Rawsonville Crime Statistics

Cape Winelands|1 suburb
3 of 4 quarters (Apr 2025 – Dec 2025) SAPS Data
Crime in Rawsonville decreased 4.6% year-on-year with 417 reported serious crimes, and is 35% below its pre-COVID level. The most reported crime is Drug-related crime (156 cases). Drug-related crime saw the biggest increase (+26).
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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

417

2025-2026 · 9 of 12 months

Year-on-year

↓ 4.6%

fewer crimes vs 2024-2025

(based on 3 of 4 quarters)

vs pre-COVID baseline

↓ 35%

below 2018-2019

Crime in Rawsonville dropped 4.6% year-on-year.

What's changing?

Biggest year-on-year movements in crime categories

Serious assault dropped significantly (-23) while Drug-related crime increased (+26).

Drug-related crime+26
Serious assault-23
Common assault-19
Malicious damage-16

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 crime156
Serious assault38
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs38
Residential burglary35
Attempted murder34
Common assault29
Malicious damage26
Business burglary25
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Category2025-20262024-2025Change
Drug-related crime156130+26
Serious assault3861-23
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs3823+15
Residential burglary3541-6
Attempted murder3420+14
Common assault2948-19
Malicious damage2642-16
Business burglary2512+13
Rape911-2
Theft from vehicle79-2
Culpable homicide46-2
Abduction31+2
Contact sexual offences31+2
Aggravated robbery37-4
Attempted sexual offences20+2
Crimen injuria16-5
Robbery at residential premises10+1
Sexual assault110
Shoplifting15-4
Stock-theft14-3
Arson000
Bank robbery000
Carjacking000
Common robbery02-2
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition02-2
Kidnapping000
Murder01-1
Neglect and ill-treatment of children000
Public violence01-1
Robbery at non-residential premises01-1
Robbery of cash in transit000
Vehicle theft000
Truck hijacking02-2

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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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