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: green = improved, red = worsened, 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 | +113.9% |
| Touws River | Cape Winelands | 77 | +266.7% |
| Still Bay | Garden Route | 76 | +31% |
| Franschhoek | Cape Winelands | 72 | +125% |
| Kwanokuthula | Garden Route | 67 | +19.6% |
| Lansdowne | City of Cape Town | 63 | +1.6% |
| Uniondale | Garden Route | 62 | +31.9% |
| Saldanha | West Coast | 60 | +71.4% |
| Riviersonderend | Overberg | 58 | +114.8% |
| Stanford | Overberg | 58 | +7.4% |
| Bellville South | City of Cape Town | 57 | +39% |
| Darling | West Coast | 54 | +170% |
| Langebaan | West Coast | 52 | +67.7% |
| St Helena Bay | West Coast | 52 | -20% |
| Macassar | City of Cape Town | 51 | +142.9% |
| Riebeek West | West Coast | 51 | -31.1% |
| Klapmuts | Cape Winelands | 50 | +138.1% |
| Doring Bay | West Coast | 48 | +20% |
| Rawsonville | Cape Winelands | 48 | -4% |
| Strandfontein | City of Cape Town | 46 | -9.8% |
| Eendekuil | West Coast | 44 | +33.3% |
| Kwanonqaba | Garden Route | 44 | -51.6% |
| Montagu | Cape Winelands | 43 | 0% |
| Laingsburg | Central Karoo | 42 | +31.3% |
| Dieprivier | City of Cape Town | 40 | +185.7% |
| Maitland | City of Cape Town | 38 | +46.2% |
| Mbekweni | Cape Winelands | 38 | +72.7% |
| Lambertsbaai | West Coast | 37 | -19.6% |
| Groot Brakrivier | Garden Route | 36 | +300% |
| Vanrhynsdorp | West Coast | 35 | +25% |
| Barrydale | Overberg | 34 | +21.4% |
| Kirstenhof | City of Cape Town | 34 | +61.9% |
| Gordons Bay | City of Cape Town | 33 | +32% |
| Ashton | Cape Winelands | 32 | +23.1% |
| Redelinghuys | West Coast | 32 | +52.4% |
| Calitzdorp | Garden Route | 30 | +57.9% |
| Elands Bay | West Coast | 28 | -3.4% |
| Laaiplek | West Coast | 28 | +154.5% |
| Struisbaai | Overberg | 28 | +3.7% |
| Claremont | City of Cape Town | 27 | -50% |
| Klawer | West Coast | 27 | -6.9% |
| De Rust | Garden Route | 26 | +62.5% |
| De Doorns | Cape Winelands | 25 | -3.8% |
| Wolseley | Cape Winelands | 25 | +31.6% |
| Fish Hoek | City of Cape Town | 24 | +26.3% |
| Lutzville | West Coast | 24 | -61.9% |
| Graafwater | West Coast | 23 | +109.1% |
| Ocean View | City of Cape Town | 22 | +144.4% |
| Suurbraak | Overberg | 22 | +100% |
| Bothasig | City of Cape Town | 21 | +75% |
| Hout Bay | City of Cape Town | 21 | +250% |
| Mcgregor | Cape Winelands | 21 | +75% |
| Hopefield | West Coast | 18 | +5.9% |
| Mowbray | City of Cape Town | 18 | +80% |
| Pinelands | City of Cape Town | 14 | +7.7% |
| Prince Albert | Central Karoo | 13 | +8.3% |
| Philadelphia | City of Cape Town | 12 | +33.3% |
| Brackenfell | City of Cape Town | 11 | -31.2% |
| Melkbosstrand | City of Cape Town | 10 | +42.9% |
| Bonnievale | Cape Winelands | 8 | -61.9% |
| Groot-Drakenstein | Cape Winelands | 7 | -46.2% |
| Leeu Gamka | Central Karoo | 5 | -37.5% |
| Murraysburg | Central Karoo | 5 | -37.5% |
| Table Bay Harbour | City of Cape Town | 4 | 0% |
| Simon's Town | City of Cape Town | 3 | 0% |
| Camps Bay | City of Cape Town | 2 | -60% |
| Nuwerus | West Coast | 2 | -50% |
| Rondebosch | City of Cape Town | 2 | +100% |