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

umzimkhulu · KwaZulu-Natal

Recorded crime, 2025/26938
Change on previous year−2.4%(−23) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years−4.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average981
10-year average994
Historical high1 267 · 2008/09
Historical low938 · 2025/26
Murder24−7.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder16+23.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences62−4.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)219−0.5% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault1060.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery23+9.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery53−35.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson0−100.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property63+6.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary91−5.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary22−33.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft4−20.0%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Theft from vehicle43+38.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft56+36.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Other theft56−24.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime70+20.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting30+3.4% increased. 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.