Bonnievale Crime Statistics

Cape Winelands|1 suburb
3 of 4 quarters (Apr 2025 – Dec 2025) SAPS Data
Crime in Bonnievale decreased 15.5% year-on-year with 360 reported serious crimes, and is 17.8% below its pre-COVID level. The most reported crime is Drug-related crime (78 cases). Residential burglary saw the biggest decrease (-43).
About this data

These are raw crime counts from SAPS — not adjusted for population. Areas with more residents will naturally report more crimes. The most reliable indicator is the trend over time, which compares this area against its own history. Learn more

Crime volume

Very Low

relative to other WC precincts

Reported crimes

360

2025-2026 · 9 of 12 months

Year-on-year

↓ 15.5%

fewer crimes vs 2024-2025

(based on 3 of 4 quarters)

vs pre-COVID baseline

↓ 17.8%

below 2018-2019

Crime in Bonnievale dropped 15.5% year-on-year.

What's changing?

Biggest year-on-year movements in crime categories

Residential burglary dropped significantly (-43) while Drug-related crime increased (+38).

Residential burglary-43
Drug-related crime+38
Malicious damage-19
Theft from vehicle-10

Crime trend by year

Hollow points with dashed lines indicate years with fewer than 4 quarters of data. These totals may be lower because not all quarters have been released by SAPS.

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Drug-related crime78
Common assault70
Serious assault65
Residential burglary36
Malicious damage32
Business burglary16
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs10
Rape8
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Category2025-20262024-2025Change
Drug-related crime7840+38
Common assault7075-5
Serious assault6570-5
Residential burglary3679-43
Malicious damage3251-19
Business burglary1623-7
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs109+1
Rape89-1
Theft from vehicle818-10
Crimen injuria71+6
Murder550
Aggravated robbery53+2
Sexual assault43+1
Attempted murder35-2
Culpable homicide32+1
Stock-theft311-8
Common robbery211-9
Shoplifting24-2
Arson12-1
Attempted sexual offences12-1
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition10+1
Abduction000
Bank robbery000
Carjacking000
Contact sexual offences000
Kidnapping000
Neglect and ill-treatment of children000
Public violence000
Robbery at non-residential premises000
Robbery at residential premises01-1
Robbery of cash in transit000
Vehicle theft02-2
Truck hijacking000

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Data Sources & Notes

  • Crime data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics
  • Population: Stats SA Census 2022 Municipal Factsheet
  • SAPS data reflects reported crime only. Crime reporting rates vary by area.
  • This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions. Full disclaimer
  • Per-capita rates use Census 2022 residential population — daytime populations not captured.
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