Commercial Crime in West Coast
SAPS recorded 1,514 commercial crime cases across 25 West Coast precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 6.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 5% of the Western Cape's 28,129 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 386 commercial crime cases, roughly unchanged 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 commercial crime trend
Commercial Crime by precinct in West Coast
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Langebaan | 225 | -3.4% |
| Malmesbury | 172 | -24.6% |
| Laaiplek | 140 | +10.2% |
| Saldanha | 122 | -6.2% |
| Moorreesburg | 106 | +5% |
| Darling | 96 | +23.1% |
| Vredenburg | 89 | -41.4% |
| St Helena Bay | 79 | -33.1% |
| Piketberg | 71 | 0% |
| Riebeek West | 70 | +29.6% |
| Vredendal | 60 | -10.4% |
| Porterville | 54 | +35% |
| Citrusdal | 52 | 0% |
| Lambertsbaai | 39 | +30% |
| Lutzville | 38 | +11.8% |
| Hopefield | 23 | +4.5% |
| Clanwilliam | 17 | -19% |
| Vanrhynsdorp | 17 | +54.5% |
| Klawer | 15 | -28.6% |
| Redelinghuys | 9 | +125% |
| Eendekuil | 8 | +100% |
| Elands Bay | 5 | +25% |
| Doring Bay | 3 | 0% |
| Graafwater | 3 | -66.7% |
| Nuwerus | 1 | -66.7% |