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| Measure | Cape Town Central city of cape town · Western Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 10 512 |
| Change on previous year | −12.8%(−1 549) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +74.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 11 200 |
| 10-year average | 11 995 |
| Historical high | 18 160 · 2005/06 |
| Historical low | 6 028 · 2020/21 |
| Murder | 7−30.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 18+125.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Sexual offences | 107+27.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 118−9.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 643−3.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 1 428+0.1% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 516−28.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 40.0%small base was broadly unchanged. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 287−0.7% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 206−37.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 93−30.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 155−6.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 1 871−22.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year. |
| Other theft | 3 277−14.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 1 471+3.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 311−25.2% 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.