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Residential Burglary in West Coast

SAPS recorded 1,734 residential burglary cases across 24 West Coast precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 11.4% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 9% of the Western Cape's 20,297 total.

Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 424 residential burglary cases, down 5.8% 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 residential burglary trend

Residential Burglary 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

PrecinctApr 2025–Mar 2026vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
Vredenburg235-16.1%
Malmesbury208-11.9%
Saldanha147-33.2%
Vredendal144+22%
Lutzville143+23.3%
Riebeek West117-20.4%
Moorreesburg96-21.3%
Langebaan84-5.6%
St Helena Bay72-4%
Laaiplek62+14.8%
Lambertsbaai60+87.5%
Darling58-40.8%
Piketberg57-8.1%
Porterville43-15.7%
Clanwilliam41-16.3%
Klawer38-17.4%
Citrusdal35-35.2%
Graafwater29+70.6%
Hopefield27+28.6%
Nuwerus14+55.6%
Vanrhynsdorp10-58.3%
Eendekuil60%
Doring Bay4-50%
Elands Bay4-71.4%
Redelinghuys0-100%