Common Assault in Garden Route
SAPS recorded 1,054 common assault cases across 21 Garden Route precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 13.3% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 11% of the Western Cape's 9,408 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 1,054 common assault cases, down 13.3% 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 common assault 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 common assault?
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–Jun 2026 count.
All Garden Route precincts
| Precinct | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Knysna | 153 | -3.2% |
| Thembalethu | 111 | -7.5% |
| Pacaltsdorp | 110 | +5.8% |
| Kwanonqaba | 96 | -22.6% |
| Oudtshoorn | 87 | -24.3% |
| George | 76 | -23.2% |
| Conville | 69 | -24.2% |
| Plettenberg Bay | 39 | +5.4% |
| Da Gamaskop | 38 | -9.5% |
| Ladismith | 35 | -35.2% |
| Albertinia | 31 | -3.1% |
| Dysselsdorp | 30 | +66.7% |
| Groot Brakrivier | 29 | -3.3% |
| Kwanokuthula | 24 | -36.8% |
| Uniondale | 22 | +15.8% |
| Heidelberg(C) | 21 | -46.2% |
| Mossel Bay | 21 | +10.5% |
| Riversdale | 21 | -19.2% |
| Calitzdorp | 14 | -22.2% |
| De Rust | 14 | -41.7% |
| Still Bay | 13 | +62.5% |