Residential Burglary in City of Cape Town
SAPS definition: “[Burglary at residential premises] is a crime committed by a person who unlawfully and intentionally breaks into a building or similar structure, used for human habitation, with the intention to commit a crime on the premises.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.
SAPS recorded 2,181 residential burglary cases across 62 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 17% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 47% of the Western Cape's 4,599 total.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 2,181 residential burglary cases, down 17% 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 residential burglary 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 residential burglary?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 63 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.