Driving Under the Influence in West Coast
SAPS recorded 887 driving under the influence cases across 23 West Coast precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 4.9% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 9% of the Western Cape's 10,327 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 200 driving under the influence cases, down 18.4% 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 driving under the influence trend
Driving Under the Influence 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vredenburg | 134 | -31.3% |
| Vredendal | 127 | -3.1% |
| Clanwilliam | 92 | +8.2% |
| Piketberg | 68 | +38.8% |
| Saldanha | 57 | -3.4% |
| Citrusdal | 55 | +1.9% |
| Klawer | 51 | -5.6% |
| Lutzville | 41 | +24.2% |
| Moorreesburg | 39 | 0% |
| Langebaan | 36 | +9.1% |
| Porterville | 31 | +40.9% |
| Malmesbury | 27 | -57.8% |
| Vanrhynsdorp | 22 | -24.1% |
| Doring Bay | 19 | +171.4% |
| Hopefield | 19 | +90% |
| St Helena Bay | 17 | +41.7% |
| Laaiplek | 12 | -33.3% |
| Eendekuil | 11 | +57.1% |
| Darling | 10 | -28.6% |
| Lambertsbaai | 8 | +14.3% |
| Riebeek West | 8 | 0% |
| Redelinghuys | 2 | 0% |
| Elands Bay | 1 | 0% |
| Graafwater | 0 | -100% |
| Nuwerus | 0 | -100% |