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| Measure | Knysna knysna · Western Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 4 072 |
| Change on previous year | −2.2%(−90) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | −0.5% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 4 228 |
| 10-year average | 4 412 |
| Historical high | 5 394 · 2014/15 |
| Historical low | 3 413 · 2007/08 |
| Murder | 15−28.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 8−20.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 123+11.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 600+5.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 681+2.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 116+24.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 123−26.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 22−12.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 365−2.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 429−8.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 88−27.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 12−47.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 186−20.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 1−50.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Other theft | 872+21.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 312−21.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 119−26.1% 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.