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| Measure | Gowan Lea umzimkhulu · KwaZulu-Natal |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 195 |
| Change on previous year | −15.2%(−35) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | −35.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 214 |
| 10-year average | 233 |
| Historical high | 389 · 2009/10 |
| Historical low | 192 · 2022/23 |
| Murder | 3−72.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 24+84.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 26+8.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 37−27.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 19+35.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 5+150.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 6−50.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 0−100.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 11−15.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 11−21.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 10−16.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 1Newly recorded increased. None were recorded in the previous financial year, so a percentage change cannot be calculated. |
| Theft from vehicle | 5−44.4%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Stock theft | 23−36.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Other theft | 11−21.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 30.0%small base was broadly unchanged. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Shoplifting | 0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either 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.