Crime Statistics by Precinct — City of Cape Town

63 precincts in City of Cape Town — official SAPS reported crime data (Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025).

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 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	Simon's Town	104	21	↓ 9.6%
2	Melkbosstrand	112	10	↓ 10.4%
3	Camps Bay	114	13	↑ 2.7%
4	Philadelphia	129	24	→ stable
5	Table Bay Harbour	146	16	→ stable
6	Strandfontein	188	57	↓ 10.9%
7	Mowbray	226	34	↑ 8.1%
8	Ocean View	262	111	→ stable
9	Gordons Bay	262	35	↑ 3.6%
10	Pinelands	283	48	↓ 15%
11	Bothasig	285	61	↓ 12.6%
12	Fish Hoek	292	28	↓ 5.8%
13	Rondebosch	303	26	↑ 10.2%
14	Kirstenhof	372	58	↓ 12.9%
15	Bellville South	398	115	↑ 5%
16	Kensington	431	66	↑ 14.6%
17	Samora Machel	436	194	↓ 18%
18	Hout Bay	438	164	↓ 5.6%
19	Lansdowne	455	87	↑ 4.6%
20	Dieprivier	472	56	↓ 8%
21	Maitland	508	122	↑ 9%
22	Belhar	550	156	↓ 4.3%
23	Lwandle	587	284	↓ 16.3%
24	Langa	640	282	↓ 3.2%
25	Claremont	657	63	↓ 2.5%
26	Brackenfell	683	82	↑ 5.2%
27	Makhaza	731	398	↓ 3.8%
28	Macassar	732	259	↑ 23%
29	Muizenberg	738	179	→ stable
30	Ravensmead	834	218	↓ 13.8%
31	Steenberg	868	130	↓ 8%
32	Wynberg	879	112	↑ 4.6%
33	Goodwood	885	167	→ stable
34	Somerset West	886	136	↓ 11.7%
35	Sea Point	886	71	↑ 10.5%
36	Woodstock	910	176	↑ 13.8%
37	Philippi East	923	397	↑ 11.9%
38	Durbanville	929	158	↑ 6.9%
39	Harare	937	432	↓ 2.3%
40	Lingelethu-West	952	429	↑ 7.1%
41	Philippi	956	207	↑ 4.4%
42	Parow	1,077	219	↓ 2.6%
43	Strand	1,146	187	↑ 4.3%
44	Athlone	1,161	298	↑ 6.6%
45	Manenberg	1,178	287	↓ 10%
46	Kuilsrivier	1,182	245	↓ 7.2%
47	Elsies River	1,281	372	↑ 9.8%
48	Table View	1,292	322	↑ 5.7%
49	Milnerton	1,356	410	↓ 7.4%
50	Gugulethu	1,376	414	↑ 5.2%
51	Grassy Park	1,410	270	→ stable
52	Lentegeur	1,500	287	↓ 5.1%
53	Bishop Lavis	1,527	419	↑ 11%
54	Bellville	1,540	255	↑ 13.2%
55	Khayelitsha	1,547	578	→ stable
56	Atlantis	1,668	385	↑ 11.3%
57	Nyanga	1,719	804	↓ 4%
58	Kleinvlei	1,763	464	↑ 4.8%
59	Kraaifontein	2,101	769	↓ 3.6%
60	Mfuleni	2,169	975	↓ 2.6%
61	Delft	2,930	872	↑ 10.2%
62	Mitchells Plain	3,506	777	↑ 3.4%
63	Cape Town Central	4,380	676	↑ 10.3%

Improving Trend

Precincts where total reported crime fell vs Apr–Jun 2025 (largest drop first).

#	Precinct	Change vs Apr–Jun 2025	Total crimes
1	Samora Machel	↓ 18%	436
2	Lwandle	↓ 16.3%	587
3	Pinelands	↓ 15%	283
4	Ravensmead	↓ 13.8%	834
5	Kirstenhof	↓ 12.9%	372
6	Bothasig	↓ 12.6%	285
7	Somerset West	↓ 11.7%	886
8	Strandfontein	↓ 10.9%	188
9	Melkbosstrand	↓ 10.4%	112
10	Manenberg	↓ 10%	1,178
11	Simon's Town	↓ 9.6%	104
12	Dieprivier	↓ 8%	472
13	Steenberg	↓ 8%	868
14	Milnerton	↓ 7.4%	1,356
15	Kuilsrivier	↓ 7.2%	1,182
16	Fish Hoek	↓ 5.8%	292
17	Hout Bay	↓ 5.6%	438
18	Lentegeur	↓ 5.1%	1,500
19	Belhar	↓ 4.3%	550
20	Nyanga	↓ 4%	1,719
21	Makhaza	↓ 3.8%	731
22	Kraaifontein	↓ 3.6%	2,101
23	Langa	↓ 3.2%	640
24	Mfuleni	↓ 2.6%	2,169
25	Parow	↓ 2.6%	1,077
26	Claremont	↓ 2.5%	657
27	Harare	↓ 2.3%	937

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Data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025). Figures are raw reported crime counts — not adjusted for population size.