Business Burglary in the Eastern Cape
SAPS definition: “[Burglary at non-residential premises] is a crime committed by a person who unlawfully and intentionally breaks into a building or similar structure, which is not used for human habitation and does not form part of residential premises, with the intention to commit a crime on the premises.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.
SAPS recorded 1,367 business burglary cases across 174 Eastern Cape precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, stable vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 1,367 business burglary cases, roughly unchanged vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most business burglary reports come from Buffalo City.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is business burglary rising or falling in Eastern Cape?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which Eastern Cape districts report the most business burglary?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.
Drill into a district:
Which Eastern Cape precincts report the most business burglary?
| Precinct | District | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kugompo | Buffalo City | 83 | +5.1% |
| Cambridge | Buffalo City | 35 | -22.2% |
| Mount Road | Nelson Mandela Bay | 35 | +2.9% |
| Qonce | Buffalo City | 34 | +9.7% |
| Lusikisiki | OR Tambo | 29 | +93.3% |
| Kabega Park | Nelson Mandela Bay | 26 | +136.4% |
| Butterworth | Amathole | 25 | +78.6% |
| Sterkspruit | Joe Gqabi | 25 | +13.6% |
| Dimbaza | Buffalo City | 24 | +84.6% |
| Dutywa | Amathole | 23 | +76.9% |
| Kariega | Nelson Mandela Bay | 23 | +64.3% |
| KwaBhaca | Alfred Nzo | 23 | +109.1% |
| Gonubie | Buffalo City | 18 | +800% |
| Alice | Amathole | 17 | +30.8% |
| Madeira | OR Tambo | 17 | -43.3% |
| Mdantsane | Buffalo City | 17 | 0% |
| New Brighton | Nelson Mandela Bay | 17 | +70% |
| Robert Sobukwe | Sarah Baartman | 17 | -59.5% |
| Mthatha | OR Tambo | 16 | -27.3% |
| Humansdorp | Sarah Baartman | 15 | -51.6% |
| Nqweba | Sarah Baartman | 15 | +50% |
| Qumbu | OR Tambo | 15 | +50% |
| Humewood | Nelson Mandela Bay | 14 | -51.7% |
| Komani | Chris Hani | 14 | -61.1% |
| Kwanobuhle | Nelson Mandela Bay | 14 | +16.7% |
| Bhityi | OR Tambo | 13 | +44.4% |
| Makhanda | Sarah Baartman | 13 | -13.3% |
| Paterson | Sarah Baartman | 13 | +85.7% |
| Stutterheim | Amathole | 13 | -13.3% |
| Zwelitsha | Buffalo City | 13 | +8.3% |
| Gelvandale | Nelson Mandela Bay | 12 | +100% |
| Jeffreys Bay | Sarah Baartman | 12 | +71.4% |
| MaXesibeni | Alfred Nzo | 12 | 0% |
| Ngqeleni | OR Tambo | 12 | 0% |
| Port St Johns | OR Tambo | 12 | +71.4% |
| Willowvale | Amathole | 12 | +100% |
| Buffalo Flats | Buffalo City | 11 | +120% |
| Cacadu | Chris Hani | 11 | +37.5% |
| Indwe | Chris Hani | 11 | +266.7% |
| Inyibiba | Buffalo City | 11 | +83.3% |
| KwaMaqoma | Amathole | 11 | +120% |
| Ngcobo | Chris Hani | 11 | 0% |
| Steve Vukile Tshwete | Amathole | 11 | +266.7% |
| Whittlesea | Chris Hani | 11 | -50% |
| Centane | Amathole | 10 | +11.1% |
| Lady Grey | Joe Gqabi | 10 | +42.9% |
| Mlungisi | Chris Hani | 10 | +25% |
| Ndevana | Buffalo City | 10 | +11.1% |
| Ntabankulu | Alfred Nzo | 10 | +66.7% |
| Nxuba | Chris Hani | 10 | -9.1% |
| Tsolo | OR Tambo | 10 | -41.2% |
| Alexandria | Sarah Baartman | 9 | -55% |
| Bhisho | Buffalo City | 9 | +125% |
| Duncan Village | Buffalo City | 9 | +125% |
| Flagstaff | OR Tambo | 9 | 0% |
| Keiskammahoek | Amathole | 9 | +50% |
| Kwadwesi | Nelson Mandela Bay | 9 | +800% |
| Kwanojoli | Sarah Baartman | 9 | +28.6% |
| Mbizana | Alfred Nzo | 9 | -10% |
| Scenery Park | Buffalo City | 9 | +350% |
| Tlokoeng | Joe Gqabi | 9 | -18.2% |
| Algoapark | Nelson Mandela Bay | 8 | -27.3% |
| Bethelsdorp | Nelson Mandela Bay | 8 | -38.5% |
| Glen Grey | Chris Hani | 8 | +33.3% |
| Joubertina | Sarah Baartman | 8 | -65.2% |
| Middelburg (Eastern Cape) | Chris Hani | 8 | +14.3% |
| Nqanqarhu | Joe Gqabi | 8 | 0% |
| Patensie | Sarah Baartman | 8 | +700% |
| St Francis Bay | Sarah Baartman | 8 | +300% |
| Tsomo | Chris Hani | 8 | -20% |
| Addo | Sarah Baartman | 7 | -46.2% |
| Maloti | Alfred Nzo | 7 | +75% |
| Middledrift | Amathole | 7 | -30% |
| Mqanduli | OR Tambo | 7 | -30% |
| Msobomvu | Amathole | 7 | 0% |
| Ngqamakhwe | Amathole | 7 | 0% |
| Peddie | Amathole | 7 | +16.7% |
| Port Alfred | Sarah Baartman | 7 | +75% |
| Qumrha | Amathole | 7 | -61.1% |
| Swartkops | Nelson Mandela Bay | 7 | 0% |
| Vulindlela | Buffalo City | 7 | -30% |
| Walmer | Nelson Mandela Bay | 7 | -12.5% |
| Beacon Bay | Buffalo City | 6 | +200% |
| Dalasile | Chris Hani | 6 | +50% |
| Joza | Sarah Baartman | 6 | +200% |
| Kamesh | Nelson Mandela Bay | 6 | +100% |
| Ngangelizwe | OR Tambo | 6 | +100% |
| Ntabethemba | Chris Hani | 6 | +200% |
| Ntabozuko | Buffalo City | 6 | -14.3% |
| Zele | Buffalo City | 6 | +100% |
| Aliwal North | Joe Gqabi | 5 | -50% |
| Burgersdorp | Joe Gqabi | 5 | -37.5% |
| Cala | Chris Hani | 5 | -16.7% |
| Chungwa | Amathole | 5 | +150% |
| Cofimvaba | Chris Hani | 5 | -44.4% |
| Khwenxurha | Amathole | 5 | -28.6% |
| Kleinbulhoek | Chris Hani | 5 | 0% |
| Kwazakele | Nelson Mandela Bay | 5 | -64.3% |
| Libode | OR Tambo | 5 | -58.3% |
| Matatiele | Alfred Nzo | 5 | -28.6% |
| Bell | Amathole | 4 | +300% |
| Ekhephini | Joe Gqabi | 4 | -20% |
| Kenton On Sea | Sarah Baartman | 4 | 0% |
| Kidds Beach | Buffalo City | 4 | 0% |
| Klipplaat | Sarah Baartman | 4 | +300% |
| Mzamba | Alfred Nzo | 4 | +100% |
| Nemato | Sarah Baartman | 4 | 0% |
| Palmietfontein | Joe Gqabi | 4 | 0% |
| Punzana | Buffalo City | 4 | -33.3% |
| Bedford | Amathole | 3 | +50% |
| Chalumna | Buffalo City | 3 | 0% |
| Chatty | Nelson Mandela Bay | 3 | -50% |
| Dordrecht | Chris Hani | 3 | +50% |
| Ezibeleni | Chris Hani | 3 | -40% |
| Hamburg | Amathole | 3 | 0% |
| Hankey | Sarah Baartman | 3 | 0% |
| Ikamvelihle | Nelson Mandela Bay | 3 | 0% |
| Kareedouw | Sarah Baartman | 3 | +50% |
| Kei Bridge | Amathole | 3 | +200% |
| Khowa | Chris Hani | 3 | 0% |
| Kwaaiman | OR Tambo | 3 | -66.7% |
| Moyeni | Amathole | 3 | +50% |
| Mtontsasa | OR Tambo | 3 | +200% |
| Sterkstroom | Chris Hani | 3 | -25% |
| Sulenkama | OR Tambo | 3 | -25% |
| Tamara | Buffalo City | 3 | +200% |
| Adelaide | Amathole | 2 | -33.3% |
| Bholothwa | Chris Hani | 2 | -75% |
| Elliotdale | Amathole | 2 | -60% |
| Healdtown | Amathole | 2 | 0% |
| Hofmeyr | Chris Hani | 2 | -33.3% |
| Lukholweni | Alfred Nzo | 2 | 0% |
| Maletswai | Joe Gqabi | 2 | -50% |
| Molteno | Chris Hani | 2 | +100% |
| Motherwell | Nelson Mandela Bay | 2 | -71.4% |
| Ngqayi | Joe Gqabi | 2 | +100% |
| Seymour | Amathole | 2 | 0% |
| Steynsburg | Joe Gqabi | 2 | +100% |
| Thornhill | Sarah Baartman | 2 | -33.3% |
| Ugie | Joe Gqabi | 2 | 0% |
| Venterstad | Joe Gqabi | 2 | -33.3% |
| Afsondering | Alfred Nzo | 1 | -66.7% |
| Avondale | Alfred Nzo | 1 | 0% |
| Bridge Camp | Chris Hani | 1 | -66.7% |
| Cathcart | Amathole | 1 | -50% |
| Coffee Bay | OR Tambo | 1 | 0% |
| Cookhouse | Sarah Baartman | 1 | 0% |
| Despatch | Nelson Mandela Bay | 1 | -90.9% |
| Jansenville | Sarah Baartman | 1 | 0% |
| Kinkelbos | Sarah Baartman | 1 | 0% |
| Kwandengane | Alfred Nzo | 1 | -50% |
| Macleantown | Buffalo City | 1 | 0% |
| Pearston | Sarah Baartman | 1 | -66.7% |
| Pholile | Alfred Nzo | 1 | -83.3% |
| Phumalanga | Joe Gqabi | 1 | 0% |
| Qhasa | Alfred Nzo | 1 | 0% |
| Steytlerville | Sarah Baartman | 1 | 0% |
| Tabase | Joe Gqabi | 1 | 0% |
| Thina Falls | OR Tambo | 1 | -66.7% |
| Tyefu | Amathole | 1 | -50% |
| Willowmore | Sarah Baartman | 1 | -75% |
| Alicedale | Sarah Baartman | 0 | -100% |
| Balfour | Amathole | 0 | -100% |
| Bathurst | Sarah Baartman | 0 | -100% |
| Bluewater | Amathole | 0 | -100% |
| Cedarville | Alfred Nzo | 0 | -100% |
| Hlababomvu | OR Tambo | 0 | -100% |
| Ilinge | Chris Hani | 0 | -100% |
| James Calata | Joe Gqabi | 0 | -100% |
| Kei Mouth | Amathole | 0 | -100% |
| Seafield | Sarah Baartman | 0 | -100% |
| Storms River | Sarah Baartman | 0 | -100% |
| Tarkastad | Chris Hani | 0 | -100% |
| Xamdeboo | Sarah Baartman | 0 | -100% |