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

city of cape town · Western Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/261 434
Change on previous year−12.2%(−200) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years−25.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average1 762
10-year average2 077
Historical high3 274 · 2014/15
Historical low1 434 · 2025/26
Murder53−3.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder67+39.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences38−13.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)50−9.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault261−22.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery36+16.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery91−7.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson2−50.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property176−28.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary98−10.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary32+3.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft11−57.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle57−23.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year.
Other theft275−6.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime170+11.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting17−39.3% 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.