleinvlei | City of Cape Town | 1,123 | +5.2% |
| Kraaifontein | City of Cape Town | 1,120 | -1.8% |
| Atlantis | City of Cape Town | 1,078 | +12.5% |
| Worcester | Cape Winelands | 960 | -4.7% |
| Khayelitsha | City of Cape Town | 919 | -4.5% |
| Paarl East | Cape Winelands | 915 | +18.8% |
| Nyanga | City of Cape Town | 848 | -1.3% |
| Lingelethu-West | City of Cape Town | 705 | +6.3% |
| Elsies River | City of Cape Town | 704 | +13% |
| Lentegeur | City of Cape Town | 692 | -9.1% |
| Knysna | Garden Route | 681 | +0.1% |
| Bishop Lavis | City of Cape Town | 661 | +3.4% |
| Cape Town Central | City of Cape Town | 643 | -5% |
| Macassar | City of Cape Town | 600 | -10.8% |
| Grassy Park | City of Cape Town | 591 | -8.9% |
| Manenberg | City of Cape Town | 590 | -0.7% |
| Harare | City of Cape Town | 580 | -4.1% |
| Milnerton | City of Cape Town | 564 | -0.2% |
| Athlone | City of Cape Town | 563 | -8.3% |
| Stellenbosch | Cape Winelands | 552 | +0.4% |
| Wellington | Cape Winelands | 543 | +16.5% |
| Gugulethu | City of Cape Town | 535 | -11.9% |
| Hermanus | Overberg | 523 | +1.6% |
| Table View | City of Cape Town | 512 | +16.9% |
| Beaufort West | Central Karoo | 510 | +12.6% |
| Oudtshoorn | Garden Route | 504 | -17.8% |
| Makhaza | City of Cape Town | 494 | -2.2% |
| Thembalethu | Garden Route | 487 | +16.8% |
| Kuilsrivier | City of Cape Town | 484 | -8% |
| Robertson | Cape Winelands | 483 | -5.5% |
| Kwanonqaba | Garden Route | 481 | +13.7% |
| Philippi East | City of Cape Town | 464 | +0.7% |
| Pacaltsdorp | Garden Route | 463 | +17.5% |
| Philippi | City of Cape Town | 455 | +16.1% |
| Strand | City of Cape Town | 427 | -4.7% |
| Langa | City of Cape Town | 408 | +21.8% |
| George | Garden Route | 406 | +5.2% |
| Vredenburg | West Coast | 404 | +1.5% |
| Malmesbury | West Coast | 398 | +12.1% |
| Ceres | Cape Winelands | 397 | -0.7% |
| Ravensmead | City of Cape Town | 396 | -2.5% |
| Lwandle | City of Cape Town | 371 | +0.3% |
| Somerset West | City of Cape Town | 365 | +11.3% |
| Hout Bay | City of Cape Town | 356 | +17.9% |
| De Doorns | Cape Winelands | 346 | +14.6% |
| Muizenberg | City of Cape Town | 324 | -9.5% |
| Conville | Garden Route | 315 | -2.8% |
| Belhar | City of Cape Town | 306 | -1.6% |
| Mbekweni | Cape Winelands | 294 | +4.6% |
| Paarl | Cape Winelands | 286 | -12.8% |
| Swellendam | Overberg | 273 | +27.6% |
| Steenberg | City of Cape Town | 261 | -22.6% |
| Saldanha | West Coast | 259 | -6.2% |
| Goodwood | City of Cape Town | 257 | -8.2% |
| Parow | City of Cape Town | 248 | -6.4% |
| Bredasdorp | Overberg | 245 | +2.1% |
| Ladismith | Garden Route | 239 | +20.1% |
| Bellville | City of Cape Town | 237 | -16% |
| Durbanville | City of Cape Town | 236 | -8.9% |
| Grabouw | Overberg | 236 | +8.8% |
| Plettenberg Bay | Garden Route | 213 | +18.3% |
| Caledon | Overberg | 204 | -8.1% |
| Cloetesville | Cape Winelands | 190 | -6.4% |
| Bellville South | City of Cape Town | 187 | 0% |
| Samora Machel | City of Cape Town | 186 | -13.1% |
| Riebeek West | West Coast | 182 | -22.9% |
| Villiersdorp | Overberg | 182 | +28.2% |
| Wolseley | Cape Winelands | 178 | +33.8% |
| Da Gamaskop | Garden Route | 174 | -26.6% |
| Moorreesburg | West Coast | 164 | -10.9% |
| Woodstock | City of Cape Town | 164 | +0.6% |
| Vredendal | West Coast | 162 | -6.4% |
| Piketberg | West Coast | 158 | +23.4% |
| Maitland | City of Cape Town | 157 | +0.6% |
| Lutzville | West Coast | 153 | +4.8% |
| Saron | Cape Winelands | 145 | +11.5% |
| Heidelberg(C) | Garden Route | 144 | -20% |
| Ocean View | City of Cape Town | 144 | -8.3% |
| Montagu | Cape Winelands | 143 | +3.6% |
| Kwanokuthula | Garden Route | 142 | +14.5% |
| Franschhoek | Cape Winelands | 139 | +98.6% |
| Kensington | City of Cape Town | 139 | -24.9% |
| Klapmuts | Cape Winelands | 134 | -6.9% |
| Tulbagh | Cape Winelands | 134 | +14.5% |
| Darling | West Coast | 133 | +4.7% |
| Kleinmond | Overberg | 132 | +14.8% |
| Wynberg | City of Cape Town | 132 | -18.5% |
| Brackenfell | City of Cape Town | 129 | -22.8% |
| Lansdowne | City of Cape Town | 128 | -16.9% |
| Riviersonderend | Overberg | 128 | +48.8% |
| Ashton | Cape Winelands | 125 | -1.6% |
| Laaiplek | West Coast | 125 | +27.6% |
| Albertinia | Garden Route | 123 | +1.7% |
| Touws River | Cape Winelands | 121 | +26% |
| Dysselsdorp | Garden Route | 118 | +20.4% |
| Gordons Bay | City of Cape Town | 118 | +14.6% |
| Groot Brakrivier | Garden Route | 118 | -23.9% |
| Sea Point | City of Cape Town | 117 | -7.1% |
| Citrusdal | West Coast | 111 | +24.7% |
| Bothasig | City of Cape Town | 105 | -3.7% |
| Claremont | City of Cape Town | 104 | -11.1% |
| Langebaan | West Coast | 104 | +31.6% |
| St Helena Bay | West Coast | 103 | +2% |
| Prince Alfred Hamlet | Cape Winelands | 102 | +36% |
| Lambertsbaai | West Coast | 98 | +48.5% |
| Strandfontein | City of Cape Town | 95 | -7.8% |
| Bonnievale | Cape Winelands | 94 | -9.6% |
| Prince Albert | Central Karoo | 93 | +24% |
| Groot-Drakenstein | Cape Winelands | 91 | +33.8% |
| Porterville | West Coast | 91 | -16.5% |
| Dieprivier | City of Cape Town | 89 | -35% |
| De Rust | Garden Route | 87 | -25% |
| Leeu Gamka | Central Karoo | 87 | -10.3% |
| Genadendal | Overberg | 86 | -8.5% |
| Uniondale | Garden Route | 85 | -32% |
| Kirstenhof | City of Cape Town | 79 | -9.2% |
| Laingsburg | Central Karoo | 77 | +42.6% |
| Calitzdorp | Garden Route | 74 | -22.1% |
| Fish Hoek | City of Cape Town | 73 | +7.4% |
| Mossel Bay | Garden Route | 71 | -42.7% |
| Suurbraak | Overberg | 71 | +24.6% |
| Riversdale | Garden Route | 69 | +6.2% |
| Mcgregor | Cape Winelands | 67 | -33% |
| Barrydale | Overberg | 66 | +4.8% |
| Gans Bay | Overberg | 66 | -7% |
| Clanwilliam | West Coast | 65 | -1.5% |
| Struisbaai | Overberg | 62 | +26.5% |
| Klawer | West Coast | 61 | +7% |
| Still Bay | Garden Route | 59 | -16.9% |
| Napier | Overberg | 57 | -20.8% |
| Hopefield | West Coast | 54 | -14.3% |
| Vanrhynsdorp | West Coast | 51 | -3.8% |
| Graafwater | West Coast | 46 | +9.5% |
| Mowbray | City of Cape Town | 44 | 0% |
| Pinelands | City of Cape Town | 44 | -38.9% |
| Rawsonville | Cape Winelands | 42 | -36.4% |
| Simon's Town | City of Cape Town | 38 | -26.9% |
| Melkbosstrand | City of Cape Town | 37 | -36.2% |
| Stanford | Overberg | 37 | -19.6% |
| Camps Bay | City of Cape Town | 31 | +10.7% |
| Elands Bay | West Coast | 29 | +20.8% |
| Rondebosch | City of Cape Town | 28 | 0% |
| Philadelphia | City of Cape Town | 27 | +8% |
| Eendekuil | West Coast | 25 | -28.6% |
| Table Bay Harbour | City of Cape Town | 25 | -19.4% |
| Murraysburg | Central Karoo | 22 | -21.4% |
| Nuwerus | West Coast | 19 | -24% |
| Doring Bay | West Coast | 10 | -37.5% |
| Redelinghuys | West Coast | 8 | -33.3% |