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| Measure | Despatch nelson mandela bay · Eastern Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 842 |
| Change on previous year | −10.0%(−94) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +10.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 852 |
| 10-year average | 835 |
| Historical high | 1 500 · 2005/06 |
| Historical low | 712 · 2017/18 |
| Murder | 28−15.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 11−42.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 33+37.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 55−8.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 70−23.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 8+14.3%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 70+4.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 1−50.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 75+27.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 134+12.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 31+55.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 120.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 33−26.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 1−83.3%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Other theft | 172−13.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 100−37.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 8−42.9% 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.