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Blouberg Rise Crime Statistics

Table View Precinct |City of Cape Town
3 of 4 quarters (Apr 2025 – Dec 2025) SAPS Data
Precinct-level data
Blouberg Rise falls within the Table View police precinct. SAPS reports crime at precinct level — all suburbs in this precinct share the same statistics. Other suburbs: Big Bay, Blouberg Sands, Bloubergrant, Bloubergstrand, Doornbach and 8 more.
Crime in the Table View precinct area (covering Blouberg Rise) increased 13.8% year-on-year with 2,512 reported serious crimes, and is 17.7% below its pre-COVID level. The most reported crime is Common assault (376 cases). Aggravated robbery saw the biggest increase (+61).
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

High

relative to other WC precincts

Reported crimes

2,512

2025-2026 · 9 of 12 months

Year-on-year

↑ 13.8%

more crimes vs 2024-2025

(based on 3 of 4 quarters)

vs its pre-COVID level

↓ 17.7%

below 2018-2019

Crime in the Table View precinct area (covering Blouberg Rise) rose 13.8% year-on-year.
This area reports 171% 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

28

↑ 40% YoY

Violent crime

968

↑ 20.2% YoY

Property crime

692

↑ 8.1% YoY

Other crime

852

↑ 11.8% YoY

What's changing?

Biggest year-on-year movements in crime categories

Aggravated robbery(156→217)
+61
Common assault(317→376)
+59
Drug-related crime(320→370)
+50
Residential burglary(271→314)
+43

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

Common assault376
Drug-related crime370
Theft from vehicle326
Residential burglary314
Aggravated robbery217
Common robbery175
Malicious damage170
Shoplifting157

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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