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| Measure | Somerset West city of cape town · Western Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 3 355 |
| Change on previous year | −8.5%(−311) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +7.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 3 531 |
| 10-year average | 3 775 |
| Historical high | 5 507 · 2013/14 |
| Historical low | 3 116 · 2020/21 |
| Murder | 10+100.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Attempted murder | 4−50.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Sexual offences | 53+20.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 1410.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 365+12.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 56−28.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 159−10.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 3+200.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 198−7.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 296−20.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 62−29.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 54−55.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 229−33.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 2−33.3%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Other theft | 711−4.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 891+3.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 121−10.4% 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.