Crime Statistics by Precinct — Joe Gqabi

22 precincts in Joe Gqabi — official SAPS reported crime data (Apr–Dec 2025 vs Apr–Dec 2024).

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 serious 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	3	1	↓ 20%
2	Elands Height	4	2	↑ 66.7%
3	Rhodes	5	2	↓ 41.7%
4	Floukraal	7	0	→ stable
5	Tabase	16	15	↓ 58.8%
6	Rossouw	19	7	↑ 31.6%
7	Zamuxolo	37	23	↑ 157.9%
8	Phumalanga	76	41	↓ 15.8%
9	James Calata	126	58	↑ 17.5%
10	Venterstad	170	96	↑ 10.7%
11	Steynsburg	182	92	↑ 18.5%
12	Lady Grey	214	67	↑ 39.7%
13	Ngqayi	275	94	↑ 2.2%
14	Palmietfontein	282	173	↑ 2.2%
15	Barkly East	293	123	↓ 18.5%
16	Ugie	319	154	→ stable
17	Burgersdorp	342	140	↓ 4%
18	Maletswai	445	195	↑ 20.3%
19	Nqanqarhu	474	194	↓ 21.9%
20	Tlokoeng	594	252	↓ 16.2%
21	Aliwal North	736	261	→ stable
22	Sterkspruit	1,375	674	↑ 15.6%

Improving Trend

Precincts where total reported crime fell vs Apr–Dec 2024 (largest drop first).

#	Precinct	Change vs Apr–Dec 2024	Total crimes
1	Tabase	↓ 58.8%	16
2	Rhodes	↓ 41.7%	5
3	Nqanqarhu	↓ 21.9%	474
4	Mbizeni	↓ 20%	3
5	Barkly East	↓ 18.5%	293
6	Tlokoeng	↓ 16.2%	594
7	Phumalanga	↓ 15.8%	76
8	Burgersdorp	↓ 4%	342

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Data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (Apr–Dec 2025 vs Apr–Dec 2024). Figures are raw reported crime counts — not adjusted for population size.