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Riviersonderend Crime Statistics

Riviersonderend Precinct |Overberg
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year SAPS Data Report error

How much crime was reported in Riviersonderend?

The Riviersonderend SAPS precinct recorded 762 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 30.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.

Low volume for Western CapeModerate nationally

Largest categories

All theft not mentioned elsewhere 135Common assault 128Drug-related crime 128

Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.

What this data can't tell you

  • Exactly where in the precinct crimes happened. SAPS reports crime per police precinct, not per suburb. These figures cover the whole Riviersonderend precinct area, and every suburb in it shares them.
  • Crime that was never reported. SAPS counts crimes reported to the police. Not all crime is reported, so actual incidence is higher. Reporting rates also vary by area and crime type, so there is no reliable way to correct for it. How we handle this →
  • How crime compares per resident. These are raw counts with no population adjustment. Precincts serving more people naturally record more crimes. The trend over time, which compares this precinct against its own history, is the more reliable signal.
See how Riviersonderend compares to other Western Cape precincts vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 → Crime by precinct in Overberg →

Crime volume

Low

in Western Cape · Moderate nationally

Reported crimes

762

Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year

vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

↑ 30.3%

more crimes vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

vs its pre-COVID level

↑ 18.9%

above 2018-2019

Updated · SAPS Q4 2025-26 release

Crime in the Riviersonderend precinct area (covering Riviersonderend) increased 30.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025, but total crime remains low (762 reported crimes). Large percentage swings are common in areas with low crime counts.
Total crime: 53% below provincial median
Contact crime: 36% below provincial median
Property crime: 55% below provincial median

Crime by type

Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 by crime category. Murder is shown separately but is included in the violent crime total.

Murder

1

Violent crime

263

↑ 30.2% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Property crime

103

↑ 25.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Other (drug, commercial, theft)

396

↑ 31.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Top reported crime categories in Riviersonderend precinct, 2025-2026
Crime categoryReported count
All theft not mentioned elsewhere		135
Common assault		128
Drug-related crime		128
Serious assault		100
Residential burglary		58
Malicious damage		47
Commercial crime		34
Crimen injuria		32
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