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| Measure | Welkom matjhabeng · Free State |
|---|---|
| Recorded crime, 2025/26 | 3 632 |
| Change on previous year | −12.9%(−536) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Change over five years | 0.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| 5-year average | 4 257 |
| 10-year average | 4 559 |
| Historical high | 7 113 · 2005/06 |
| Historical low | 3 631 · 2020/21 |
| Murder | 19+18.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Attempted murder | 93−25.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Sexual offences | 106+2.9% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Assault (GBH) | 210−2.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common assault | 443+3.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Common robbery | 114−8.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Aggravated robbery | 198−24.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Arson | 5−28.6%small base decreased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year. |
| Malicious damage to property | 193+21.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Residential burglary | 408−9.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Non-residential burglary | 196−36.4% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Vehicle theft | 58+16.0% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Theft from vehicle | 230−14.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Stock theft | 17−15.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Other theft | 788−14.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Commercial crime | 380−12.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. |
| Shoplifting | 174−37.6% 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.