Skip to main content

Compare

Compare police station precincts

Choose two or three stations to see the same recorded-crime measures side by side. Larger totals usually reflect larger precincts. This is not a ranking and not a safety score.

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

city of johannesburg · Gauteng

Recorded crime, 2025/261 432
Change on previous year−4.0%(−60) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years−19.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average1 645
10-year average1 783
Historical high2 855 · 2008/09
Historical low1 432 · 2025/26
Murder53+55.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder68−4.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences25−32.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)196−17.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault185+14.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery49+8.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery236+19.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson40.0%small base was broadly unchanged. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property104−1.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary75+5.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary49−35.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft41+5.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle57−8.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft1Newly recorded increased. None were recorded in the previous financial year, so a percentage change cannot be calculated.
Other theft150−27.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime138−6.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting1Newly recorded increased. None were recorded in the previous financial year, so a percentage change cannot be calculated.
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.