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

ethekwini · KwaZulu-Natal

Recorded crime, 2025/264 979
Change on previous year−6.7%(−357) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years−3.5% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average5 013
10-year average5 517
Historical high8 713 · 2007/08
Historical low4 768 · 2022/23
Murder167−24.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder352−27.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences270−10.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)707+3.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault749+4.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery125+0.8% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery790−6.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson19+18.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Malicious damage to property323−20.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary302−23.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary56−23.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft57−13.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle111−5.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft7+40.0%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Other theft519+8.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime360+17.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting65−36.9% 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.