Crime Statistics by Precinct — City of Cape Town

63 precincts in City of Cape Town — official SAPS reported crime data (Apr–Dec 2025 vs Apr–Dec 2024).

How to read this data: Figures are raw reported crime counts from SAPS — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving larger areas or denser populations will naturally report more crimes. Use trends and category breakdowns to understand the picture in context. Methodology →

By Total Crime Volume

Total serious crimes reported (lowest first). Precincts serving larger populations will have higher raw counts — this does not necessarily reflect safety.

#	Precinct	Total crimes	Contact crimes	Trend
1	Table Bay Harbour	182	29	↓ 6.9%
2	Simon's Town	204	57	↓ 17.8%
3	Camps Bay	206	52	↓ 10.4%
4	Melkbosstrand	210	50	↓ 5.7%
5	Philadelphia	220	80	↓ 10.4%
6	Rondebosch	412	84	↓ 30.3%
7	Mowbray	458	90	↓ 19.9%
8	Gordons Bay	482	145	↓ 9.8%
9	Fish Hoek	483	112	↓ 24.8%
10	Strandfontein	538	145	↓ 11.3%
11	Pinelands	540	159	↓ 9.9%
12	Bothasig	581	194	↑ 20.9%
13	Kirstenhof	618	166	↑ 8.6%
14	Ocean View	680	370	↓ 10.6%
15	Dieprivier	774	211	↓ 20.1%
16	Bellville South	826	398	↓ 8.6%
17	Lansdowne	839	256	↓ 12.9%
18	Hout Bay	941	519	↓ 16.6%
19	Kensington	994	232	↑ 13.5%
20	Brackenfell	1,071	232	↓ 7.7%
21	Claremont	1,116	219	↓ 16.4%
22	Maitland	1,163	454	↓ 3.8%
23	Macassar	1,492	764	↓ 6.4%
24	Samora Machel	1,520	876	↓ 2.2%
25	Belhar	1,614	598	↑ 12.1%
26	Sea Point	1,686	217	↑ 13.6%
27	Woodstock	1,775	530	↑ 4.2%
28	Somerset West	1,820	588	↓ 6.6%
29	Langa	1,961	1,015	↑ 7.9%
30	Goodwood	1,968	620	↓ 6.2%
31	Muizenberg	1,978	684	↑ 15.1%
32	Lwandle	2,032	1,093	↑ 19.2%
33	Durbanville	2,094	470	↓ 7.4%
34	Wynberg	2,194	328	→ stable
35	Ravensmead	2,324	832	↑ 19.5%
36	Makhaza	2,393	1,359	↑ 28.5%
37	Table View	2,512	968	↑ 13.8%
38	Parow	2,554	740	→ stable
39	Philippi	2,619	865	↑ 9.6%
40	Philippi East	2,625	1,492	↓ 11.9%
41	Steenberg	2,656	436	↑ 9.9%
42	Lingelethu-West	2,777	1,401	↑ 3.3%
43	Strand	2,781	593	↓ 6.9%
44	Bellville	2,831	705	↓ 5.9%
45	Kuilsrivier	2,913	938	→ stable
46	Athlone	3,050	1,032	→ stable
47	Harare	3,059	1,601	↓ 6.7%
48	Elsies River	3,244	1,372	↑ 7.9%
49	Milnerton	3,314	1,436	↑ 8.2%
50	Manenberg	3,484	1,043	↑ 14%
51	Grassy Park	3,745	933	↑ 5.4%
52	Gugulethu	3,954	1,563	↓ 2.1%
53	Bishop Lavis	4,134	1,604	↑ 9.5%
54	Lentegeur	4,232	1,054	↓ 3.5%
55	Atlantis	4,465	1,252	↑ 7.7%
56	Khayelitsha	4,590	2,092	↓ 15.5%
57	Kleinvlei	4,822	1,804	↑ 5.7%
58	Nyanga	5,409	2,898	↑ 2.8%
59	Kraaifontein	5,788	2,538	↓ 5.7%
60	Mfuleni	6,785	3,449	↑ 9.1%
61	Delft	8,058	2,854	↑ 5.5%
62	Cape Town Central	8,712	2,069	↑ 4.9%
63	Mitchells Plain	9,651	2,430	↑ 4.7%

Improving Trend

Precincts where total reported crime fell vs Apr–Dec 2024 (largest drop first).

#	Precinct	Change vs Apr–Dec 2024	Total crimes
1	Rondebosch	↓ 30.3%	412
2	Fish Hoek	↓ 24.8%	483
3	Dieprivier	↓ 20.1%	774
4	Mowbray	↓ 19.9%	458
5	Simon's Town	↓ 17.8%	204
6	Hout Bay	↓ 16.6%	941
7	Claremont	↓ 16.4%	1,116
8	Khayelitsha	↓ 15.5%	4,590
9	Lansdowne	↓ 12.9%	839
10	Philippi East	↓ 11.9%	2,625
11	Strandfontein	↓ 11.3%	538
12	Ocean View	↓ 10.6%	680
13	Camps Bay	↓ 10.4%	206
14	Philadelphia	↓ 10.4%	220
15	Pinelands	↓ 9.9%	540
16	Gordons Bay	↓ 9.8%	482
17	Bellville South	↓ 8.6%	826
18	Brackenfell	↓ 7.7%	1,071
19	Durbanville	↓ 7.4%	2,094
20	Strand	↓ 6.9%	2,781
21	Table Bay Harbour	↓ 6.9%	182
22	Harare	↓ 6.7%	3,059
23	Somerset West	↓ 6.6%	1,820
24	Macassar	↓ 6.4%	1,492
25	Goodwood	↓ 6.2%	1,968
26	Bellville	↓ 5.9%	2,831
27	Kraaifontein	↓ 5.7%	5,788
28	Melkbosstrand	↓ 5.7%	210
29	Maitland	↓ 3.8%	1,163
30	Lentegeur	↓ 3.5%	4,232
31	Samora Machel	↓ 2.2%	1,520
32	Gugulethu	↓ 2.1%	3,954

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Data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (Apr–Dec 2025 vs Apr–Dec 2024). Figures are raw reported crime counts — not adjusted for population size.