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

city of cape town · Western Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/263 488
Change on previous year−1.2%(−41) was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years−4.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average3 903
10-year average4 458
Historical high7 861 · 2014/15
Historical low3 488 · 2025/26
Murder8−73.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder9−18.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences380.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)61−19.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault248−7.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery284+30.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery315−19.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson3−25.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property159−13.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary205−16.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary56−11.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft112−29.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle477+8.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year.
Other theft660+6.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime744+9.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting109+10.1% 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.