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Recorded crime comparison for 2025/26 across the selected police station precincts.
MeasureBuffalo Flats

buffalo city · Eastern Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/261 312
Change on previous year+7.5%(+92) increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+18.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average1 315
10-year average1 282
Historical high2 283 · 2005/06
Historical low1 109 · 2020/21
Murder24+14.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder34+25.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences56+1.8% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)283−1.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault112+16.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery27+8.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery93+8.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson20.0%small base was broadly unchanged. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property158+11.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary158−3.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary25−7.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft3−66.7%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Theft from vehicle75+31.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year.
Other theft184+15.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime76+22.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting2−33.3%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous 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.