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| Measure | Newcastle newcastle · KwaZulu-Natal |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 4 245 |
| Change on previous year | −1.0%(−44) was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +20.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 4 255 |
| 10-year average | 4 103 |
| Historical high | 4 611 · 2023/24 |
| Historical low | 3 271 · 2007/08 |
| Murder | 23+21.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 94+19.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 86+2.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 312−12.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 561−8.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 116−12.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 198+15.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 20.0%small base was broadly unchanged. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 245−4.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 307−5.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 115−20.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 34−20.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 140−12.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 61+29.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Other theft | 958+6.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 838+5.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 155−4.9% 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.