Common Assault in Gert Sibande
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 476 common assault cases across 35 Gert Sibande precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 9.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 24% of Mpumalanga's 2,019 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 476 common assault cases, down 9.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is common assault rising or falling in Gert Sibande?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which Gert Sibande precincts report the most common assault?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 37 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.
All Gert Sibande precincts
| Precinct | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Standerton | 56 | -9.7% |
| Embalenhle | 38 | -32.1% |
| Ermelo | 34 | -32% |
| Volksrust | 34 | -33.3% |
| Elukwatini | 24 | +26.3% |
| Morgenzon Transvaal | 23 | +43.8% |
| Breyten | 22 | +175% |
| Emzinoni | 21 | -4.5% |
| Secunda | 20 | -20% |
| Piet Retief | 19 | +72.7% |
| Sakhile | 17 | 0% |
| Amersfoort | 16 | -27.3% |
| Carolina | 16 | +45.5% |
| Daggakraal | 14 | +7.7% |
| Dirkiesdorp | 13 | +116.7% |
| Evander | 13 | -7.1% |
| Bethal | 11 | -35.3% |
| Amsterdam | 10 | +25% |
| Perdekop | 9 | -30.8% |
| Balfour (Transvaal) | 8 | -46.7% |
| Mayflower | 8 | +300% |
| Trichardt | 8 | +60% |
| Wakkerstroom | 8 | +14.3% |
| Davel | 6 | -40% |
| Kinross | 6 | +20% |
| Leslie | 4 | -69.2% |
| Fernie | 3 | 0% |
| Greylingstad | 3 | 0% |
| Grootvlei | 3 | +50% |
| Chrissiesmeer | 2 | -80% |
| Hartebeeskop | 2 | +100% |
| Sheepmoor | 2 | +100% |
| Badplaas | 1 | -83.3% |
| Charl Cilliers | 1 | -50% |
| Mahamba | 1 | 0% |
| Ekulindeni | 0 | -100% |
| Lothair | 0 | -100% |