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

drakenstein · Western Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/263 677
Change on previous year+4.4%(+155) increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+0.9% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average3 694
10-year average3 934
Historical high4 609 · 2019/20
Historical low1 742 · 2007/08
Murder24−27.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder44−21.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences91−4.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)465+9.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault915+18.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery100+13.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery140−4.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson8−11.1%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property539+4.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary199−32.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary47+2.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft16−20.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle135−26.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft10.0%small base was broadly unchanged. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Other theft770+14.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime101+5.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting82+22.4% 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.