Crime Statistics by Precinct — Lejweleputswa

20 precincts in Lejweleputswa — 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	Verkeerdevlei	110	61	↑ 59.8%
2	Dealesville	174	85	↓ 10.4%
3	Boshof	199	89	↑ 3.5%
4	Winburg	286	135	→ stable
5	Ventersburg	304	152	↓ 22.6%
6	Hertzogville	339	199	↓ 13.6%
7	Brandfort	355	179	↓ 13.5%
8	Allanridge	380	212	→ stable
9	Hoopstad	552	340	↓ 11.5%
10	Wesselsbron	567	314	↓ 12.9%
11	Bultfontein	608	337	↓ 11.8%
12	Meloding	638	385	↓ 19.5%
13	Theunissen	661	354	↓ 15%
14	Hennenman	689	355	↓ 4.6%
15	Virginia	717	250	↓ 4.1%
16	Bronville	764	415	↓ 13.1%
17	Bothaville	1,267	711	↑ 3.7%
18	Odendaalsrus	1,689	910	↓ 3.4%
19	Welkom	2,213	859	↓ 15%
20	Thabong	2,732	1,586	↓ 9.6%

Improving Trend

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

#	Precinct	Change vs Apr–Dec 2024	Total crimes
1	Ventersburg	↓ 22.6%	304
2	Meloding	↓ 19.5%	638
3	Theunissen	↓ 15%	661
4	Welkom	↓ 15%	2,213
5	Hertzogville	↓ 13.6%	339
6	Brandfort	↓ 13.5%	355
7	Bronville	↓ 13.1%	764
8	Wesselsbron	↓ 12.9%	567
9	Bultfontein	↓ 11.8%	608
10	Hoopstad	↓ 11.5%	552
11	Dealesville	↓ 10.4%	174
12	Thabong	↓ 9.6%	2,732
13	Hennenman	↓ 4.6%	689
14	Virginia	↓ 4.1%	717
15	Odendaalsrus	↓ 3.4%	1,689

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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.