Crime Statistics by Precinct — Joe Gqabi

22 precincts in Joe Gqabi — 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	Mbizeni	0	0	↓ 100%
2	Rhodes	0	0	↓ 100%
3	Elands Height	1	0	→ stable
4	Floukraal	3	0	↓ 40%
5	Rossouw	8	7	↑ 14.3%
6	Zamuxolo	10	7	↓ 37.5%
7	Tabase	11	6	↑ 120%
8	Phumalanga	25	11	↑ 8.7%
9	James Calata	27	10	↓ 35.7%
10	Ngqayi	54	22	↓ 39.3%
11	Steynsburg	60	24	↑ 3.4%
12	Venterstad	61	29	↓ 17.6%
13	Palmietfontein	78	44	↓ 9.3%
14	Lady Grey	86	22	↑ 30.3%
15	Ekhephini	105	32	↓ 5.4%
16	Ugie	105	53	↑ 18%
17	Burgersdorp	117	32	↑ 9.3%
18	Maletswai	125	55	→ stable
19	Nqanqarhu	229	76	↑ 38.8%
20	Tlokoeng	234	83	↑ 4%
21	Aliwal North	277	66	↓ 10.9%
22	Sterkspruit	443	197	↓ 10%

Improving Trend

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

#	Precinct	Change vs Apr–Jun 2025	Total crimes
1	Mbizeni	↓ 100%	0
2	Rhodes	↓ 100%	0
3	Floukraal	↓ 40%	3
4	Ngqayi	↓ 39.3%	54
5	Zamuxolo	↓ 37.5%	10
6	James Calata	↓ 35.7%	27
7	Venterstad	↓ 17.6%	61
8	Aliwal North	↓ 10.9%	277
9	Sterkspruit	↓ 10%	443
10	Palmietfontein	↓ 9.3%	78
11	Ekhephini	↓ 5.4%	105

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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.