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Vehicle Theft in Johannesburg

SAPS definition: “Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle consists of the stealing of a motor vehicle or motorcycle belonging to another person.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 1,397 vehicle theft cases across 42 Johannesburg precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, roughly unchanged vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 37% of Gauteng's 3,745 total.

Ranked by precinct below.

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

Is vehicle theft rising or falling in Johannesburg?

Which Johannesburg precincts report the most vehicle theft?

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
Honeydew108+13.7%
Roodepoort84-9.7%
Booysens67-20.2%
Florida65-4.4%
Linden64+20.8%
Johannesburg Central56-3.4%
Parkview5521 → 55
Sandton53-5.4%
Alexandra51-45.2%
Midrand5136 → 51
Cosmo City46-39.5%
Jeppe4444 → 44
Lenasia3833 → 38
Mondeor3844 → 38
Brixton37-28.8%
Norwood3619 → 36
Eldorado Park3510 → 35
Douglasdale3421 → 34
Moffatview3244 → 32
Diepsloot3046 → 30
Sophia Town2919 → 29
Moroka2718 → 27
Protea2718 → 27
Orlando2621 → 26
Yeoville2620 → 26
Randburg2517 → 25
Fairland2124 → 21
Hillbrow2122 → 21
Cleveland2031 → 20
Sandringham1911 → 19
Bramley1420 → 14
Kliptown138 → 13
Meadowlands1314 → 13
Rosebank135 → 13
Diepkloof1215 → 12
Lenasia South1215 → 12
Doornkop117 → 11
Jabulani106 → 10
Langlaagte1011 → 10
Naledi104 → 10
Dobsonville918 → 9
Ennerdale53 → 5
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