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

thaba chweu · Mpumalanga

Recorded crime, 2025/261 278
Change on previous year−3.5%(−47) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years−10.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average1 301
10-year average1 508
Historical high2 712 · 2007/08
Historical low1 278 · 2025/26
Murder8−20.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder6−25.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Sexual offences48+20.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)131−17.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault139+7.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery11−54.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery36−34.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson3−62.5%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property82−2.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary186−5.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary75−8.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft10−44.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle550.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft26+44.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Other theft214−11.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime205+28.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting43+22.9% increased. 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.