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

mthonjaneni · KwaZulu-Natal

Recorded crime, 2025/261 180
Change on previous year−2.9%(−35) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+47.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average1 079
10-year average987
Historical high1 352 · 2010/11
Historical low760 · 2021/22
Murder48+45.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder47−39.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences77−22.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)294−5.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault86+14.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery30−6.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery87−3.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson7−12.5%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property83+6.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary73−13.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary37−41.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft4−55.6%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Theft from vehicle44+12.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft37+105.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Other theft150+11.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime42+10.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting34+36.0% 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.