Aggravated Robbery in Garden Route ⓘ
SAPS definition: “Robbery with aggravating circumstances is a broad category that includes cases of the unlawful and intentional forceful removal and appropriation in aggravating circumstances of movable tangible property belonging to another. Note: Robbery cases are included in this category if any weapon, not restricted to a firearm, was used to commit the crime.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.
SAPS recorded 231 aggravated robbery cases across 18 Garden Route precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 3.3% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 5% of the Western Cape's 4,357 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 231 aggravated robbery cases, down 3.3% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is aggravated robbery rising or falling in Garden Route?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which Garden Route precincts report the most aggravated robbery?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 20 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.
All Garden Route precincts
| Precinct | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Thembalethu | 42 | -28.8% |
| Knysna | 32 | 29 → 32 |
| Oudtshoorn | 31 | 26 → 31 |
| Conville | 28 | 31 → 28 |
| George | 23 | 12 → 23 |
| Pacaltsdorp | 19 | 12 → 19 |
| Da Gamaskop | 13 | 19 → 13 |
| Kwanonqaba | 12 | 24 → 12 |
| Kwanokuthula | 9 | 8 → 9 |
| Calitzdorp | 4 | 1 → 4 |
| Plettenberg Bay | 4 | 4 → 4 |
| Albertinia | 3 | 2 → 3 |
| Mossel Bay | 3 | 3 → 3 |
| Still Bay | 3 | 0 → 3 |
| Ladismith | 2 | 3 → 2 |
| De Rust | 1 | 0 → 1 |
| Groot Brakrivier | 1 | 1 → 1 |
| Riversdale | 1 | 1 → 1 |
| Dysselsdorp | 0 | 1 → 0 |
| Heidelberg(C) | 0 | 3 → 0 |