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Recorded crime comparison for 2025/26 across the selected police station precincts.
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umngeni · KwaZulu-Natal

Recorded crime, 2025/261 258
Change on previous year+0.6%(+7) was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+14.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average1 215
10-year average1 244
Historical high1 650 · 2010/11
Historical low1 096 · 2020/21
Murder11−42.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder19+35.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences51+41.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)112+3.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault106+9.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery24−33.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery560.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson5+150.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property56+3.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary132+0.8% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary48+29.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft140.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle490.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft19−40.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Other theft257−11.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime253+6.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting46+15.0% 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.