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Business Burglary in City of Cape Town

SAPS definition: “[Burglary at non-residential premises] is a crime committed by a person who unlawfully and intentionally breaks into a building or similar structure, which is not used for human habitation and does not form part of residential premises, with the intention to commit a crime on the premises.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 477 business burglary cases across 55 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 14.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 39% of the Western Cape's 1,212 total.

Ranked by precinct below.

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

Is business burglary rising or falling in City of Cape Town?

Which City of Cape Town precincts report the most business burglary?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 63 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
Cape Town Central3029 → 30
Athlone2912 → 29
Kuilsrivier2743 → 27
Bellville2019 → 20
Bishop Lavis1814 → 18
Brackenfell1812 → 18
Parow1815 → 18
Woodstock1719 → 17
Durbanville1619 → 16
Maitland1616 → 16
Somerset West1522 → 15
Grassy Park1412 → 14
Atlantis1320 → 13
Mitchells Plain1310 → 13
Lingelethu-West1114 → 11
Strand1110 → 11
Wynberg118 → 11
Gugulethu911 → 9
Harare94 → 9
Khayelitsha99 → 9
Lansdowne96 → 9
Dieprivier85 → 8
Goodwood718 → 7
Kraaifontein72 → 7
Macassar73 → 7
Mfuleni77 → 7
Philippi74 → 7
Claremont64 → 6
Lwandle610 → 6
Makhaza69 → 6
Manenberg69 → 6
Ravensmead616 → 6
Sea Point64 → 6
Elsies River516 → 5
Kensington57 → 5
Langa54 → 5
Muizenberg54 → 5
Rondebosch55 → 5
Gordons Bay46 → 4
Kirstenhof44 → 4
Kleinvlei46 → 4
Melkbosstrand40 → 4
Bellville South36 → 3
Delft33 → 3
Hout Bay32 → 3
Milnerton319 → 3
Pinelands38 → 3
Philadelphia23 → 2
Bothasig11 → 1
Lentegeur10 → 1
Mowbray11 → 1
Nyanga12 → 1
Samora Machel10 → 1
Simon's Town12 → 1
Table Bay Harbour11 → 1
Belhar03 → 0
Camps Bay05 → 0
Fish Hoek03 → 0
Ocean View07 → 0
Philippi East03 → 0
Steenberg013 → 0
Strandfontein02 → 0
Table View04 → 0
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