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| Measure | Athlone city of cape town · Western Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 3 234 |
| Change on previous year | −9.3%(−333) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | −4.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 3 610 |
| 10-year average | 4 078 |
| Historical high | 6 561 · 2013/14 |
| Historical low | 3 234 · 2025/26 |
| Murder | 39−17.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 75+33.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 51−16.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 145+42.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 563−8.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 128−14.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 329−19.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 3−25.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 360−9.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 122−9.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 67−27.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 111+14.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 288−10.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year. |
| Other theft | 539−14.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 310−10.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 104+1.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
These are recorded counts, not rates per person. A larger total usually reflects a larger precinct rather than more crime per resident. The source has no population figures per precinct, so CrimeMap SA does not compute rates or rank areas.