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| Measure | Kensington city of cape town · Western Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 877 |
| Change on previous year | −9.9%(−96) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +14.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 1 003 |
| 10-year average | 1 092 |
| Historical high | 1 486 · 2007/08 |
| Historical low | 764 · 2020/21 |
| Murder | 15+150.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Attempted murder | 34+61.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 21+16.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 28−33.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 139−22.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 24−22.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 60−16.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 1−66.7%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 106−1.9% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 34−38.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 24−48.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 27+125.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 55−38.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year. |
| Other theft | 183+4.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 123+12.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 3−40.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous 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.