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| Measure | Pietermaritzburg the msunduzi · KwaZulu-Natal |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 3 647 |
| Change on previous year | −4.2%(−161) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +11.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 3 988 |
| 10-year average | 4 223 |
| Historical high | 6 856 · 2006/07 |
| Historical low | 3 280 · 2020/21 |
| Murder | 33−26.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 52−8.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 90+12.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 258+5.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 408+3.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 279−11.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 327−17.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 1Newly recorded increased. None were recorded in the previous financial year, so a percentage change cannot be calculated. |
| Malicious damage to property | 107−15.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 75+1.4% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 179+4.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 53−13.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 245−2.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year. |
| Other theft | 884−6.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 353+5.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 303−3.2% 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.