Common Assault in Gauteng
SAPS definition: “Common Assault is the unlawful and intentional – a) Direct and indirect application of force to the body of another person, or b) Threat of application of immediate personal violence to another, in circumstances in which the threatened person is prevailed upon to believe that the person who is threatening him has the intention and power to carry out his threat.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.
SAPS recorded 10,720 common assault cases across 146 Gauteng precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 2.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 10,720 common assault cases, up 2.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most common assault reports come from Johannesburg.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is common assault 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 common assault?
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 common assault?
| Precinct | District | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 237 | +13.9% |
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 225 | +94% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 214 | +22.3% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 212 | +30.9% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 203 | +4.1% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 195 | +3.7% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 183 | -3.2% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 179 | -16% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 176 | +0.6% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 175 | +25.9% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 169 | +38.5% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 158 | +30.6% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 149 | +19.2% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 148 | +14.7% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 147 | +7.3% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 146 | -31.1% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 145 | -21.6% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 139 | +13.9% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 135 | +23.9% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 128 | -22.9% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 123 | -0.8% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 118 | +21.6% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 117 | +2.6% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 117 | -4.9% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 116 | +6.4% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 115 | -5.7% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 113 | +1.8% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 113 | -7.4% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 112 | +9.8% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 111 | +0.9% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 110 | +59.4% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 109 | -9.2% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 107 | +1.9% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 105 | -26.1% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 103 | -11.2% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 102 | -17.1% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 100 | +9.9% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 100 | +2% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 99 | +19.3% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 99 | -13.9% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 95 | -1% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 95 | -10.4% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 95 | -5.9% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 95 | -19.5% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 94 | +17.5% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 93 | -5.1% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 90 | +28.6% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 90 | +3.4% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 88 | +6% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 88 | +29.4% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 86 | -1.1% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 86 | +16.2% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 84 | +20% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 84 | +6.3% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 84 | +21.7% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 81 | -25.7% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 81 | +14.1% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 80 | 0% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 80 | -5.9% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 79 | +17.9% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 78 | -23.5% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 78 | +14.7% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 77 | -33% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 76 | -2.6% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 74 | +8.8% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 68 | -16% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 67 | 0% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 67 | +21.8% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 67 | -15.2% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 67 | 0% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 67 | +4.7% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 65 | -3% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 64 | -7.2% |
| Lyttelton | Tshwane | 64 | +10.3% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 64 | -30.4% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 63 | -17.1% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 60 | +62.2% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 59 | +28.3% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 58 | 0% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 58 | +48.7% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 57 | -18.6% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 57 | +29.5% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 57 | +26.7% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 55 | +27.9% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 55 | -23.6% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 55 | +27.9% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 53 | +8.2% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 53 | +29.3% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 53 | +17.8% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 51 | +21.4% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 49 | +2.1% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 48 | -33.3% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 47 | -14.5% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 47 | 0% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 46 | -13.2% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 46 | +35.3% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 45 | -25% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 45 | +4.7% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 43 | -15.7% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 43 | -28.3% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 42 | +23.5% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 42 | +2.4% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 41 | -34.9% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 40 | -7% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 39 | +5.4% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 39 | +2.6% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 37 | -24.5% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 34 | +41.7% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 32 | -15.8% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 31 | -8.8% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 31 | +3.3% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 30 | -3.2% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 30 | -3.2% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 29 | -6.5% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 29 | +11.5% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 28 | -3.4% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 28 | +47.4% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 27 | -15.6% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 26 | -31.6% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 25 | -7.4% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 23 | -34.3% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 22 | -21.4% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 21 | -36.4% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 20 | -23.1% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 20 | +11.1% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 17 | +30.8% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 17 | +21.4% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 16 | +23.1% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 15 | +200% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 14 | +133.3% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 14 | 0% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 13 | +62.5% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 13 | +30% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 13 | -18.7% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 12 | +9.1% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 12 | +200% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 9 | -35.7% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 9 | +80% |
| Hekpoort | West Rand | 6 | 0% |
| Devon | Ekurhuleni | 5 | -44.4% |
| Dube | Tshwane | 5 | 0% |
| OR Tambo International Airport | Ekurhuleni | 5 | +25% |
| The Barrage | Sedibeng | 5 | -37.5% |
| Rosebank | Johannesburg | 4 | -20% |
| Fairland | Johannesburg | 3 | 0% |
| Vaal Marina | Sedibeng | 1 | -85.7% |