Cape Flats Crime Statistics
24 police precincts|104 suburbs|Western Cape
1 of 4 quarters (2026-2027) SAPS Data
Total crimes
30,585
Apr–Jun 2026
vs Apr–Jun 2025
+1%
stable
Violent crime
9,375
contact crimes
Property crime
2,113
property crimes
Updated · SAPS Q1 2026-27 release
648 murders reported (Apr–Jun 2026)
2025/26: 6.4% below 2018/19, before the pandemic (includes the newer station Makhaza, whose area belonged to other stations in 2018/19)
12 improving10 worsening2 stable
Ranked among precincts with at least 50 crimes a year earlier, leaving out stations next to one that opened in the last two years (their change may be a boundary change).
Most reported crimes
Drug-related crime
10,438
Common assault
3,451
All theft not mentioned elsewhere
2,576
Malicious damage to property
2,212
Robbery with aggravating circumstances
2,011
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm
1,427
Commercial crime
1,180
Burglary at residential premises
964
Crime by precinct
Reported crimes per police precinct. These are raw counts — not adjusted for population.
Mitchells Plain
3,506↑ 3.4%
Delft
2,930↑ 10.2%
Mfuleni
2,169↓ 2.6%
Kleinvlei
1,763↑ 4.8%
Nyanga
1,719↓ 4%
Khayelitsha
1,547→ 1.6%
Bishop Lavis
1,527↑ 11%
Lentegeur
1,500↓ 5.1%
Grassy Park
1,410→ 0.5%
Gugulethu
1,376↑ 5.2%
Elsies River
1,281↑ 9.8%
Manenberg
1,178↓ 10%
Athlone
1,161↑ 6.6%
Philippi
956↑ 4.4%
Harare
937↓ 2.3%
Philippi East
923↑ 11.9%
Steenberg
868↓ 8%
Ravensmead
834↓ 13.8%
Makhaza
731↓ 3.8%
Langa
640↓ 3.2%
Belhar
550↓ 4.3%
Lansdowne
455↑ 4.6%
Samora Machel
436↓ 18%
Strandfontein
188↓ 10.9%
All suburbs in Cape Flats
104 suburbs across 24 police precincts. Click any suburb for detailed crime statistics.
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Crime data from SAPS quarterly statistics. All counts are raw reported crimes, not adjusted for population. Methodology·Disclaimer