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Theft from Vehicles in the Western Cape

SAPS recorded 19,056 theft from vehicles cases across 152 Western Cape precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 10.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 4,681 theft from vehicles cases, down 6% vs Jan–Mar 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most theft from vehicles 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 theft from vehicles trend

Theft from Vehicles 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:

Theft from Vehicles by precinct

PrecinctDistrictApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Cape Town CentralCity of Cape Town1,871-24.5%
Sea PointCity of Cape Town1,002+20.1%
StellenboschCape Winelands862-27.4%
BellvilleCity of Cape Town714-2.3%
WoodstockCity of Cape Town549+8.9%
Table ViewCity of Cape Town480+1.5%
ParowCity of Cape Town477+7.7%
GoodwoodCity of Cape Town414-5.9%
MilnertonCity of Cape Town412+5.4%
DurbanvilleCity of Cape Town393-16.9%
WorcesterCape Winelands378-30%
ClaremontCity of Cape Town373-7.2%
PaarlCape Winelands356-26.6%
MaitlandCity of Cape Town341-2%
StrandCity of Cape Town333+9.9%
KuilsrivierCity of Cape Town325-0.6%
Bishop LavisCity of Cape Town303+93%
AthloneCity of Cape Town288-12.2%
Mitchells PlainCity of Cape Town284-26.6%
BrackenfellCity of Cape Town276+13.1%
GeorgeGarden Route264+0.8%
WynbergCity of Cape Town261-33.6%
DieprivierCity of Cape Town235-21.1%
KraaifonteinCity of Cape Town234-26.6%
Grassy ParkCity of Cape Town230-4.2%
Somerset WestCity of Cape Town229-32.4%
RondeboschCity of Cape Town209-24%
RavensmeadCity of Cape Town199+24.4%
DelftCity of Cape Town196+1.6%
PinelandsCity of Cape Town187-9.7%
KnysnaGarden Route186-19.1%
MowbrayCity of Cape Town175+8%
MuizenbergCity of Cape Town174-16.7%
OudtshoornGarden Route169+3.7%
Elsies RiverCity of Cape Town166-17.4%
Beaufort WestCentral Karoo165-22.2%
MfuleniCity of Cape Town162+7.3%
KirstenhofCity of Cape Town151-5%
KleinvleiCity of Cape Town145+2.1%
AtlantisCity of Cape Town140-9.1%
Paarl EastCape Winelands135-28.2%
LansdowneCity of Cape Town127-18.6%
MalmesburyWest Coast125+10.6%
WellingtonCape Winelands124-19%
VredenburgWest Coast121-4.7%
MacassarCity of Cape Town118-4.1%
ConvilleGarden Route114-23.5%
LentegeurCity of Cape Town114+2.7%
Bellville SouthCity of Cape Town110-24.1%
ManenbergCity of Cape Town107+4.9%
Gordons BayCity of Cape Town103+9.6%
HermanusOverberg103-23.1%
Fish HoekCity of Cape Town102-25.5%
BothasigCity of Cape Town96+33.3%
BelharCity of Cape Town93+12%
Camps BayCity of Cape Town92+24.3%
Plettenberg BayGarden Route89+15.6%
CeresCape Winelands85+7.6%
Hout BayCity of Cape Town83-38.5%
RobertsonCape Winelands82-32.2%
SaldanhaWest Coast82-38.3%
PhilippiCity of Cape Town74-17.8%
Lingelethu-WestCity of Cape Town72-7.7%
CaledonOverberg670%
MbekweniCape Winelands67+67.5%
Mossel BayGarden Route67+4.7%
CloetesvilleCape Winelands66-5.7%
NyangaCity of Cape Town66-10.8%
PacaltsdorpGarden Route66-8.3%
Simon's TownCity of Cape Town66+20%
Da GamaskopGarden Route62-19.5%
De DoornsCape Winelands57+23.9%
SteenbergCity of Cape Town57-26%
KensingtonCity of Cape Town55-40.2%
LangaCity of Cape Town54-16.9%
ThembalethuGarden Route54+35%
BredasdorpOverberg50+13.6%
FranschhoekCape Winelands50+72.4%
KlapmutsCape Winelands49+6.5%
MoorreesburgWest Coast48+4.3%
SwellendamOverberg47-16.1%
LwandleCity of Cape Town46-23.3%
Riebeek WestWest Coast45+7.1%
GugulethuCity of Cape Town43-39.4%
LutzvilleWest Coast43+87%
MakhazaCity of Cape Town42+31.3%
KleinmondOverberg39-2.5%
Ocean ViewCity of Cape Town39-13.3%
KwanonqabaGarden Route37-62.2%
Gans BayOverberg36-5.3%
StrandfonteinCity of Cape Town36-28%
MelkbosstrandCity of Cape Town35-30%
MontaguCape Winelands35+9.4%
LaaiplekWest Coast34+61.9%
WolseleyCape Winelands33+26.9%
GrabouwOverberg32-43.9%
VilliersdorpOverberg29-6.5%
Groot-DrakensteinCape Winelands27-27%
KhayelitshaCity of Cape Town26-45.8%
VredendalWest Coast26-18.7%
CalitzdorpGarden Route25+31.6%
St Helena BayWest Coast25+92.3%
LangebaanWest Coast24-27.3%
Table Bay HarbourCity of Cape Town24+9.1%
TulbaghCape Winelands24-40%
AshtonCape Winelands23-23.3%
Groot BrakrivierGarden Route23+53.3%
KwanokuthulaGarden Route23+35.3%
LaingsburgCentral Karoo22-21.4%
Samora MachelCity of Cape Town22+4.8%
Touws RiverCape Winelands22-12%
GenadendalOverberg21-19.2%
AlbertiniaGarden Route20+5.3%
HarareCity of Cape Town20-33.3%
LambertsbaaiWest Coast18+157.1%
Philippi EastCity of Cape Town18-52.6%
Leeu GamkaCentral Karoo17+13.3%
RiversdaleGarden Route17+6.3%
MurraysburgCentral Karoo16+33.3%
Prince AlbertCentral Karoo16+166.7%
PiketbergWest Coast15-54.5%
DarlingWest Coast13-43.5%
HopefieldWest Coast12+33.3%
KlawerWest Coast12+9.1%
NapierOverberg120%
StanfordOverberg12+33.3%
BonnievaleCape Winelands11-47.6%
McgregorCape Winelands11-63.3%
PhiladelphiaCity of Cape Town11+37.5%
PortervilleWest Coast11-35.3%
RawsonvilleCape Winelands11-21.4%
RiviersonderendOverberg11+57.1%
DysselsdorpGarden Route10-28.6%
LadismithGarden Route10-63%
Prince Alfred HamletCape Winelands10-56.5%
ClanwilliamWest Coast9-10%
Heidelberg(C)Garden Route9-52.6%
SaronCape Winelands8-20%
GraafwaterWest Coast7+75%
CitrusdalWest Coast6-66.7%
Still BayGarden Route6-45.5%
StruisbaaiOverberg60%
UniondaleGarden Route6-57.1%
BarrydaleOverberg5-61.5%
NuwerusWest Coast40%
SuurbraakOverberg3-50%
VanrhynsdorpWest Coast30%
De RustGarden Route1-50%
Doring BayWest Coast10%
EendekuilWest Coast0-100%
Elands BayWest Coast0-100%
RedelinghuysWest Coast0-100%
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