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| Measure | Potchefstroom jb marks · North West |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 3 374 |
| Change on previous year | −3.8%(−133) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | −14.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 3 735 |
| 10-year average | 4 505 |
| Historical high | 6 737 · 2005/06 |
| Historical low | 3 374 · 2025/26 |
| Murder | 10+400.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Attempted murder | 10+11.1%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Sexual offences | 85−1.2% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 142−5.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 338−2.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 98−10.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 153−17.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 0−100.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 155−1.9% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 288−3.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 98+10.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 54−31.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 260−12.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 56+75.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Other theft | 693−14.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 778+7.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 156+22.8% 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.