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| Measure | Sydenham ethekwini · KwaZulu-Natal |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 2 587 |
| Change on previous year | −5.4%(−149) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | +0.2% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 2 813 |
| 10-year average | 2 848 |
| Historical high | 3 696 · 2010/11 |
| Historical low | 1 876 · 2007/08 |
| Murder | 53+10.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 82+22.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 82−7.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 184+23.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 277−8.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 54−29.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 319+13.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 5+66.7%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 135−0.7% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 211−4.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 26−7.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 172−4.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 181−12.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year. |
| Other theft | 499−21.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 244+4.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 63−19.2% 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.