Crime Statistics by Precinct — Amathole

37 precincts in Amathole — official SAPS reported crime data (Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025).

How to read this data: Figures are raw reported crime counts from SAPS — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving larger areas or denser populations will naturally report more crimes. Use trends and category breakdowns to understand the picture in context. Methodology →

By Total Crime Volume

Total crimes reported (lowest first). Precincts serving larger populations will have higher raw counts — this does not necessarily reflect safety.

#	Precinct	Total crimes	Contact crimes	Trend
1	Doringkloof	2	0	→ stable
2	Thomas River	4	0	↓ 20%
3	Kolomane	7	7	↓ 36.4%
4	Hogsback	7	3	↓ 22.2%
5	Khubusidrift	7	0	↑ 133.3%
6	Tyefu	17	6	↓ 45.2%
7	Balfour	21	9	↓ 36.4%
8	Healdtown	21	5	→ stable
9	Kei Mouth	23	12	↓ 47.7%
10	Bholo	25	12	↑ 8.7%
11	Kei Bridge	31	17	↓ 11.4%
12	Seymour	32	15	↓ 11.1%
13	Hamburg	39	8	↑ 105.3%
14	Kei Road	41	7	↑ 78.3%
15	Moyeni	48	16	↑ 33.3%
16	Bell	49	19	↑ 44.1%
17	Bluewater	66	21	↑ 46.7%
18	Bedford	77	32	↓ 7.2%
19	Cathcart	81	35	↑ 35%
20	Khwenxurha	88	23	↑ 95.6%
21	Chungwa	91	44	↑ 5.8%
22	Steve Vukile Tshwete	100	30	↑ 8.7%
23	Qumrha	102	32	↓ 17.7%
24	Elliotdale	119	65	↓ 19%
25	Adelaide	125	46	↑ 16.8%
26	Middledrift	127	43	↓ 17%
27	Peddie	169	62	→ stable
28	Keiskammahoek	220	95	→ stable
29	Msobomvu	259	99	↑ 32.8%
30	Willowvale	262	141	↑ 23%
31	Ngqamakhwe	269	116	↑ 20.1%
32	Centane	288	143	↑ 13.8%
33	KwaMaqoma	346	120	↓ 3.6%
34	Stutterheim	384	126	↓ 6.3%
35	Alice	438	131	↓ 9.7%
36	Dutywa	545	157	↑ 3.4%
37	Butterworth	584	236	↑ 3.2%

Improving Trend

Precincts where total reported crime fell vs Apr–Jun 2025 (largest drop first).

#	Precinct	Change vs Apr–Jun 2025	Total crimes
1	Kei Mouth	↓ 47.7%	23
2	Tyefu	↓ 45.2%	17
3	Balfour	↓ 36.4%	21
4	Kolomane	↓ 36.4%	7
5	Hogsback	↓ 22.2%	7
6	Thomas River	↓ 20%	4
7	Elliotdale	↓ 19%	119
8	Qumrha	↓ 17.7%	102
9	Middledrift	↓ 17%	127
10	Kei Bridge	↓ 11.4%	31
11	Seymour	↓ 11.1%	32
12	Alice	↓ 9.7%	438
13	Bedford	↓ 7.2%	77
14	Stutterheim	↓ 6.3%	384
15	KwaMaqoma	↓ 3.6%	346

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Data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025). Figures are raw reported crime counts — not adjusted for population size.