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| Measure | Durban Central ethekwini · KwaZulu-Natal |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 7 632 |
| Change on previous year | −8.9%(−744) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +18.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 8 389 |
| 10-year average | 8 844 |
| Historical high | 19 237 · 2006/07 |
| Historical low | 6 441 · 2020/21 |
| Murder | 64−16.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 65−32.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 1150.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 200−10.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 597−9.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 710−11.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 928−12.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 2+100.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 198−8.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 46−2.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 203−25.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 364−17.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 936−20.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year. |
| Other theft | 1 250+2.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 1 536+6.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 418−19.9% 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.