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Recorded crime comparison for 2025/26 across the selected police station precincts.
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city of cape town · Western Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/264 788
Change on previous year+10.3%(+446) increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+40.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average4 612
10-year average4 489
Historical high5 903 · 2013/14
Historical low3 421 · 2020/21
Murder39+62.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder32+14.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences69−1.4% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)144+29.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault512+19.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery239+3.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery269+39.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson6+20.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property207+6.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary414+9.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary14−36.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft65−7.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle480+3.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft0−100.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Other theft1 072−2.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime1 025+28.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting201−8.2% 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.