Which Western Cape precinct reports the most common assault?

Mitchells Plain SAPS reported the highest number of common assault cases (419) 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 common assault cases were reported in the Western Cape?

SAPS recorded 9,408 common assault cases across Western Cape in Apr–Jun 2026, stable vs Apr–Jun 2025.

How did common assault change in the most recent quarter in Western Cape?

In the latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026), SAPS reported 9,408 common assault cases in Western Cape — roughly unchanged vs the same quarter a year earlier (Apr–Jun 2025). Raw reported counts, not adjusted for population.

Common Assault in the Western Cape

SAPS definition: “Common Assault is the unlawful and intentional – a) Direct and indirect application of force to the body of another person, or b) Threat of application of immediate personal violence to another, in circumstances in which the threatened person is prevailed upon to believe that the person who is threatening him has the intention and power to carry out his threat.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 9,408 common assault cases across 152 Western Cape precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, stable vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 9,408 common assault cases, roughly unchanged vs Apr–Jun 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.

Is common assault 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 common assault?

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 common assault?

Precinct	District	Apr–Jun 2026	vs Apr–Jun 2025
Mitchells Plain	City of Cape Town	419	+12%
Mfuleni	City of Cape Town	409	+4.9%
Delft	City of Cape Town	278	+12.6%
Kleinvlei	City of Cape Town	234	-4.1%
Kraaifontein	City of Cape Town	220	-14.7%
Atlantis	City of Cape Town	215	+0.5%
Nyanga	City of Cape Town	211	+1.4%
Paarl East	Cape Winelands	209	+18.1%
Worcester	Cape Winelands	201	-0.5%
Khayelitsha	City of Cape Town	171	-13.6%
Cape Town Central	City of Cape Town	154	+1.3%
Knysna	Garden Route	153	-3.2%
Elsies River	City of Cape Town	148	0%
Lentegeur	City of Cape Town	147	-7%
Lingelethu-West	City of Cape Town	147	-3.9%
Gugulethu	City of Cape Town	142	+24.6%
Macassar	City of Cape Town	138	+11.3%
Bishop Lavis	City of Cape Town	135	+13.4%
Makhaza	City of Cape Town	134	+13.6%
Harare	City of Cape Town	133	-2.2%
Athlone	City of Cape Town	126	-1.6%
Stellenbosch	Cape Winelands	117	+0.9%
Robertson	Cape Winelands	113	+17.7%
Vredenburg	West Coast	112	+9.8%
Thembalethu	Garden Route	111	-7.5%
Pacaltsdorp	Garden Route	110	+5.8%
Grassy Park	City of Cape Town	109	+1.9%
Manenberg	City of Cape Town	108	-29.9%
Philippi East	City of Cape Town	107	+3.9%
Strand	City of Cape Town	107	+2.9%
Table View	City of Cape Town	100	+8.7%
Ceres	Cape Winelands	98	+10.1%
Hermanus	Overberg	97	+1%
Kwanonqaba	Garden Route	96	-22.6%
Hout Bay	City of Cape Town	95	+35.7%
Malmesbury	West Coast	95	+10.5%
Kuilsrivier	City of Cape Town	94	-18.3%
Milnerton	City of Cape Town	94	-26.6%
Wellington	Cape Winelands	90	-25%
Oudtshoorn	Garden Route	87	-24.3%
Philippi	City of Cape Town	85	-25.4%
Lwandle	City of Cape Town	82	-12.8%
Ravensmead	City of Cape Town	79	-6%
George	Garden Route	76	-23.2%
Beaufort West	Central Karoo	75	-32.4%
Mbekweni	Cape Winelands	73	45 → 73
Conville	Garden Route	69	-24.2%
Muizenberg	City of Cape Town	68	-1.4%
Swellendam	Overberg	68	+6.3%
Steenberg	City of Cape Town	61	+5.2%
Paarl	Cape Winelands	60	-1.6%
Durbanville	City of Cape Town	57	45 → 57
Goodwood	City of Cape Town	55	-6.8%
Belhar	City of Cape Town	54	-30.8%
Langa	City of Cape Town	52	-48%
Saldanha	West Coast	52	-8.8%
De Doorns	Cape Winelands	51	-10.5%
Somerset West	City of Cape Town	51	-39.3%
Caledon	Overberg	50	45 → 50
Parow	City of Cape Town	50	45 → 50
Villiersdorp	Overberg	49	34 → 49
Cloetesville	Cape Winelands	47	41 → 47
Grabouw	Overberg	46	-16.4%
Bredasdorp	Overberg	44	-26.7%
Riviersonderend	Overberg	44	27 → 44
Samora Machel	City of Cape Town	44	-24.1%
Woodstock	City of Cape Town	44	29 → 44
Ashton	Cape Winelands	42	23 → 42
Plettenberg Bay	Garden Route	39	37 → 39
Bellville South	City of Cape Town	38	37 → 38
Da Gamaskop	Garden Route	38	42 → 38
Lansdowne	City of Cape Town	38	26 → 38
Saron	Cape Winelands	38	31 → 38
Bellville	City of Cape Town	37	-28.8%
Franschhoek	Cape Winelands	36	25 → 36
Maitland	City of Cape Town	36	31 → 36
Darling	West Coast	35	22 → 35
Ladismith	Garden Route	35	-35.2%
Ocean View	City of Cape Town	35	29 → 35
Tulbagh	Cape Winelands	35	18 → 35
Vredendal	West Coast	35	40 → 35
Montagu	Cape Winelands	34	17 → 34
Wynberg	City of Cape Town	34	31 → 34
Brackenfell	City of Cape Town	32	26 → 32
Albertinia	Garden Route	31	32 → 31
Wolseley	Cape Winelands	31	44 → 31
Dysselsdorp	Garden Route	30	18 → 30
Moorreesburg	West Coast	30	43 → 30
Touws River	Cape Winelands	30	23 → 30
Bonnievale	Cape Winelands	29	21 → 29
Groot Brakrivier	Garden Route	29	30 → 29
Gans Bay	Overberg	28	15 → 28
Riebeek West	West Coast	28	41 → 28
Bothasig	City of Cape Town	27	24 → 27
Kensington	City of Cape Town	27	31 → 27
Klapmuts	Cape Winelands	27	14 → 27
Strandfontein	City of Cape Town	27	22 → 27
Dieprivier	City of Cape Town	25	25 → 25
Lutzville	West Coast	25	29 → 25
Kwanokuthula	Garden Route	24	38 → 24
Claremont	City of Cape Town	23	20 → 23
Kleinmond	Overberg	23	20 → 23
Laingsburg	Central Karoo	22	16 → 22
Uniondale	Garden Route	22	19 → 22
Heidelberg(C)	Garden Route	21	39 → 21
Leeu Gamka	Central Karoo	21	18 → 21
Mossel Bay	Garden Route	21	19 → 21
Riversdale	Garden Route	21	26 → 21
Kirstenhof	City of Cape Town	20	22 → 20
Lambertsbaai	West Coast	20	26 → 20
Piketberg	West Coast	20	26 → 20
Sea Point	City of Cape Town	20	17 → 20
Gordons Bay	City of Cape Town	19	25 → 19
Laaiplek	West Coast	19	32 → 19
St Helena Bay	West Coast	18	21 → 18
Langebaan	West Coast	17	14 → 17
Napier	Overberg	17	12 → 17
Prince Albert	Central Karoo	17	18 → 17
Suurbraak	Overberg	17	12 → 17
Groot-Drakenstein	Cape Winelands	16	19 → 16
Prince Alfred Hamlet	Cape Winelands	16	22 → 16
Barrydale	Overberg	15	12 → 15
Citrusdal	West Coast	15	28 → 15
Klawer	West Coast	15	17 → 15
Calitzdorp	Garden Route	14	18 → 14
Clanwilliam	West Coast	14	9 → 14
De Rust	Garden Route	14	24 → 14
Fish Hoek	City of Cape Town	14	11 → 14
Mcgregor	Cape Winelands	13	21 → 13
Still Bay	Garden Route	13	8 → 13
Struisbaai	Overberg	13	17 → 13
Genadendal	Overberg	12	16 → 12
Hopefield	West Coast	12	13 → 12
Table Bay Harbour	City of Cape Town	11	4 → 11
Rawsonville	Cape Winelands	10	5 → 10
Porterville	West Coast	9	25 → 9
Simon's Town	City of Cape Town	9	11 → 9
Graafwater	West Coast	8	3 → 8
Mowbray	City of Cape Town	8	14 → 8
Stanford	Overberg	8	9 → 8
Redelinghuys	West Coast	7	1 → 7
Pinelands	City of Cape Town	6	15 → 6
Rondebosch	City of Cape Town	6	10 → 6
Camps Bay	City of Cape Town	5	3 → 5
Elands Bay	West Coast	5	6 → 5
Melkbosstrand	City of Cape Town	5	10 → 5
Philadelphia	City of Cape Town	5	9 → 5
Vanrhynsdorp	West Coast	5	12 → 5
Murraysburg	Central Karoo	4	4 → 4
Nuwerus	West Coast	4	6 → 4
Eendekuil	West Coast	3	4 → 3
Doring Bay	West Coast	1	0 → 1

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