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Recorded crime comparison for 2025/26 across the selected police station precincts.
MeasureHammarsdale

ethekwini · KwaZulu-Natal

Recorded crime, 2025/26407
Change on previous year+22.2%(+74) increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+32.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average350
10-year average375
Historical high486 · 2008/09
Historical low303 · 2021/22
Murder17−15.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder7−41.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences11−38.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)50+13.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault71+26.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery5−54.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery65+71.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson1Newly recorded increased. None were recorded in the previous financial year, so a percentage change cannot be calculated.
Malicious damage to property22+100.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary29+61.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary4−42.9%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Vehicle theft2+100.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Theft from vehicle16−5.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft4−50.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Other theft83+40.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime20+53.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting0None 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.