Which Western Cape precinct reports the most drug-related crime?

Cape Town Central SAPS reported the highest number of drug-related crime cases (1,733) 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 drug-related crime cases were reported in the Western Cape?

SAPS recorded 26,799 drug-related crime cases across Western Cape in Apr–Jun 2026, up 15.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

How did drug-related crime change in the most recent quarter in Western Cape?

In the latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026), SAPS reported 26,799 drug-related crime cases in Western Cape — up 15.8% vs the same quarter a year earlier (Apr–Jun 2025). Raw reported counts, not adjusted for population.

Drug-Related Crime in the Western Cape

SAPS recorded 26,799 drug-related crime cases across 152 Western Cape precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 15.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 26,799 drug-related crime cases, up 15.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most drug-related 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 drug-related 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 drug-related 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 drug-related crime?

Precinct	District	Apr–Jun 2026	vs Apr–Jun 2025
Cape Town Central	City of Cape Town	1,733	+35.4%
Mitchells Plain	City of Cape Town	1,588	+18.2%
Delft	City of Cape Town	1,150	+28.9%
Lentegeur	City of Cape Town	759	+0.1%
Atlantis	City of Cape Town	738	+13.7%
Kleinvlei	City of Cape Town	721	+29.4%
Hermanus	Overberg	681	-4.1%
Worcester	Cape Winelands	604	+21%
Grassy Park	City of Cape Town	546	+4.6%
Gugulethu	City of Cape Town	521	+24.6%
Khayelitsha	City of Cape Town	505	+9.1%
Kraaifontein	City of Cape Town	500	-10.1%
Strand	City of Cape Town	495	+11%
Steenberg	City of Cape Town	494	-12.1%
Nyanga	City of Cape Town	493	+31.5%
Bishop Lavis	City of Cape Town	492	+33%
Philippi	City of Cape Town	449	+86.3%
Wynberg	City of Cape Town	431	+9.7%
Mfuleni	City of Cape Town	383	+34.4%
Paarl East	Cape Winelands	381	+9.2%
Manenberg	City of Cape Town	363	-18.2%
Elsies River	City of Cape Town	353	+91.8%
Philippi East	City of Cape Town	352	+107.1%
Knysna	Garden Route	320	-11.1%
Conville	Garden Route	307	+10.8%
Bellville	City of Cape Town	300	+17.2%
Oudtshoorn	Garden Route	288	-14%
Grabouw	Overberg	281	+30.7%
Kuilsrivier	City of Cape Town	258	+3.2%
Ravensmead	City of Cape Town	254	-19.9%
Athlone	City of Cape Town	249	+3.8%
Harare	City of Cape Town	226	+51.7%
Wellington	Cape Winelands	225	+45.2%
Stellenbosch	Cape Winelands	212	+21.8%
Parow	City of Cape Town	207	-3.3%
Thembalethu	Garden Route	205	+35.8%
Durbanville	City of Cape Town	204	+4.6%
George	Garden Route	204	-14.6%
Caledon	Overberg	202	+18.8%
Malmesbury	West Coast	197	-15.8%
Vredendal	West Coast	192	+3.8%
Kensington	City of Cape Town	190	+25.8%
Paarl	Cape Winelands	176	-6.9%
Muizenberg	City of Cape Town	171	-9%
Lingelethu-West	City of Cape Town	166	+21.2%
Ceres	Cape Winelands	164	+7.9%
Swellendam	Overberg	164	+47.7%
Goodwood	City of Cape Town	162	+42.1%
Milnerton	City of Cape Town	158	-16.8%
Da Gamaskop	Garden Route	156	+57.6%
Pacaltsdorp	Garden Route	153	+6.3%
Prince Alfred Hamlet	Cape Winelands	153	+19.5%
Sea Point	City of Cape Town	147	-5.2%
Porterville	West Coast	144	+10.8%
Robertson	Cape Winelands	141	+34.3%
Woodstock	City of Cape Town	141	+36.9%
Piketberg	West Coast	140	+27.3%
Table View	City of Cape Town	131	+15.9%
Belhar	City of Cape Town	128	+15.3%
Bredasdorp	Overberg	127	-1.6%
Gans Bay	Overberg	126	-36.4%
Kleinmond	Overberg	125	+83.8%
Albertinia	Garden Route	122	+5.2%
Dysselsdorp	Garden Route	119	+65.3%
Clanwilliam	West Coast	117	+64.8%
Villiersdorp	Overberg	117	-15.8%
Citrusdal	West Coast	116	+34.9%
Somerset West	City of Cape Town	116	+26.1%
Mossel Bay	Garden Route	110	+61.8%
Ladismith	Garden Route	109	+12.4%
Lwandle	City of Cape Town	109	-0.9%
Riversdale	Garden Route	107	+40.8%
Samora Machel	City of Cape Town	105	+87.5%
Saron	Cape Winelands	102	+20%
Heidelberg(C)	Garden Route	100	+56.3%
Langa	City of Cape Town	99	-16.1%
Makhaza	City of Cape Town	99	+16.5%
Tulbagh	Cape Winelands	99	+45.6%
Napier	Overberg	97	+59%
Vredenburg	West Coast	95	-7.8%
Cloetesville	Cape Winelands	94	-6.9%
Genadendal	Overberg	88	+39.7%
Beaufort West	Central Karoo	78	-36.1%
Plettenberg Bay	Garden Route	78	+41.8%
Moorreesburg	West Coast	77	36 → 77
Touws River	Cape Winelands	77	21 → 77
Still Bay	Garden Route	76	+31%
Franschhoek	Cape Winelands	72	32 → 72
Kwanokuthula	Garden Route	67	+19.6%
Lansdowne	City of Cape Town	63	+1.6%
Uniondale	Garden Route	62	47 → 62
Saldanha	West Coast	60	35 → 60
Riviersonderend	Overberg	58	27 → 58
Stanford	Overberg	58	+7.4%
Bellville South	City of Cape Town	57	41 → 57
Darling	West Coast	54	20 → 54
Langebaan	West Coast	52	31 → 52
St Helena Bay	West Coast	52	-20%
Macassar	City of Cape Town	51	21 → 51
Riebeek West	West Coast	51	-31.1%
Klapmuts	Cape Winelands	50	21 → 50
Doring Bay	West Coast	48	40 → 48
Rawsonville	Cape Winelands	48	-4%
Strandfontein	City of Cape Town	46	-9.8%
Eendekuil	West Coast	44	33 → 44
Kwanonqaba	Garden Route	44	-51.6%
Montagu	Cape Winelands	43	43 → 43
Laingsburg	Central Karoo	42	32 → 42
Dieprivier	City of Cape Town	40	14 → 40
Maitland	City of Cape Town	38	26 → 38
Mbekweni	Cape Winelands	38	22 → 38
Lambertsbaai	West Coast	37	46 → 37
Groot Brakrivier	Garden Route	36	9 → 36
Vanrhynsdorp	West Coast	35	28 → 35
Barrydale	Overberg	34	28 → 34
Kirstenhof	City of Cape Town	34	21 → 34
Gordons Bay	City of Cape Town	33	25 → 33
Ashton	Cape Winelands	32	26 → 32
Redelinghuys	West Coast	32	21 → 32
Calitzdorp	Garden Route	30	19 → 30
Elands Bay	West Coast	28	29 → 28
Laaiplek	West Coast	28	11 → 28
Struisbaai	Overberg	28	27 → 28
Claremont	City of Cape Town	27	-50%
Klawer	West Coast	27	29 → 27
De Rust	Garden Route	26	16 → 26
De Doorns	Cape Winelands	25	26 → 25
Wolseley	Cape Winelands	25	19 → 25
Fish Hoek	City of Cape Town	24	19 → 24
Lutzville	West Coast	24	-61.9%
Graafwater	West Coast	23	11 → 23
Ocean View	City of Cape Town	22	9 → 22
Suurbraak	Overberg	22	11 → 22
Bothasig	City of Cape Town	21	12 → 21
Hout Bay	City of Cape Town	21	6 → 21
Mcgregor	Cape Winelands	21	12 → 21
Hopefield	West Coast	18	17 → 18
Mowbray	City of Cape Town	18	10 → 18
Pinelands	City of Cape Town	14	13 → 14
Prince Albert	Central Karoo	13	12 → 13
Philadelphia	City of Cape Town	12	9 → 12
Brackenfell	City of Cape Town	11	16 → 11
Melkbosstrand	City of Cape Town	10	7 → 10
Bonnievale	Cape Winelands	8	21 → 8
Groot-Drakenstein	Cape Winelands	7	13 → 7
Leeu Gamka	Central Karoo	5	8 → 5
Murraysburg	Central Karoo	5	8 → 5
Table Bay Harbour	City of Cape Town	4	0 → 4
Simon's Town	City of Cape Town	3	0 → 3
Camps Bay	City of Cape Town	2	5 → 2
Nuwerus	West Coast	2	4 → 2
Rondebosch	City of Cape Town	2	1 → 2