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

buffalo city · Eastern Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/263 792
Change on previous year+2.9%(+106) increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+9.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average4 071
10-year average4 028
Historical high6 553 · 2011/12
Historical low3 474 · 2020/21
Murder16−15.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder15+7.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences60−31.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)168+3.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault326+0.3% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery70−7.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery167−3.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson3+50.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property259+2.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary470−4.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary138−15.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft25−32.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle419−4.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft2+100.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Other theft893+22.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime625+9.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting136−4.9% decreased. 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.