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

city of cape town · Western Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/262 247
Change on previous year+2.4%(+53) increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+2.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average2 310
10-year average2 467
Historical high3 784 · 2014/15
Historical low2 194 · 2024/25
Murder84+25.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder98−2.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences61+17.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)146−3.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault455+16.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery84−1.2% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery190−13.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson14+75.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property380+4.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary104−25.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary21−25.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft27+22.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle74−18.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft1−50.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Other theft368−0.5% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime130+54.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting10−54.5% 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.