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| Measure | Lingelethu-West city of cape town · Western Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 3 223 |
| Change on previous year | +3.1%(+98) increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +36.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 3 165 |
| 10-year average | 2 999 |
| Historical high | 3 402 · 2023/24 |
| Historical low | 1 869 · 2007/08 |
| Murder | 98+30.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 45−21.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 107−15.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 192+11.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 705+6.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 103+14.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 660−10.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 10+66.7%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 320+13.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 189−3.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 57+62.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 84+68.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 72−7.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 1Newly recorded increased. None were recorded in the previous financial year, so a percentage change cannot be calculated. |
| Other theft | 299+7.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 232+1.8% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 49−14.0% 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.