Compare
Compare police station precincts
Choose two or three stations to see the same recorded-crime measures side by side. Larger totals usually reflect larger precincts. This is not a ranking and not a safety score.
| Measure | Hermanus overstrand · Western Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 2 802 |
| Change on previous year | −4.6%(−135) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +12.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 2 899 |
| 10-year average | 3 151 |
| Historical high | 3 830 · 2017/18 |
| Historical low | 1 709 · 2007/08 |
| Murder | 18−10.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 24−36.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 69+4.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 243+18.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 523+0.6% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 69−8.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 96−30.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 5−28.6%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 218+0.5% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 281−19.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 32−40.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 14−44.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 103−23.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 0−100.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Other theft | 447−1.8% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 525+3.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 135+7.1% increased. 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.