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.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 3,626 aggravated robbery cases, down 19.7% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
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?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which City of Cape Town precincts report the most aggravated robbery?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 62 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.