Common Assault in KwaZulu-Natal
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 7,723 common assault cases across 184 KwaZulu-Natal precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 9.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 7,723 common assault cases, up 9.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most common assault reports come from eThekwini.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is common assault rising or falling in KwaZulu-Natal?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which KwaZulu-Natal 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 KwaZulu-Natal precincts report the most common assault?
| Precinct | District | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth | eThekwini | 298 | -1.7% |
| Plessislaer | Umgungundlovu | 269 | +19% |
| Phoenix | eThekwini | 256 | -11.7% |
| Inanda | eThekwini | 254 | +14.4% |
| Kwadukuza | Ilembe | 207 | +16.9% |
| Empangeni | King Cetshwayo | 205 | +4.6% |
| Mountain Rise | Umgungundlovu | 201 | +34.9% |
| Umlazi | eThekwini | 182 | +10.3% |
| Ladysmith | Uthukela | 177 | -8.3% |
| Ntuzuma | eThekwini | 172 | +27.4% |
| Durban Central | eThekwini | 170 | +17.2% |
| Verulam | eThekwini | 160 | +33.3% |
| Osizweni | Amajuba | 143 | +36.2% |
| Madadeni | Amajuba | 141 | +0.7% |
| Newcastle | Amajuba | 128 | -5.9% |
| Nongoma | Zululand | 126 | +106.6% |
| Pietermaritzburg | Umgungundlovu | 120 | +27.7% |
| Port Shepstone | Ugu | 116 | +9.4% |
| Pinetown | eThekwini | 111 | -1.8% |
| Esikhaleni | King Cetshwayo | 103 | +22.6% |
| Kwadabeka | eThekwini | 102 | -5.6% |
| Richards Bay | King Cetshwayo | 96 | +7.9% |
| Kwamashu E | eThekwini | 95 | +5.6% |
| Margate | Ugu | 95 | +13.1% |
| Hillcrest | eThekwini | 92 | +19.5% |
| Mpumalanga (KZN) | eThekwini | 89 | +20.3% |
| Greenwood Park | eThekwini | 84 | +15.1% |
| Tongaat | eThekwini | 81 | +8% |
| Alexandra Road | Umgungundlovu | 73 | -17% |
| Cato Manor | eThekwini | 73 | +23.7% |
| Mariannhill | eThekwini | 73 | +65.9% |
| Eshowe | King Cetshwayo | 68 | -19% |
| Pongola | Zululand | 68 | +1.5% |
| Taylors Halt | Umgungundlovu | 67 | -6.9% |
| Kokstad | Harry Gwala | 66 | +15.8% |
| Durban North | eThekwini | 64 | +42.2% |
| Umhlali | Ilembe | 64 | +33.3% |
| Bhekithemba | eThekwini | 62 | -11.4% |
| Wentworth | eThekwini | 62 | -8.8% |
| Gamalakhe | Ugu | 58 | +34.9% |
| Kwamakhutha | eThekwini | 58 | -14.7% |
| Sydenham | eThekwini | 58 | -17.1% |
| Newlands East | eThekwini | 57 | +42.5% |
| Ulundi | Zululand | 57 | -12.3% |
| Umbilo | eThekwini | 55 | +19.6% |
| Kwambonambi | King Cetshwayo | 53 | +96.3% |
| Umkomaas | eThekwini | 53 | +3.9% |
| Umzinto | Ugu | 53 | +55.9% |
| Isipingo | eThekwini | 51 | +8.5% |
| Kwamsane | Umkhanyakude | 51 | +27.5% |
| Bayview | eThekwini | 50 | -12.3% |
| Vryheid | Zululand | 50 | -38.3% |
| Brighton Beach | eThekwini | 47 | -11.3% |
| Hibberdene | Ugu | 47 | +74.1% |
| Ezakheni | Uthukela | 46 | +31.4% |
| Howick | Umgungundlovu | 46 | +155.6% |
| Mtunzini | King Cetshwayo | 46 | +53.3% |
| Estcourt | Uthukela | 45 | +55.2% |
| Mondlo | Zululand | 44 | 0% |
| Sundumbili | Ilembe | 44 | +15.8% |
| Amanzimtoti | eThekwini | 42 | +2.4% |
| Lamontville | eThekwini | 42 | -23.6% |
| Point | eThekwini | 42 | +13.5% |
| Mtubatuba | Umkhanyakude | 39 | -11.4% |
| Greytown | Umzinyathi | 38 | -5% |
| Port Edward | Ugu | 37 | +131.3% |
| Umzimkhulu | Harry Gwala | 36 | +80% |
| Montclair | eThekwini | 35 | -7.9% |
| Ixopo | Harry Gwala | 33 | +43.5% |
| Dannhauser | Amajuba | 31 | -18.4% |
| Folweni | eThekwini | 31 | +72.2% |
| Kwandengezi | eThekwini | 31 | +19.2% |
| Paulpietersburg | Zululand | 31 | +3.3% |
| Malvern | eThekwini | 30 | +25% |
| Scottburgh | Ugu | 30 | +7.1% |
| Mayville-Kzn | eThekwini | 29 | -17.1% |
| Ndwedwe | Ilembe | 29 | -3.3% |
| Dundee | Umzinyathi | 27 | +35% |
| Richmond-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 26 | +4% |
| Glencoe | Umzinyathi | 25 | +66.7% |
| Harding | Ugu | 24 | +20% |
| Msinga | Umzinyathi | 24 | +242.9% |
| Thornville | Umgungundlovu | 24 | +71.4% |
| Bellair | eThekwini | 23 | 0% |
| Kranskop | Umzinyathi | 22 | +4.8% |
| Nsuze | Ilembe | 22 | +37.5% |
| Camperdown | Umgungundlovu | 21 | +90.9% |
| Utrecht | Amajuba | 21 | +110% |
| Besters | Uthukela | 20 | -13% |
| Emanguzi | Umkhanyakude | 20 | -16.7% |
| Hammarsdale | eThekwini | 20 | +81.8% |
| Inchanga | eThekwini | 20 | -25.9% |
| Maphumulo | Ilembe | 20 | -33.3% |
| Prestbury | Umgungundlovu | 20 | +25% |
| Hilton-Kzn | Umgungundlovu | 19 | +11.8% |
| Nkandla | King Cetshwayo | 19 | -26.9% |
| Southport | Ugu | 18 | +50% |
| Mandeni | Ilembe | 17 | +70% |
| Melmoth | King Cetshwayo | 17 | -15% |
| Westville | eThekwini | 17 | -10.5% |
| Ekuvukeni | Uthukela | 16 | +23.1% |
| Ibisi | Harry Gwala | 16 | +33.3% |
| Mpophomeni | Umgungundlovu | 16 | -15.8% |
| Berea | eThekwini | 15 | -16.7% |
| Colenso | Uthukela | 15 | +87.5% |
| Umbumbulu | eThekwini | 15 | +15.4% |
| Ezinqoleni | Ugu | 14 | -54.8% |
| Ingwavuma | Umkhanyakude | 14 | -36.4% |
| Highflats | Harry Gwala | 13 | -31.6% |
| Hluhluwe | Umkhanyakude | 13 | 0% |
| Mooi River | Umgungundlovu | 13 | +116.7% |
| Van Reenen | Uthukela | 13 | +1200% |
| Amangwe | Uthukela | 12 | +200% |
| Paddock | Ugu | 12 | -14.3% |
| St Faiths | Ugu | 12 | -7.7% |
| Wartburg | Umgungundlovu | 12 | +33.3% |
| Bergville | Uthukela | 11 | -35.3% |
| New Hanover | Umgungundlovu | 11 | +10% |
| Umsunduzi | eThekwini | 11 | +450% |
| Impendle | Umgungundlovu | 10 | -47.4% |
| Mkhuze | Umkhanyakude | 10 | -16.7% |
| Msinsini | Ugu | 10 | +66.7% |
| Ntambanana | King Cetshwayo | 10 | +25% |
| Nyoni | Ilembe | 10 | -16.7% |
| Bulwer | Harry Gwala | 9 | +12.5% |
| Dalton | Umgungundlovu | 9 | +350% |
| Donnybrook | Harry Gwala | 9 | +12.5% |
| Elandslaagte | Uthukela | 9 | -18.2% |
| Hattingspruit | Amajuba | 9 | +80% |
| Himeville | Harry Gwala | 9 | +12.5% |
| Babanango | Zululand | 8 | 0% |
| Jozini | Umkhanyakude | 8 | -42.9% |
| Newark | Ilembe | 8 | -20% |
| Ntabamhlophe | Uthukela | 8 | -11.1% |
| Sawoti | Ugu | 8 | +166.7% |
| Wembezi | Uthukela | 8 | -33.3% |
| Hlobane | Zululand | 7 | -56.2% |
| Nottingham Road | Umgungundlovu | 7 | -12.5% |
| Town Hill | Umgungundlovu | 7 | -36.4% |
| Bishopstowe | Umgungundlovu | 6 | -33.3% |
| Ceza | Zululand | 6 | +100% |
| Ematsheni | Uthukela | 6 | -45.5% |
| Ingogo | Amajuba | 6 | +200% |
| Nhlanhleni | Umzinyathi | 6 | 0% |
| Dududu | Ugu | 5 | -28.6% |
| Gowan Lea | Harry Gwala | 5 | -16.7% |
| Harburg | Umgungundlovu | 5 | +25% |
| Louwsburg | Zululand | 5 | +66.7% |
| Magudu | Zululand | 5 | +25% |
| Mahlabathini | Zululand | 5 | -50% |
| Mpungamhlophe | Zululand | 5 | +400% |
| Glendale | Ilembe | 4 | -20% |
| Hlabisa | Umkhanyakude | 4 | 0% |
| Kingsley | Amajuba | 4 | +100% |
| Mbongolwane | King Cetshwayo | 4 | +33.3% |
| Mid Illovo | Umgungundlovu | 4 | +100% |
| Ngome | Zululand | 4 | -20% |
| Nquthu | Umzinyathi | 4 | -66.7% |
| Upper Tugela | Uthukela | 4 | -33.3% |
| Winterton | Uthukela | 4 | -69.2% |
| Ematimatolo | Umzinyathi | 3 | -25% |
| Mehlomnyama | Ugu | 3 | -40% |
| Normandien | Amajuba | 3 | +200% |
| Wasbank | Umzinyathi | 3 | -25% |
| Weenen | Uthukela | 3 | 0% |
| Boston | Umgungundlovu | 2 | +100% |
| Charlestown | Amajuba | 2 | -75% |
| Evatt | Harry Gwala | 2 | 0% |
| Franklin | Harry Gwala | 2 | 0% |
| Gingindlovu | King Cetshwayo | 2 | -90.5% |
| Helpmekaar | Umzinyathi | 2 | 0% |
| Intsikeni | Harry Gwala | 2 | -60% |
| Mbazwana | Umkhanyakude | 2 | -33.3% |
| Ndumo | Umkhanyakude | 2 | +100% |
| Creighton | Harry Gwala | 1 | 0% |
| Ekombe | King Cetshwayo | 1 | -66.7% |
| Ezibayeni | Umkhanyakude | 1 | -50% |
| Gluckstadt | Zululand | 1 | 0% |
| Groenvlei | Amajuba | 1 | 0% |
| Muden | Umzinyathi | 1 | 0% |
| Nondweni | Umzinyathi | 1 | 0% |
| Swartberg | Harry Gwala | 1 | 0% |
| Cramond | Umgungundlovu | 0 | -100% |
| Rietvlei | Umgungundlovu | 0 | -100% |