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| Measure | Darling swartland · Western Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 616 |
| Change on previous year | −3.3%(−21) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +8.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 659 |
| 10-year average | 631 |
| Historical high | 756 · 2022/23 |
| Historical low | 463 · 2017/18 |
| Murder | 2−33.3%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Attempted murder | 1−50.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Sexual offences | 10−47.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 78+13.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 133+7.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 5−50.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 15−16.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 1Newly recorded increased. None were recorded in the previous financial year, so a percentage change cannot be calculated. |
| Malicious damage to property | 60+5.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 58−40.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 3−75.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 1−66.7%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 13−45.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 16+300.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Other theft | 115+4.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 96+23.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 9+50.0%small base increased. 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.