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

swartland · Western Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/262 100
Change on previous year−6.9%(−155) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+7.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average2 216
10-year average2 352
Historical high2 868 · 2014/15
Historical low1 698 · 2006/07
Murder25+8.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder71+54.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences63−25.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)179−30.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault398+11.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery26−16.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery43−47.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson3−70.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Malicious damage to property255+1.2% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary208−12.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary102+21.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft8−52.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle125+11.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft23+9.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Other theft357+1.1% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime172−25.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting42−27.6% 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.