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Serious Assault (GBH) in Gauteng

SAPS definition: “Assault with the intent [to] inflict Grievous Bodily Harm is the unlawful and intentional direct or indirect application of force to the body of another person with the intention of causing grievous bodily harm to that person. Note: The victim does not need to sustain serious injuries. The decisive element is the intention to cause serious injuries.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 7,855 serious assault (gbh) cases across 146 Gauteng precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 4.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 7,855 serious assault (gbh) cases, up 4.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most serious assault (gbh) reports come from Johannesburg.

Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.

Is serious assault (gbh) rising or falling in Gauteng?

Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.

Which Gauteng districts report the most serious assault (gbh)?

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 Gauteng precincts report the most serious assault (gbh)?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
TembisaEkurhuleni247+52.5%
DiepslootJohannesburg200+9.9%
Orange FarmsSedibeng193+16.3%
Eldorado ParkJohannesburg164+19.7%
DaveytonEkurhuleni139+47.9%
AlexandraJohannesburg134-5%
Ivory ParkEkurhuleni133-40.9%
Johannesburg CentralJohannesburg133+29.1%
RoodepoortJohannesburg129-16.2%
SebokengSedibeng128+19.6%
Mamelodi EastTshwane126+15.6%
EnnerdaleJohannesburg125+37.4%
MorokaJohannesburg124+39.3%
JeppeJohannesburg122+32.6%
EvatonSedibeng119+36.8%
LoateTshwane114-23.5%
MohlakengWest Rand114+21.3%
TembaTshwane113+5.6%
Rabie RidgeEkurhuleni112+14.3%
ProteaJohannesburg111+35.4%
KagisoWest Rand110-17.9%
DobsonvilleJohannesburg109-15.5%
EtwatwaEkurhuleni106-24.8%
JabulaniJohannesburg104+25.3%
Tembisa SouthEkurhuleni102+7.4%
HillbrowJohannesburg94+27%
OlievenhoutboschTshwane93+9.4%
AtteridgevilleTshwane91+16.7%
EdenparkEkurhuleni910%
SoshanguveTshwane89-3.3%
KliptownJohannesburg88+6%
Katlehong NorthEkurhuleni87+58.2%
KrugersdorpWest Rand87+13%
HoneydewJohannesburg86+21.1%
LenasiaJohannesburg84-28.2%
OrlandoJohannesburg84-7.7%
RietgatTshwane84-11.6%
Lenasia SouthJohannesburg83+12.2%
GermistonEkurhuleni82+34.4%
BekkersdalWest Rand81+6.6%
KatlehongEkurhuleni810%
MeadowlandsJohannesburg81+9.5%
Ga-RankuwaTshwane78+25.8%
AkasiaTshwane77-21.4%
De DeurSedibeng71+24.6%
PutfonteinEkurhuleni70+32.1%
HammanskraalTshwane69-9.2%
VanderbijlparkSedibeng69-14.8%
DoornkopJohannesburg68-10.5%
Pretoria WestTshwane65+35.4%
RandfonteinWest Rand65+22.6%
Pretoria CentralTshwane62-8.8%
BooysensJohannesburg60-9.1%
BrixtonJohannesburg60+7.1%
DiepkloofJohannesburg600%
VosloorusEkurhuleni60-22.1%
FochvilleWest Rand59-4.8%
DuduzaEkurhuleni58+23.4%
YeovilleJohannesburg58-28.4%
SharpevilleSedibeng55+71.9%
TsakaneEkurhuleni55-5.2%
Dawn ParkEkurhuleni53+253.3%
LanglaagteJohannesburg52+33.3%
HerculesTshwane51-5.6%
BronkhorstspruitTshwane50+22%
Kwa ThemaEkurhuleni50-5.7%
MoffatviewJohannesburg48+26.3%
DouglasdaleJohannesburg43+34.4%
RatandaSedibeng43+22.9%
BramleyJohannesburg42+44.8%
KhutsongWest Rand42-22.2%
FloridaJohannesburg41-4.7%
MabopaneTshwane41-43.8%
SunnysideTshwane41+7.9%
CarletonvilleWest Rand40-7%
EersterustTshwane39+50%
Kempton ParkEkurhuleni39+14.7%
Sophia TownJohannesburg38-17.4%
ClevelandJohannesburg370%
Cosmo CityJohannesburg36-36.8%
MamelodiTshwane36-5.3%
NalediJohannesburg36-7.7%
VereenigingSedibeng36+24.1%
BenoniEkurhuleni35-43.5%
SandringhamJohannesburg35+52.2%
MondeorJohannesburg32+10.3%
ActonvilleEkurhuleni30+30.4%
BoksburgEkurhuleni29-27.5%
ElsburgEkurhuleni28-3.4%
PrimroseEkurhuleni28-28.2%
ZonkizizweEkurhuleni27+42.1%
MuldersdriftWest Rand26-25.7%
TarltonWest Rand26-18.7%
ReigerparkEkurhuleni250%
TokozaEkurhuleni25+13.6%
MeyertonSedibeng24-17.2%
Pretoria NorthTshwane24-17.2%
RandburgJohannesburg24+20%
Boksburg NorthEkurhuleni23-4.2%
BrakpanEkurhuleni22+22.2%
EkangalaTshwane22-8.3%
ErasmiaTshwane21+75%
AlbertonEkurhuleni20-47.4%
MidrandJohannesburg19+26.7%
NorwoodJohannesburg18-28%
WestonariaWest Rand18+80%
BoschkopTshwane17-41.4%
OlifantsfonteinEkurhuleni17-26.1%
SpringsEkurhuleni17-46.9%
BoipatongSedibeng16-23.8%
LindenJohannesburg15+7.1%
WedelaWest Rand15+7.1%
BrooklynTshwane14+250%
NigelEkurhuleni14-12.5%
WierdabrugTshwane14+27.3%
KliprivierSedibeng13+18.2%
MagaliesburgWest Rand12-20%
BrackendownsEkurhuleni11-26.7%
EdenvaleEkurhuleni11+22.2%
LaudiumTshwane110%
HekpoortWest Rand10+42.9%
LytteltonTshwane10-23.1%
GarsfonteinTshwane9-30.8%
Heidelberg (Gp)Sedibeng9-10%
BedfordviewEkurhuleni8+100%
SinovilleTshwane8+100%
VillieriaTshwane8+33.3%
DevonEkurhuleni7+40%
SilvertonTshwane7-68.2%
WelbekendTshwane7+133.3%
CrystalparkEkurhuleni6-25%
CullinanTshwane6+100%
NorkemparkEkurhuleni6-25%
SandtonJohannesburg6-25%
DunnottarEkurhuleni5-50%
ParkviewJohannesburg50%
The BarrageSedibeng5-50%
Vaal MarinaSedibeng5+400%
FairlandJohannesburg40%
RosebankJohannesburg4-33.3%
Pretoria MootTshwane30%
SebenzaEkurhuleni30%
DubeTshwane2-71.4%
KameeldriftTshwane2+100%
WonderboompoortTshwane2-50%
OR Tambo International AirportEkurhuleni0-100%
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