Tembisa South Precinct
How much crime was reported in the Tembisa South precinct?
The Tembisa South SAPS precinct recorded 3,219 crimes in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 774 crimes, up 5.6% vs Apr–Jun 2025 (733).
Largest categories
Whole-precinct figures, reported crime only, raw counts. Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (saps.gov.za), Apr 2025–Mar 2026.
What this data can't tell you
How we handle these →Where within the precinct. SAPS reports one figure for the whole area; all 2 suburbs share it.
Unreported crime. Only crime reported to police is counted, so real incidence is higher.
Crime per resident. Raw counts, no population adjustment — the trend is the steadier signal.
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All these suburbs share the same crime statistics because SAPS reports data at precinct level.
Reported crimes
3,219
Apr 2025–Mar 2026 · Full year
vs pre-COVID baseline
→ 1.7%
in line with 2018-2019
Updated · SAPS Q1 2026-27 release
Crime breakdown
Top reported offences in 2025-2026, with change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025
| Crime category | Reported count | Change vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Serious assault | 426 | +30 |
| Common assault | 371 | +4 |
| Aggravated robbery | 357 | -87 |
| Carjacking | 93 | |
| Truck hijacking | 0 | |
| Robbery at residential premises | 40 | |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 36 | |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0 | |
| Bank robbery | 0 | |
| Components of aggravated robbery above, already counted in that total. Not additional crimes. | ||
| Drug-related crime | 247 | +4 |
| Malicious damage | 244 | +29 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 205 | +80 |
| Commercial crime | 204 | +21 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 155 | -2 |
| Vehicle theft | 121 | +58 |
Crime over time
Reported crimes per SAPS financial year, by category
Crime trend by year
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Hollow points with dashed lines indicate years with fewer than 4 quarters of data — those totals may be lower because SAPS has not released every quarter.
Over the past decade, crime here has risen.
The numbers behind that — recent years vs earlier years, averaged to see past a one-year spike
Over ~5 years
→ about the same
avg 23/24–25/26 vs avg 18/19–20/21
Over ~10 years
↑ 23.3%
avg 24/25–25/26 vs avg 14/15–15/16
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| Category | 2025-2026 | 2024-2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious assault | 426 | 396 | +30 |
| Common assault | 371 | 367 | +4 |
| Aggravated robbery | 357 | 444 | -87 |
| Carjacking | 93 | 103 | -10 |
| Truck hijacking | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 40 | 69 | -29 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 36 | 44 | -8 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Components of aggravated robbery above, already counted in that total. Not additional crimes. SAPS reports these both individually and within the aggravated-robbery figure. | |||
| Drug-related crime | 247 | 243 | +4 |
| Malicious damage | 244 | 215 | +29 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 205 | 125 | +80 |
| Commercial crime | 204 | 183 | +21 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 155 | 157 | -2 |
| Residential burglary | 133 | 130 | +3 |
| Vehicle theft | 121 | 63 | +58 |
| Attempted murder | 112 | 99 | +13 |
| Shoplifting | 103 | 88 | +15 |
| Kidnapping | 91 | 89 | +2 |
| Rape | 90 | 85 | +5 |
| Murder | 76 | 86 | -10 |
| Common robbery | 72 | 64 | +8 |
| Theft from vehicle | 57 | 85 | -28 |
| Crimen injuria | 49 | 34 | +15 |
| Business burglary | 38 | 46 | -8 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 26 | 41 | -15 |
| Sexual assault | 16 | 11 | +5 |
| Culpable homicide | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| Public violence | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| Arson | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| Stock-theft | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Contact sexual offences | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Abduction | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Sexual offences detected as a result of police action | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neighbouring police precincts
Precincts sharing a boundary with Tembisa South, listed alphabetically
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Data Sources & Notes
- Crime data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics
- SAPS data reflects reported crime only. Crime reporting rates vary by area. How much crime goes unreported? →
- This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions. Full disclaimer
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