Residential Burglary in Garden Route
SAPS recorded 749 residential burglary cases across 21 Garden Route precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 8.7% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 16% of the Western Cape's 4,599 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 749 residential burglary cases, down 8.7% 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 residential burglary 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 residential burglary?
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 | 112 | -5.9% |
| Oudtshoorn | 93 | +50% |
| Kwanonqaba | 73 | +25.9% |
| George | 68 | -8.1% |
| Thembalethu | 60 | -3.2% |
| Pacaltsdorp | 55 | +7.8% |
| Conville | 53 | -5.4% |
| Da Gamaskop | 44 | -4.3% |
| Ladismith | 26 | +73.3% |
| Plettenberg Bay | 26 | -43.5% |
| Kwanokuthula | 23 | -36.1% |
| Albertinia | 16 | -30.4% |
| Heidelberg(C) | 14 | -44% |
| Uniondale | 14 | +16.7% |
| Groot Brakrivier | 13 | -35% |
| Calitzdorp | 12 | -53.8% |
| De Rust | 12 | 0% |
| Dysselsdorp | 11 | -35.3% |
| Still Bay | 11 | -26.7% |
| Mossel Bay | 8 | -75% |
| Riversdale | 5 | -61.5% |