How many hijackings are recorded in Western Cape?

SAPS recorded 2,395 carjacking incidents in Western Cape in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 20% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Which Western Cape precinct records the most carjackings?

Delft recorded the most carjacking incidents of any Western Cape precinct (243) in Apr 2025–Mar 2026. These are raw reported counts, not adjusted for population.

Are carjacking counts included in other crime totals?

Yes. SAPS records carjacking as a subcategory of robbery with aggravating circumstances, so every carjacking on this page is already included in the aggravated robbery totals shown on precinct and suburb pages. The two figures must never be added together.

Hijacking in Western Cape

SAPS recorded 2,395 carjacking incidents in the Western Cape in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 20% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

How SAPS counts this: carjacking is a subcategory of robbery with aggravating circumstances in SAPS statistics. The counts on this page are already included in the aggravated robbery figures shown on precinct and suburb pages, so never add the two together.

Note: Raw reported counts, not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents and more vehicles will naturally record more incidents.

Is carjacking rising or falling in Western Cape?

Which Western Cape precincts record the most carjackings?

Western Cape SAPS precincts with the most recorded carjacking incidents in Apr 2025–Mar 2026. Click a precinct for its full crime breakdown. Counts are precinct-level SAPS subcategory figures and are already part of each precinct's aggravated robbery total.

#	Precinct	District	Province	Apr 2025–Mar 2026	vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
1	Delft	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	243	-9.3%
2	Lingelethu-West	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	239	-1.6%
3	Nyanga	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	191	-29%
4	Harare	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	173	-22.4%
5	Mfuleni	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	167	-11.6%
6	Khayelitsha	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	123	-25%
7	Gugulethu	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	119	-19.6%
8	Makhaza	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	109	-11.4%
9	Kleinvlei	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	88	-5.4%
10	Philippi East	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	82	-67.8%
11	Langa	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	65	+41.3%
12	Samora Machel	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	62	-21.5%
13	Mitchells Plain	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	54	+20%
14	Lentegeur	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	48	-46.1%
15	Philippi	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	39	-2.5%
16	Grassy Park	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	38	-33.3%
17	Kraaifontein	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	33	-36.5%
18	Athlone	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	32	-8.6%
19	Bishop Lavis	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	29	-3.3%
20	Milnerton	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	28	-37.8%

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