Drug-Related Crime in the Western Cape
SAPS recorded 101,774 drug-related crime cases across 152 Western Cape precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 21.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 26,286 drug-related crime cases, up 10.1% vs Jan–Mar 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.
Western Cape drug-related crime trend
Drug-Related 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:
Drug-Related Crime by precinct
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchells Plain | City of Cape Town | 6,339 | +14.4% |
| Cape Town Central | City of Cape Town | 5,840 | +38.5% |
| Delft | City of Cape Town | 3,929 | +7.1% |
| Atlantis | City of Cape Town | 2,981 | +31% |
| Lentegeur | City of Cape Town | 2,864 | +4.9% |
| Hermanus | Overberg | 2,582 | +32.3% |
| Steenberg | City of Cape Town | 2,374 | +15.6% |
| Worcester | Cape Winelands | 2,344 | +30% |
| Kleinvlei | City of Cape Town | 2,325 | +20.7% |
| Grassy Park | City of Cape Town | 2,222 | +35.2% |
| Kraaifontein | City of Cape Town | 2,217 | -5.7% |
| Bishop Lavis | City of Cape Town | 1,901 | +29.9% |
| Strand | City of Cape Town | 1,896 | +5.1% |
| Khayelitsha | City of Cape Town | 1,832 | +0.9% |
| Gugulethu | City of Cape Town | 1,802 | +9.1% |
| Wynberg | City of Cape Town | 1,742 | +33.5% |
| Manenberg | City of Cape Town | 1,720 | +18.8% |
| Nyanga | City of Cape Town | 1,591 | +10.3% |
| Paarl East | Cape Winelands | 1,555 | +24.9% |
| Mfuleni | City of Cape Town | 1,515 | +26.1% |
| Knysna | Garden Route | 1,468 | +42.2% |
| Oudtshoorn | Garden Route | 1,420 | +2.7% |
| Philippi | City of Cape Town | 1,270 | +3.8% |
| Conville | Garden Route | 1,201 | +23.2% |
| Athlone | City of Cape Town | 1,177 | +20.6% |
| Elsies River | City of Cape Town | 1,137 | +46.1% |
| Bellville | City of Cape Town | 1,133 | +22.6% |
| Parow | City of Cape Town | 1,057 | +13.4% |
| George | Garden Route | 1,046 | +12.6% |
| Ravensmead | City of Cape Town | 924 | +60.7% |
| Durbanville | City of Cape Town | 913 | +22.2% |
| Wellington | Cape Winelands | 892 | +41.8% |
| Stellenbosch | Cape Winelands | 882 | +14.8% |
| Harare | City of Cape Town | 881 | +31.7% |
| Grabouw | Overberg | 870 | +34.1% |
| Malmesbury | West Coast | 856 | +18.2% |
| Vredendal | West Coast | 823 | +4.6% |
| Muizenberg | City of Cape Town | 822 | +120.4% |
| Kuilsrivier | City of Cape Town | 820 | +1.1% |
| Paarl | Cape Winelands | 785 | +6.5% |
| Milnerton | City of Cape Town | 757 | +38.6% |
| Caledon | Overberg | 736 | +39.9% |
| Philippi East | City of Cape Town | 716 | +9% |
| Thembalethu | Garden Route | 669 | +43.3% |
| Porterville | West Coast | 630 | +25.5% |
| Sea Point | City of Cape Town | 629 | +40.1% |
| Kensington | City of Cape Town | 604 | +61.5% |
| Belhar | City of Cape Town | 597 | +24.4% |
| Gans Bay | Overberg | 590 | -13.4% |
| Ceres | Cape Winelands | 572 | +2% |
| Pacaltsdorp | Garden Route | 543 | +26.3% |
| Lingelethu-West | City of Cape Town | 536 | +94.9% |
| Swellendam | Overberg | 535 | +42.7% |
| Da Gamaskop | Garden Route | 533 | +45.6% |
| Goodwood | City of Cape Town | 514 | +35.3% |
| Prince Alfred Hamlet | Cape Winelands | 511 | +19.1% |
| Villiersdorp | Overberg | 505 | +30.8% |
| Table View | City of Cape Town | 503 | +17.5% |
| Bredasdorp | Overberg | 499 | +13.4% |
| Albertinia | Garden Route | 490 | +54.1% |
| Vredenburg | West Coast | 476 | +25.6% |
| Langa | City of Cape Town | 475 | +21.5% |
| Robertson | Cape Winelands | 462 | +37.5% |
| Lwandle | City of Cape Town | 460 | +84% |
| Beaufort West | Central Karoo | 456 | +27.4% |
| Kwanonqaba | Garden Route | 454 | -12.7% |
| Woodstock | City of Cape Town | 434 | +6.1% |
| Tulbagh | Cape Winelands | 418 | +21.5% |
| Piketberg | West Coast | 413 | +7.8% |
| Riebeek West | West Coast | 408 | +82.1% |
| Riversdale | Garden Route | 399 | +22.4% |
| Ladismith | Garden Route | 396 | +13.1% |
| Somerset West | City of Cape Town | 387 | +3.5% |
| Makhaza | City of Cape Town | 386 | +25.7% |
| Cloetesville | Cape Winelands | 378 | +11.5% |
| Citrusdal | West Coast | 374 | -10.7% |
| Heidelberg(C) | Garden Route | 372 | +94.8% |
| Mossel Bay | Garden Route | 371 | +33.9% |
| Clanwilliam | West Coast | 357 | +44% |
| Kleinmond | Overberg | 355 | +48.5% |
| Saron | Cape Winelands | 346 | +22.3% |
| Dysselsdorp | Garden Route | 345 | +56.1% |
| Moorreesburg | West Coast | 287 | +19.6% |
| Napier | Overberg | 287 | -13% |
| Strandfontein | City of Cape Town | 286 | +4% |
| Plettenberg Bay | Garden Route | 277 | +11.7% |
| Genadendal | Overberg | 274 | +18.6% |
| Samora Machel | City of Cape Town | 261 | -5.8% |
| Still Bay | Garden Route | 242 | +33% |
| Stanford | Overberg | 236 | +4.4% |
| Darling | West Coast | 235 | +95.8% |
| Kwanokuthula | Garden Route | 234 | +41% |
| Laingsburg | Central Karoo | 224 | +76.4% |
| Uniondale | Garden Route | 223 | +21.9% |
| Lutzville | West Coast | 218 | +2.3% |
| Rawsonville | Cape Winelands | 218 | +19.8% |
| Saldanha | West Coast | 217 | +48.6% |
| Lansdowne | City of Cape Town | 204 | +12.1% |
| St Helena Bay | West Coast | 204 | +71.4% |
| Franschhoek | Cape Winelands | 203 | +86.2% |
| Claremont | City of Cape Town | 197 | -17.9% |
| Klapmuts | Cape Winelands | 167 | +53.2% |
| Langebaan | West Coast | 162 | -10.5% |
| Ashton | Cape Winelands | 157 | +49.5% |
| Montagu | Cape Winelands | 157 | +40.2% |
| Bellville South | City of Cape Town | 156 | -0.6% |
| Redelinghuys | West Coast | 156 | +34.5% |
| Barrydale | Overberg | 154 | +52.5% |
| Klawer | West Coast | 153 | +35.4% |
| Doring Bay | West Coast | 152 | +10.9% |
| Eendekuil | West Coast | 144 | +51.6% |
| Gordons Bay | City of Cape Town | 144 | +27.4% |
| Lambertsbaai | West Coast | 141 | +7.6% |
| Macassar | City of Cape Town | 137 | +24.5% |
| Mbekweni | Cape Winelands | 132 | +67.1% |
| Vanrhynsdorp | West Coast | 132 | +25.7% |
| Riviersonderend | Overberg | 128 | +20.8% |
| Dieprivier | City of Cape Town | 117 | +46.3% |
| Maitland | City of Cape Town | 114 | +67.6% |
| Touws River | Cape Winelands | 111 | +29.1% |
| Calitzdorp | Garden Route | 102 | +30.8% |
| Bonnievale | Cape Winelands | 99 | +94.1% |
| Laaiplek | West Coast | 99 | +141.5% |
| Bothasig | City of Cape Town | 97 | +59% |
| Wolseley | Cape Winelands | 97 | +83% |
| Kirstenhof | City of Cape Town | 93 | +22.4% |
| Struisbaai | Overberg | 93 | -5.1% |
| De Rust | Garden Route | 92 | +187.5% |
| De Doorns | Cape Winelands | 84 | +16.7% |
| Groot Brakrivier | Garden Route | 84 | +236% |
| Elands Bay | West Coast | 81 | +17.4% |
| Groot-Drakenstein | Cape Winelands | 74 | +5.7% |
| Hopefield | West Coast | 74 | +19.4% |
| Ocean View | City of Cape Town | 74 | +1.4% |
| Brackenfell | City of Cape Town | 71 | +82.1% |
| Fish Hoek | City of Cape Town | 69 | -10.4% |
| Hout Bay | City of Cape Town | 68 | +47.8% |
| Mowbray | City of Cape Town | 68 | -10.5% |
| Graafwater | West Coast | 63 | +43.2% |
| Prince Albert | Central Karoo | 56 | +36.6% |
| Suurbraak | Overberg | 53 | +35.9% |
| Mcgregor | Cape Winelands | 51 | -19% |
| Leeu Gamka | Central Karoo | 49 | +40% |
| Pinelands | City of Cape Town | 49 | +32.4% |
| Melkbosstrand | City of Cape Town | 47 | +74.1% |
| Philadelphia | City of Cape Town | 30 | +30.4% |
| Murraysburg | Central Karoo | 27 | +80% |
| Camps Bay | City of Cape Town | 18 | -58.1% |
| Nuwerus | West Coast | 12 | -33.3% |
| Simon's Town | City of Cape Town | 9 | -59.1% |
| Table Bay Harbour | City of Cape Town | 6 | -14.3% |
| Rondebosch | City of Cape Town | 5 | -86.5% |