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| Measure | Swellendam swellendam · Western Cape |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 1 451 |
| Change on previous year | +17.6%(+217) increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +15.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 1 316 |
| 10-year average | 1 369 |
| Historical high | 1 876 · 2013/14 |
| Historical low | 1 094 · 2007/08 |
| Murder | 13+18.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 21+10.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 35+16.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 147+24.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 273+28.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 14−12.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 15−40.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 3−25.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 117+31.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 171+36.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 65−29.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 20.0%small base was broadly unchanged. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 47−17.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 60.0%small base was broadly unchanged. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Other theft | 366+31.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 136+15.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 20−35.5% 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.