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Theft from Vehicles in Johannesburg

SAPS definition: “Theft out of or from motor vehicle consists of the unlawful and intentional removal of parts, accessories or equipment, that form part of a motor vehicle, or articles in or on the vehicle.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 2,034 theft from vehicles cases across 42 Johannesburg precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 9.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 39% of Gauteng's 5,241 total.

Ranked by precinct below.

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

Is theft from vehicles rising or falling in Johannesburg?

Which Johannesburg precincts report the most theft from vehicles?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 42 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

All Johannesburg precincts

PrecinctApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Midrand204+5.7%
Honeydew169+22.5%
Johannesburg Central91-18%
Sandton91-34.1%
Douglasdale85+13.3%
Randburg85+9%
Parkview8340 → 83
Booysens76+28.8%
Roodepoort76-9.5%
Linden6844 → 68
Florida64+3.2%
Jeppe6438 → 64
Brixton61-6.2%
Hillbrow54-11.5%
Protea5342 → 53
Mondeor4844 → 48
Fairland4525 → 45
Orlando4525 → 45
Diepsloot4041 → 40
Moffatview3926 → 39
Norwood3617 → 36
Dobsonville3534 → 35
Eldorado Park3525 → 35
Sophia Town3443 → 34
Moroka3337 → 33
Bramley3024 → 30
Rosebank3010 → 30
Alexandra2717 → 27
Diepkloof2529 → 25
Meadowlands2521 → 25
Sandringham2326 → 23
Jabulani2022 → 20
Cleveland1927 → 19
Yeoville1922 → 19
Lenasia South1813 → 18
Cosmo City1718 → 17
Kliptown1613 → 16
Doornkop148 → 14
Lenasia1323 → 13
Langlaagte1019 → 10
Naledi916 → 9
Ennerdale55 → 5
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