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| Measure | East London buffalo city · Eastern Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2024/25 | 4 979 |
| Change on previous year | −16.1%(−953) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | −22.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 5 449 |
| 10-year average | 5 741 |
| Historical high | 9 416 · 2005/06 |
| Historical low | 4 724 · 2020/21 |
| Murder | 43−21.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 29−3.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 150−2.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 478−4.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 404+6.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 138−27.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 438−28.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 3−57.1%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 271+1.5% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 349−28.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 316−33.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 60−23.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 686−15.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 13+30.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Other theft | 803−14.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 566−11.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 232−21.9% 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.