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Recorded crime comparison for 2025/26 across the selected police station precincts.
MeasureKnysna

knysna · Western Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/264 072
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 average4 228
10-year average4 412
Historical high5 394 · 2014/15
Historical low3 413 · 2007/08
Murder15−28.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder8−20.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences123+11.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)600+5.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault681+2.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery116+24.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery123−26.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson22−12.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Malicious damage to property365−2.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary429−8.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary88−27.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft12−47.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle186−20.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft1−50.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Other theft872+21.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime312−21.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting119−26.1% 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.