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

city of cape town · Western Cape

Recorded crime, 2025/262 989
Change on previous year+2.2%(+64) increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Change over five years+17.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
5-year average3 037
10-year average3 362
Historical high6 433 · 2006/07
Historical low2 541 · 2020/21
Murder11+22.2%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Attempted murder19+137.5%small base increased. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Sexual offences39−15.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Assault (GBH)51−8.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common assault164+1.9% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Common robbery2510.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Aggravated robbery222−10.1% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Arson10.0%small base was broadly unchanged. Percentage based on a small number of recorded cases in the previous year.
Malicious damage to property128+0.8% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year.
Residential burglary111−27.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Non-residential burglary80+14.3% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Vehicle theft170+53.2% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Theft from vehicle549+9.4% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Stock theft0None recorded was broadly unchanged. None were recorded in either financial year.
Other theft764−9.7% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Commercial crime362+22.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Shoplifting67+55.8% 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.