Aggravated Robbery in West Coast ⓘ
SAPS recorded 409 aggravated robbery cases across 22 West Coast precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 24.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 2% of the Western Cape's 20,446 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 79 aggravated robbery cases, down 35.2% 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.
West Coast aggravated robbery trend
Aggravated Robbery by precinct in West Coast
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 22 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All West Coast precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Vredenburg | 143 | +2.9% |
| Saldanha | 66 | -24.1% |
| Malmesbury | 43 | -45.6% |
| Vredendal | 21 | -44.7% |
| Lutzville | 18 | -50% |
| Moorreesburg | 17 | -37% |
| Darling | 15 | -21.1% |
| Citrusdal | 13 | -38.1% |
| Riebeek West | 12 | -33.3% |
| Langebaan | 9 | -52.6% |
| Clanwilliam | 8 | -11.1% |
| Porterville | 7 | 0% |
| Klawer | 6 | -25% |
| Piketberg | 6 | -50% |
| St Helena Bay | 6 | -25% |
| Laaiplek | 5 | -50% |
| Lambertsbaai | 5 | +66.7% |
| Hopefield | 3 | +50% |
| Graafwater | 2 | +100% |
| Vanrhynsdorp | 2 | 0% |
| Elands Bay | 1 | 0% |
| Nuwerus | 1 | 0% |