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| Measure | Mitchells Plain city of cape town · Western Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 7 078 |
| Change on previous year | −5.0%(−372) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +7.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 7 804 |
| 10-year average | 9 209 |
| Historical high | 21 874 · 2008/09 |
| Historical low | 6 603 · 2020/21 |
| Murder | 155+4.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 161−19.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 148+9.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 367+2.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 1 708−1.1% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 275−8.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 490−11.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 14−22.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 852−13.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 348−10.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 53−24.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 117+42.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 284−26.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year. |
| Other theft | 1 360−4.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 451−2.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 295+37.2% 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.