Serious Assault (GBH) in Garden Route
SAPS recorded 3,759 serious assault (gbh) cases across 21 Garden Route precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 3.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 16% of the Western Cape's 23,361 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 938 serious assault (gbh) cases, down 6.3% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Garden Route serious assault (gbh) trend
Serious Assault (GBH) by precinct in Garden Route
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 21 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Garden Route precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Knysna | 600 | +3.4% |
| Oudtshoorn | 595 | -6.3% |
| Thembalethu | 395 | -6.8% |
| Conville | 291 | -4.9% |
| Kwanonqaba | 234 | +7.3% |
| Plettenberg Bay | 197 | +2.1% |
| Da Gamaskop | 174 | -8.4% |
| Pacaltsdorp | 167 | -8.7% |
| Kwanokuthula | 162 | +5.9% |
| George | 119 | -2.5% |
| Groot Brakrivier | 117 | -3.3% |
| Calitzdorp | 115 | +13.9% |
| Dysselsdorp | 105 | +15.4% |
| Ladismith | 105 | +7.1% |
| Heidelberg(C) | 81 | -33.1% |
| Uniondale | 63 | -28.4% |
| Albertinia | 61 | +5.2% |
| Riversdale | 60 | -17.8% |
| De Rust | 53 | -28.4% |
| Still Bay | 35 | -23.9% |
| Mossel Bay | 30 | +25% |