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

dawid kruiper · Northern Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/262 475
Change on previous year−0.6%(−16) was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+27.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average2 385
10-year average2 178
Historical high3 455 · 2009/10
Historical low1 940 · 2020/21
Murder8−50.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Attempted murder126+51.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Sexual offences44−2.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)409−9.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault173−24.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery27−37.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery35−31.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson8−42.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Malicious damage to property166+1.8% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary246+0.4% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary134+30.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft7+133.3%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Theft from vehicle122−17.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft22+57.1% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Other theft349−12.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime309+47.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting290+5.1% 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.