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Royal Ascot Crime Statistics

Milnerton Precinct |City of Cape Town
3 of 4 quarters (Apr 2025 – Dec 2025) SAPS Data
Precinct-level data
Royal Ascot falls within the Milnerton police precinct. SAPS reports crime at precinct level — all suburbs in this precinct share the same statistics. Other suburbs: Du Noon, Joe Slovo Park, Marconi Beam, Milnerton, Milnerton Ridge and 3 more.
Crime in the Milnerton precinct area (covering Royal Ascot) increased 8.2% year-on-year with 3,314 reported serious crimes, and is 11.7% below its pre-COVID level. The most reported crime is Drug-related crime (543 cases). Drug-related crime saw the biggest increase (+180).
About this data

These are raw crime counts from SAPS — not adjusted for population. Areas with more residents will naturally report more crimes. The most reliable indicator is the trend over time, which compares this area against its own history. Learn more

Crime volume

Very High

relative to other WC precincts

Reported crimes

3,314

2025-2026 · 9 of 12 months

Year-on-year

↑ 8.2%

more crimes vs 2024-2025

(based on 3 of 4 quarters)

vs its pre-COVID level

↓ 11.7%

below 2018-2019

Crime in the Milnerton precinct area (covering Royal Ascot) rose 8.2% year-on-year.
This area reports 258% more crimes than the provincial median (925.5 crimes).

Crime by type

Year-on-year change by crime category. Murder is shown separately but is included in the violent crime total.

Murder

67

↑ 11.7% YoY

Violent crime

1,436

↑ 6.4% YoY

Property crime

706

↓ 1.9% YoY

Other crime

1,172

↑ 17.8% YoY

What's changing?

Biggest year-on-year movements in crime categories

Drug-related crime(363→543)
+180
Serious assault(152→211)
+59
Aggravated robbery(438→479)
+41
Business burglary(62→38)
-24

Crime trend by year

Hollow points with dashed lines indicate years with fewer than 4 quarters of data. These totals may be lower because not all quarters have been released by SAPS.

Crime breakdown

Top reported offences in 2025-2026

Drug-related crime543
Aggravated robbery479
Common assault403
Theft from vehicle314
Residential burglary252
Serious assault211
Malicious damage202
Shoplifting190

Compare with nearby areas

Other precincts in City of Cape Town

Sorted by total reported crimes (lowest first)

Table Bay Harbour

182 crimes ↓ 6.9%

Simon's Town

204 crimes ↓ 17.8%

Camps Bay

206 crimes ↓ 10.4%

Melkbosstrand

210 crimes ↓ 5.7%

Philadelphia

220 crimes ↓ 10.4%

Rondebosch

412 crimes ↓ 30.3%

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Data Sources & Notes

  • Crime data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics
  • Population: City of Cape Town Census 2022 Police Precinct Profiles
  • SAPS data reflects reported crime only. Crime reporting rates vary by area.
  • This data is for informational purposes only and should not be used as the sole basis for safety or property decisions. Full disclaimer
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