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

mnquma · Eastern Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/261 915
Change on previous year+20.3%(+323) increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+33.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average1 671
10-year average1 697
Historical high2 450 · 2012/13
Historical low1 431 · 2020/21
Murder39−18.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder32+45.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences97+15.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)3120.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault255+30.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery67+42.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery91+2.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson8+33.3%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property171+72.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary187+20.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary64−5.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft10+42.9%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Theft from vehicle63+50.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft35−23.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Other theft308+54.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime137−1.4% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting39+18.2% increased. 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.