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Aggravated Robbery in City of Cape Town ⓘ

SAPS definition: “Robbery with aggravating circumstances is a broad category that includes cases of the unlawful and intentional forceful removal and appropriation in aggravating circumstances of movable tangible property belonging to another. Note: Robbery cases are included in this category if any weapon, not restricted to a firearm, was used to commit the crime.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 3,626 aggravated robbery cases across 61 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 19.7% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 83% of the Western Cape's 4,357 total.

Ranked by precinct below.

Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.

Is aggravated robbery rising or falling in City of Cape Town?

Which City of Cape Town precincts report the most aggravated robbery?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 62 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

All City of Cape Town precincts

PrecinctApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Delft275+1.9%
Kraaifontein241-0.4%
Nyanga217-24.1%
Mfuleni213-34.5%
Khayelitsha173-12.6%
Milnerton151+1.3%
Lingelethu-West136-9.3%
Cape Town Central125-17.8%
Philippi East116-29.7%
Bellville111+38.8%
Makhaza104-32.9%
Kleinvlei100-5.7%
Harare97-45.2%
Mitchells Plain97-26%
Gugulethu86-33.8%
Parow80-17.5%
Table View77+32.8%
Langa76+5.6%
Lwandle73-36%
Athlone68-30.6%
Bishop Lavis63+1.6%
Lentegeur56-26.3%
Grassy Park55-11.3%
Atlantis5424 → 54
Kuilsrivier50-18%
Muizenberg4842 → 48
Elsies River47-19%
Maitland4448 → 44
Woodstock43-27.1%
Samora Machel38-69.6%
Durbanville3736 → 37
Goodwood36-47.8%
Bellville South3230 → 32
Somerset West2929 → 29
Manenberg28-54.8%
Macassar2721 → 27
Philippi26-63.4%
Wynberg2630 → 26
Lansdowne2420 → 24
Strand2433 → 24
Brackenfell2115 → 21
Belhar2044 → 20
Bothasig1912 → 19
Ocean View1614 → 16
Claremont1430 → 14
Mowbray1411 → 14
Kensington1323 → 13
Kirstenhof1312 → 13
Ravensmead1335 → 13
Dieprivier1118 → 11
Pinelands1112 → 11
Strandfontein1017 → 10
Rondebosch913 → 9
Steenberg928 → 9
Hout Bay820 → 8
Fish Hoek64 → 6
Sea Point612 → 6
Gordons Bay57 → 5
Philadelphia34 → 3
Camps Bay15 → 1
Melkbosstrand10 → 1
Simon's Town04 → 0