Commercial Crime in Garden Route
SAPS recorded 412 commercial crime cases across 20 Garden Route precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 39.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 7% of the Western Cape's 6,315 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 412 commercial crime cases, down 39.5% 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 commercial crime 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 commercial crime?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George | 83 | -55.1% |
| Knysna | 66 | -14.3% |
| Oudtshoorn | 52 | -13.3% |
| Kwanonqaba | 33 | 46 → 33 |
| Groot Brakrivier | 27 | 33 → 27 |
| Conville | 21 | 31 → 21 |
| Plettenberg Bay | 20 | -64.9% |
| Thembalethu | 20 | 14 → 20 |
| Pacaltsdorp | 16 | 10 → 16 |
| Still Bay | 16 | 10 → 16 |
| Albertinia | 13 | 9 → 13 |
| Kwanokuthula | 11 | 14 → 11 |
| Da Gamaskop | 7 | -86% |
| Mossel Bay | 7 | -86.5% |
| Ladismith | 5 | 10 → 5 |
| Riversdale | 5 | 6 → 5 |
| Uniondale | 4 | 0 → 4 |
| De Rust | 3 | 2 → 3 |
| Calitzdorp | 2 | 2 → 2 |
| Heidelberg(C) | 1 | 11 → 1 |
| Dysselsdorp | 0 | 2 → 0 |