Attempted Murder in West Coast
SAPS recorded 229 attempted murder cases across 18 West Coast precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 12.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 5% of the Western Cape's 4,449 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 49 attempted murder cases, down 22.2% 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 attempted murder trend
Attempted Murder by precinct in West Coast
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Malmesbury | 71 | +42% |
| Vredenburg | 51 | -8.9% |
| Saldanha | 23 | -41% |
| Vredendal | 15 | +200% |
| Porterville | 14 | +600% |
| Klawer | 11 | +22.2% |
| Lutzville | 8 | +100% |
| Moorreesburg | 6 | +100% |
| St Helena Bay | 6 | +200% |
| Citrusdal | 5 | +400% |
| Langebaan | 5 | +150% |
| Clanwilliam | 3 | 0% |
| Piketberg | 3 | -25% |
| Riebeek West | 3 | -25% |
| Lambertsbaai | 2 | 0% |
| Darling | 1 | -50% |
| Hopefield | 1 | -66.7% |
| Laaiplek | 1 | -66.7% |
| Eendekuil | 0 | -100% |
| Elands Bay | 0 | -100% |
| Graafwater | 0 | -100% |
| Nuwerus | 0 | -100% |
| Vanrhynsdorp | 0 | -100% |