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

buffalo city · Eastern Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/26338
Change on previous year+6.6%(+21) increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+21.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average318
10-year average327
Historical high441 · 2010/11
Historical low279 · 2020/21
Murder10+11.1%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Attempted murder5+25.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Sexual offences13−43.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)94+19.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault40−18.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery5−50.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery13−7.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson1Newly recorded increased. None were recorded in the previous financial year, so a percentage change cannot be calculated.
Malicious damage to property39+21.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary50+28.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary7+40.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Vehicle theft0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year.
Theft from vehicle2−71.4%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Stock theft28+55.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Other theft27+8.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime4+33.3%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Shoplifting0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either 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.