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

drakenstein · Western Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/261 706
Change on previous year+16.5%(+242) increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+3.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average1 550
10-year average1 740
Historical high2 132 · 2018/19
Historical low1 263 · 2006/07
Murder23+4.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder26+4.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences58−6.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)307+9.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault294+5.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery85+66.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery140+52.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson7−22.2%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property191+10.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary105+8.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary17+41.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft22+83.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle67+67.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft0−100.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Other theft280+32.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime66+1.5% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting18−41.9% 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.