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

newcastle · KwaZulu-Natal

Recorded crime, 2025/263 740
Change on previous year+0.9%(+33) was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+1.3% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average3 760
10-year average3 788
Historical high4 310 · 2014/15
Historical low1 793 · 2007/08
Murder50−9.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder49+11.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences143+19.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)804+4.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault719+2.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery113+24.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery253−8.7% 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 property289+3.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary287−13.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary85+32.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft15−31.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle52−25.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft290.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Other theft403−3.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime317+9.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting129−8.5% 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.