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Recorded crime comparison for 2025/26 across the selected police station precincts.
MeasureLingelethu-West

city of cape town · Western Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/263 223
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 average3 165
10-year average2 999
Historical high3 402 · 2023/24
Historical low1 869 · 2007/08
Murder98+30.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder45−21.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences107−15.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)192+11.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault705+6.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery103+14.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery660−10.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson10+66.7%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property320+13.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary189−3.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary57+62.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft84+68.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle72−7.7% 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 theft299+7.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime232+1.8% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting49−14.0% 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.