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Vehicle Theft in City of Cape Town

SAPS definition: “Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle consists of the stealing of a motor vehicle or motorcycle belonging to another person.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 891 vehicle theft cases across 61 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 6.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 87% of the Western Cape's 1,025 total.

Ranked by precinct below.

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

Is vehicle theft rising or falling in City of Cape Town?

Which City of Cape Town precincts report the most vehicle theft?

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
Mfuleni5034 → 50
Woodstock4747 → 47
Cape Town Central4433 → 44
Kraaifontein4422 → 44
Goodwood3825 → 38
Parow3630 → 36
Bellville3428 → 34
Athlone3124 → 31
Brackenfell3015 → 30
Claremont2714 → 27
Milnerton2731 → 27
Delft2534 → 25
Rondebosch2321 → 23
Elsies River1914 → 19
Sea Point199 → 19
Muizenberg1820 → 18
Durbanville1713 → 17
Kleinvlei1621 → 16
Pinelands1610 → 16
Somerset West1612 → 16
Kuilsrivier1513 → 15
Maitland1510 → 15
Table View1517 → 15
Mowbray1411 → 14
Grassy Park1322 → 13
Khayelitsha138 → 13
Lentegeur1314 → 13
Manenberg124 → 12
Mitchells Plain1238 → 12
Ravensmead123 → 12
Lansdowne117 → 11
Lingelethu-West1117 → 11
Lwandle1024 → 10
Gugulethu97 → 9
Langa98 → 9
Belhar810 → 8
Bishop Lavis810 → 8
Fish Hoek87 → 8
Makhaza815 → 8
Nyanga812 → 8
Strand814 → 8
Bellville South74 → 7
Hout Bay72 → 7
Ocean View72 → 7
Dieprivier67 → 6
Philippi67 → 6
Samora Machel67 → 6
Atlantis52 → 5
Harare526 → 5
Kensington57 → 5
Macassar53 → 5
Bothasig46 → 4
Gordons Bay46 → 4
Wynberg47 → 4
Simon's Town32 → 3
Camps Bay21 → 2
Kirstenhof27 → 2
Philadelphia12 → 1
Philippi East17 → 1
Strandfontein14 → 1
Table Bay Harbour12 → 1
Steenberg01 → 0
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