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| Measure | Hout Bay city of cape town · Western Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 1 788 |
| Change on previous year | −3.5%(−64) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +7.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 1 764 |
| 10-year average | 1 815 |
| Historical high | 2 641 · 2011/12 |
| Historical low | 1 599 · 2022/23 |
| Murder | 36+5.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 20+33.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 33−10.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 134−24.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 356+18.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 36−2.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 64−52.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 5+66.7%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 161+6.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 130−13.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 12−29.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 6−72.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 83−40.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year. |
| Other theft | 426+9.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 260+28.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 26−36.6% 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.