Driving Under the Influence in Garden Route
SAPS recorded 2,213 driving under the influence cases across 21 Garden Route precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 4.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 21% of the Western Cape's 10,327 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 480 driving under the influence cases, down 23% 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 driving under the influence trend
Driving Under the Influence 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 |
|---|---|---|
| George | 456 | -1.5% |
| Knysna | 356 | -5.1% |
| Plettenberg Bay | 214 | +137.8% |
| Da Gamaskop | 138 | -35.2% |
| Oudtshoorn | 136 | +3.8% |
| Kwanokuthula | 122 | +149% |
| Mossel Bay | 108 | -30.3% |
| Conville | 98 | +16.7% |
| Pacaltsdorp | 97 | +5.4% |
| Kwanonqaba | 93 | -8.8% |
| Thembalethu | 71 | +9.2% |
| Heidelberg(C) | 69 | +76.9% |
| Riversdale | 67 | -9.5% |
| Groot Brakrivier | 51 | +4.1% |
| Ladismith | 30 | -57.7% |
| Still Bay | 30 | +172.7% |
| Dysselsdorp | 25 | +150% |
| Uniondale | 21 | +40% |
| Albertinia | 20 | +66.7% |
| Calitzdorp | 9 | +125% |
| De Rust | 2 | -66.7% |