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)?
| Precinct | District | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 247 | +52.5% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 200 | +9.9% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 193 | +16.3% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 164 | +19.7% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 139 | +47.9% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 134 | -5% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 133 | -40.9% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 133 | +29.1% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 129 | -16.2% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 128 | +19.6% |
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 126 | +15.6% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 125 | +37.4% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 124 | +39.3% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 122 | +32.6% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 119 | +36.8% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 114 | -23.5% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 114 | +21.3% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 113 | +5.6% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 112 | +14.3% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 111 | +35.4% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 110 | -17.9% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 109 | -15.5% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 106 | -24.8% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 104 | +25.3% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 102 | +7.4% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 94 | +27% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 93 | +9.4% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 91 | +16.7% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 91 | 0% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 89 | -3.3% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 88 | +6% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 87 | +58.2% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 87 | +13% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 86 | +21.1% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 84 | -28.2% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 84 | -7.7% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 84 | -11.6% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 83 | +12.2% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 82 | +34.4% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 81 | +6.6% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 81 | 0% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 81 | +9.5% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 78 | +25.8% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 77 | -21.4% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 71 | +24.6% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 70 | +32.1% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 69 | -9.2% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 69 | -14.8% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 68 | -10.5% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 65 | +35.4% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 65 | +22.6% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 62 | -8.8% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 60 | -9.1% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 60 | +7.1% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 60 | 0% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 60 | -22.1% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 59 | -4.8% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 58 | +23.4% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 58 | -28.4% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 55 | +71.9% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 55 | -5.2% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 53 | +253.3% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 52 | +33.3% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 51 | -5.6% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 50 | +22% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 50 | -5.7% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 48 | +26.3% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 43 | +34.4% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 43 | +22.9% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 42 | +44.8% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 42 | -22.2% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 41 | -4.7% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 41 | -43.8% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 41 | +7.9% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 40 | -7% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 39 | +50% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 39 | +14.7% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 38 | -17.4% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 37 | 0% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 36 | -36.8% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 36 | -5.3% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 36 | -7.7% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 36 | +24.1% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 35 | -43.5% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 35 | +52.2% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 32 | +10.3% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 30 | +30.4% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 29 | -27.5% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 28 | -3.4% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 28 | -28.2% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 27 | +42.1% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 26 | -25.7% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 26 | -18.7% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 25 | 0% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 25 | +13.6% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 24 | -17.2% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 24 | -17.2% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 24 | +20% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 23 | -4.2% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 22 | +22.2% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 22 | -8.3% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 21 | +75% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 20 | -47.4% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 19 | +26.7% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 18 | -28% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 18 | +80% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 17 | -41.4% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 17 | -26.1% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 17 | -46.9% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 16 | -23.8% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 15 | +7.1% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 15 | +7.1% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 14 | +250% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 14 | -12.5% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 14 | +27.3% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 13 | +18.2% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 12 | -20% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 11 | -26.7% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 11 | +22.2% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 11 | 0% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 10 | +42.9% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 10 | -23.1% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 9 | -30.8% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 9 | -10% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 8 | +100% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 8 | +100% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 8 | +33.3% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 7 | +40% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 7 | -68.2% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 7 | +133.3% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 6 | -25% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 6 | +100% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 6 | -25% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 6 | -25% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 5 | -50% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 5 | 0% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 5 | -50% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 5 | +400% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 4 | 0% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 4 | -33.3% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 3 | 0% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 3 | 0% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 2 | -71.4% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 2 | +100% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 2 | -50% |
| OR Tambo International Airport | Ekurhuleni | 0 | -100% |