Residential Burglary in the Western Cape
SAPS recorded 20,297 residential burglary cases across 152 Western Cape precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 11.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 4,909 residential burglary cases, down 9.8% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most residential burglary 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 residential burglary rising or falling in Western Cape?
Which Western Cape districts report the most residential burglary?
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:
Which Western Cape precincts report the most residential burglary?
| Precinct | District | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mfuleni | City of Cape Town | 511 | +11.3% |
| Delft | City of Cape Town | 510 | -1.2% |
| Stellenbosch | Cape Winelands | 456 | +3.9% |
| Knysna | Garden Route | 429 | -9.1% |
| Kraaifontein | City of Cape Town | 425 | -14.7% |
| Table View | City of Cape Town | 414 | +7.3% |
| Kuilsrivier | City of Cape Town | 348 | -9.8% |
| Mitchells Plain | City of Cape Town | 348 | -11.2% |
| Milnerton | City of Cape Town | 324 | -4.4% |
| Bellville | City of Cape Town | 322 | -7.5% |
| Kleinvlei | City of Cape Town | 319 | -1.5% |
| Worcester | Cape Winelands | 316 | -23.1% |
| George | Garden Route | 309 | +4.7% |
| Somerset West | City of Cape Town | 296 | -20.2% |
| Hermanus | Overberg | 281 | -18.6% |
| Durbanville | City of Cape Town | 276 | -19.1% |
| Thembalethu | Garden Route | 276 | +6.2% |
| Oudtshoorn | Garden Route | 272 | -4.9% |
| Gans Bay | Overberg | 238 | +37.6% |
| Bredasdorp | Overberg | 236 | +24.2% |
| Vredenburg | West Coast | 235 | -16.1% |
| Strand | City of Cape Town | 222 | -15.6% |
| Beaufort West | Central Karoo | 219 | -13.8% |
| Grassy Park | City of Cape Town | 218 | -35.3% |
| Wellington | Cape Winelands | 216 | -9.2% |
| Conville | Garden Route | 214 | -10.5% |
| Harare | City of Cape Town | 214 | +12% |
| Nyanga | City of Cape Town | 213 | -23.7% |
| Robertson | Cape Winelands | 210 | -3.2% |
| Malmesbury | West Coast | 208 | -11.9% |
| Atlantis | City of Cape Town | 206 | -17.6% |
| Cape Town Central | City of Cape Town | 206 | -37.6% |
| Kwanonqaba | Garden Route | 206 | -15.9% |
| Parow | City of Cape Town | 205 | -16.3% |
| Paarl East | Cape Winelands | 199 | -32.3% |
| Pacaltsdorp | Garden Route | 195 | +13.4% |
| Khayelitsha | City of Cape Town | 194 | -23.3% |
| Plettenberg Bay | Garden Route | 193 | +4.9% |
| Gugulethu | City of Cape Town | 190 | +3.8% |
| Lingelethu-West | City of Cape Town | 189 | -3.6% |
| Langa | City of Cape Town | 185 | -28.6% |
| Macassar | City of Cape Town | 181 | +16.8% |
| Paarl | Cape Winelands | 181 | -17.7% |
| Lwandle | City of Cape Town | 175 | +19% |
| Swellendam | Overberg | 171 | +41.3% |
| Makhaza | City of Cape Town | 170 | +31.8% |
| Caledon | Overberg | 168 | -10.6% |
| Manenberg | City of Cape Town | 167 | -14.4% |
| Brackenfell | City of Cape Town | 162 | +3.2% |
| Da Gamaskop | Garden Route | 160 | -16.7% |
| Grabouw | Overberg | 149 | -12.9% |
| Ceres | Cape Winelands | 148 | +8% |
| Saldanha | West Coast | 147 | -33.2% |
| Vredendal | West Coast | 144 | +22% |
| Lutzville | West Coast | 143 | +23.3% |
| Lentegeur | City of Cape Town | 139 | -23.6% |
| Montagu | Cape Winelands | 134 | +4.7% |
| Bishop Lavis | City of Cape Town | 131 | -6.4% |
| Hout Bay | City of Cape Town | 130 | -13.3% |
| Kwanokuthula | Garden Route | 128 | -4.5% |
| Muizenberg | City of Cape Town | 128 | -33% |
| Goodwood | City of Cape Town | 123 | -30.5% |
| Athlone | City of Cape Town | 122 | -10.3% |
| Tulbagh | Cape Winelands | 119 | -6.3% |
| Riebeek West | West Coast | 117 | -20.4% |
| Fish Hoek | City of Cape Town | 113 | -31.5% |
| De Doorns | Cape Winelands | 112 | -17% |
| Franschhoek | Cape Winelands | 112 | +19.1% |
| Dieprivier | City of Cape Town | 111 | -46.1% |
| Woodstock | City of Cape Town | 111 | -27.9% |
| Claremont | City of Cape Town | 107 | -30.1% |
| Mbekweni | Cape Winelands | 105 | +2.9% |
| Elsies River | City of Cape Town | 104 | +7.2% |
| Philippi | City of Cape Town | 104 | -24.6% |
| Steenberg | City of Cape Town | 98 | -10.9% |
| Klapmuts | Cape Winelands | 96 | +50% |
| Kleinmond | Overberg | 96 | -17.2% |
| Moorreesburg | West Coast | 96 | -21.3% |
| Sea Point | City of Cape Town | 96 | -15% |
| Wolseley | Cape Winelands | 94 | +22.1% |
| Wynberg | City of Cape Town | 93 | -19.1% |
| Ravensmead | City of Cape Town | 92 | -20.7% |
| Gordons Bay | City of Cape Town | 90 | -44.4% |
| Belhar | City of Cape Town | 88 | -20% |
| Lansdowne | City of Cape Town | 88 | -23.5% |
| Bothasig | City of Cape Town | 87 | -5.4% |
| Ladismith | Garden Route | 87 | -4.4% |
| Heidelberg(C) | Garden Route | 84 | -1.2% |
| Langebaan | West Coast | 84 | -5.6% |
| Villiersdorp | Overberg | 84 | -34.4% |
| Genadendal | Overberg | 83 | -26.5% |
| Dysselsdorp | Garden Route | 82 | +3.8% |
| Napier | Overberg | 82 | +36.7% |
| Ashton | Cape Winelands | 80 | -33.9% |
| Mossel Bay | Garden Route | 78 | +21.9% |
| Murraysburg | Central Karoo | 77 | -10.5% |
| Rondebosch | City of Cape Town | 77 | -19.8% |
| Maitland | City of Cape Town | 74 | +42.3% |
| Pinelands | City of Cape Town | 73 | -35.4% |
| Groot Brakrivier | Garden Route | 72 | +2.9% |
| Kirstenhof | City of Cape Town | 72 | -30.1% |
| St Helena Bay | West Coast | 72 | -4% |
| Calitzdorp | Garden Route | 71 | +20.3% |
| Albertinia | Garden Route | 69 | -17.9% |
| Bellville South | City of Cape Town | 69 | -14.8% |
| Uniondale | Garden Route | 69 | +16.9% |
| Ocean View | City of Cape Town | 66 | -21.4% |
| Philippi East | City of Cape Town | 66 | -21.4% |
| Simon's Town | City of Cape Town | 66 | -40% |
| Touws River | Cape Winelands | 66 | +73.7% |
| Groot-Drakenstein | Cape Winelands | 65 | -5.8% |
| Mowbray | City of Cape Town | 64 | -46.7% |
| Laaiplek | West Coast | 62 | +14.8% |
| Lambertsbaai | West Coast | 60 | +87.5% |
| Saron | Cape Winelands | 59 | -15.7% |
| Stanford | Overberg | 59 | +25.5% |
| Darling | West Coast | 58 | -40.8% |
| Riviersonderend | Overberg | 58 | +28.9% |
| De Rust | Garden Route | 57 | +29.5% |
| Laingsburg | Central Karoo | 57 | +58.3% |
| Piketberg | West Coast | 57 | -8.1% |
| Strandfontein | City of Cape Town | 57 | -32.1% |
| Leeu Gamka | Central Karoo | 56 | +12% |
| Prince Albert | Central Karoo | 52 | +4% |
| Riversdale | Garden Route | 52 | -36.6% |
| Bonnievale | Cape Winelands | 51 | -54.9% |
| Cloetesville | Cape Winelands | 50 | -31.5% |
| Camps Bay | City of Cape Town | 49 | -45.6% |
| Rawsonville | Cape Winelands | 46 | -23.3% |
| Porterville | West Coast | 43 | -15.7% |
| Clanwilliam | West Coast | 41 | -16.3% |
| Mcgregor | Cape Winelands | 41 | -43.8% |
| Samora Machel | City of Cape Town | 39 | -58.1% |
| Still Bay | Garden Route | 39 | -17% |
| Klawer | West Coast | 38 | -17.4% |
| Barrydale | Overberg | 37 | -30.2% |
| Citrusdal | West Coast | 35 | -35.2% |
| Kensington | City of Cape Town | 34 | -40.4% |
| Melkbosstrand | City of Cape Town | 32 | -43.9% |
| Graafwater | West Coast | 29 | +70.6% |
| Hopefield | West Coast | 27 | +28.6% |
| Philadelphia | City of Cape Town | 24 | -60% |
| Prince Alfred Hamlet | Cape Winelands | 24 | -31.4% |
| Suurbraak | Overberg | 18 | +50% |
| Nuwerus | West Coast | 14 | +55.6% |
| Struisbaai | Overberg | 12 | -70.7% |
| Vanrhynsdorp | West Coast | 10 | -58.3% |
| Eendekuil | West Coast | 6 | 0% |
| Doring Bay | West Coast | 4 | -50% |
| Elands Bay | West Coast | 4 | -71.4% |
| Table Bay Harbour | City of Cape Town | 1 | 0% |
| Redelinghuys | West Coast | 0 | -100% |