Crime category
Other theft in South Africa
Cases the source records as all theft not mentioned elsewhere.
230 611−5.4%(−13 097) decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
South Africa, 2025/26
National trend
Every financial year in the dataset up to the year you select. Missing years appear as gaps, not as zero.
Area snapshot
2025/26 nationally, compared with this category's own history up to this year.
- 2025/26Latest financial year
- 230 611
- 5-year average2021/22–2025/26
- 251 912
- 10-year average2016/17–2025/26
- 269 197
- Historical high2005/06
- 424 690
- Historical low2020/21
- 223 070
The latest figure sits between the historical low of 223 070 and the historical high of 424 690.
Crime history
- Highest recorded year
- 2005/06 — 424 690 incidents
- Lowest recorded year
- 2020/21 — 223 070 incidents
- Largest year-on-year increase
- 2021/22 — +10.7%
- Largest year-on-year decrease
- 2020/21 — −20.5%
Unusual movements
The selected year's year-on-year change compared with earlier comparable movements in this series.
Latest movement · recorded crime
Within the historical range
The −5.4% movement in 2025/26 sits within the range of earlier comparable year-on-year changes for this series.
Province breakdown
Recorded other theft by province in 2025/26, listed alphabetically. This is not a ranking.
| Province | Recorded | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|
| 18 645 | +0.7% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 14 667 | −3.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 56 834 | −11.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 35 868 | −7.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 14 502 | −13.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 11 004 | −1.0% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 15 363 | −0.6% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 6 820 | +5.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 50 255 | −1.5% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
Largest recent movements
Provinces whose year-on-year change clears CrimeMap SA's documented thresholds. Listed because the movement is large, not because the province is safer or more dangerous.
Recorded more often
- Northern Cape+5.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Recorded less often
- Limpopo−13.0% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
- Gauteng−11.6% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
- KwaZulu-Natal−7.3% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Map
Local municipalities coloured by recorded volume for this category in 2025/26. Zoom in for police stations.