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.
Western Cape residential burglary trend
Residential Burglary 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:
Residential Burglary by precinct
| 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% |