Common Assault in the Western Cape
SAPS definition: “Common Assault is the unlawful and intentional – a) Direct and indirect application of force to the body of another person, or b) Threat of application of immediate personal violence to another, in circumstances in which the threatened person is prevailed upon to believe that the person who is threatening him has the intention and power to carry out his threat.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.
SAPS recorded 9,408 common assault cases across 152 Western Cape precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, stable vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 9,408 common assault cases, roughly unchanged vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most common assault reports come from City of Cape Town.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is common assault rising or falling in Western Cape?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which Western Cape districts report the most common assault?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.
Drill into a district:
Which Western Cape precincts report the most common assault?
| Precinct | District | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchells Plain | City of Cape Town | 419 | +12% |
| Mfuleni | City of Cape Town | 409 | +4.9% |
| Delft | City of Cape Town | 278 | +12.6% |
| Kleinvlei | City of Cape Town | 234 | -4.1% |
| Kraaifontein | City of Cape Town | 220 | -14.7% |
| Atlantis | City of Cape Town | 215 | +0.5% |
| Nyanga | City of Cape Town | 211 | +1.4% |
| Paarl East | Cape Winelands | 209 | +18.1% |
| Worcester | Cape Winelands | 201 | -0.5% |
| Khayelitsha | City of Cape Town | 171 | -13.6% |
| Cape Town Central | City of Cape Town | 154 | +1.3% |
| Knysna | Garden Route | 153 | -3.2% |
| Elsies River | City of Cape Town | 148 | 0% |
| Lentegeur | City of Cape Town | 147 | -7% |
| Lingelethu-West | City of Cape Town | 147 | -3.9% |
| Gugulethu | City of Cape Town | 142 | +24.6% |
| Macassar | City of Cape Town | 138 | +11.3% |
| Bishop Lavis | City of Cape Town | 135 | +13.4% |
| Makhaza | City of Cape Town | 134 | +13.6% |
| Harare | City of Cape Town | 133 | -2.2% |
| Athlone | City of Cape Town | 126 | -1.6% |
| Stellenbosch | Cape Winelands | 117 | +0.9% |
| Robertson | Cape Winelands | 113 | +17.7% |
| Vredenburg | West Coast | 112 | +9.8% |
| Thembalethu | Garden Route | 111 | -7.5% |
| Pacaltsdorp | Garden Route | 110 | +5.8% |
| Grassy Park | City of Cape Town | 109 | +1.9% |
| Manenberg | City of Cape Town | 108 | -29.9% |
| Philippi East | City of Cape Town | 107 | +3.9% |
| Strand | City of Cape Town | 107 | +2.9% |
| Table View | City of Cape Town | 100 | +8.7% |
| Ceres | Cape Winelands | 98 | +10.1% |
| Hermanus | Overberg | 97 | +1% |
| Kwanonqaba | Garden Route | 96 | -22.6% |
| Hout Bay | City of Cape Town | 95 | +35.7% |
| Malmesbury | West Coast | 95 | +10.5% |
| Kuilsrivier | City of Cape Town | 94 | -18.3% |
| Milnerton | City of Cape Town | 94 | -26.6% |
| Wellington | Cape Winelands | 90 | -25% |
| Oudtshoorn | Garden Route | 87 | -24.3% |
| Philippi | City of Cape Town | 85 | -25.4% |
| Lwandle | City of Cape Town | 82 | -12.8% |
| Ravensmead | City of Cape Town | 79 | -6% |
| George | Garden Route | 76 | -23.2% |
| Beaufort West | Central Karoo | 75 | -32.4% |
| Mbekweni | Cape Winelands | 73 | +62.2% |
| Conville | Garden Route | 69 | -24.2% |
| Muizenberg | City of Cape Town | 68 | -1.4% |
| Swellendam | Overberg | 68 | +6.3% |
| Steenberg | City of Cape Town | 61 | +5.2% |
| Paarl | Cape Winelands | 60 | -1.6% |
| Durbanville | City of Cape Town | 57 | +26.7% |
| Goodwood | City of Cape Town | 55 | -6.8% |
| Belhar | City of Cape Town | 54 | -30.8% |
| Langa | City of Cape Town | 52 | -48% |
| Saldanha | West Coast | 52 | -8.8% |
| De Doorns | Cape Winelands | 51 | -10.5% |
| Somerset West | City of Cape Town | 51 | -39.3% |
| Caledon | Overberg | 50 | +11.1% |
| Parow | City of Cape Town | 50 | +11.1% |
| Villiersdorp | Overberg | 49 | +44.1% |
| Cloetesville | Cape Winelands | 47 | +14.6% |
| Grabouw | Overberg | 46 | -16.4% |
| Bredasdorp | Overberg | 44 | -26.7% |
| Riviersonderend | Overberg | 44 | +63% |
| Samora Machel | City of Cape Town | 44 | -24.1% |
| Woodstock | City of Cape Town | 44 | +51.7% |
| Ashton | Cape Winelands | 42 | +82.6% |
| Plettenberg Bay | Garden Route | 39 | +5.4% |
| Bellville South | City of Cape Town | 38 | +2.7% |
| Da Gamaskop | Garden Route | 38 | -9.5% |
| Lansdowne | City of Cape Town | 38 | +46.2% |
| Saron | Cape Winelands | 38 | +22.6% |
| Bellville | City of Cape Town | 37 | -28.8% |
| Franschhoek | Cape Winelands | 36 | +44% |
| Maitland | City of Cape Town | 36 | +16.1% |
| Darling | West Coast | 35 | +59.1% |
| Ladismith | Garden Route | 35 | -35.2% |
| Ocean View | City of Cape Town | 35 | +20.7% |
| Tulbagh | Cape Winelands | 35 | +94.4% |
| Vredendal | West Coast | 35 | -12.5% |
| Montagu | Cape Winelands | 34 | +100% |
| Wynberg | City of Cape Town | 34 | +9.7% |
| Brackenfell | City of Cape Town | 32 | +23.1% |
| Albertinia | Garden Route | 31 | -3.1% |
| Wolseley | Cape Winelands | 31 | -29.5% |
| Dysselsdorp | Garden Route | 30 | +66.7% |
| Moorreesburg | West Coast | 30 | -30.2% |
| Touws River | Cape Winelands | 30 | +30.4% |
| Bonnievale | Cape Winelands | 29 | +38.1% |
| Groot Brakrivier | Garden Route | 29 | -3.3% |
| Gans Bay | Overberg | 28 | +86.7% |
| Riebeek West | West Coast | 28 | -31.7% |
| Bothasig | City of Cape Town | 27 | +12.5% |
| Kensington | City of Cape Town | 27 | -12.9% |
| Klapmuts | Cape Winelands | 27 | +92.9% |
| Strandfontein | City of Cape Town | 27 | +22.7% |
| Dieprivier | City of Cape Town | 25 | 0% |
| Lutzville | West Coast | 25 | -13.8% |
| Kwanokuthula | Garden Route | 24 | -36.8% |
| Claremont | City of Cape Town | 23 | +15% |
| Kleinmond | Overberg | 23 | +15% |
| Laingsburg | Central Karoo | 22 | +37.5% |
| Uniondale | Garden Route | 22 | +15.8% |
| Heidelberg(C) | Garden Route | 21 | -46.2% |
| Leeu Gamka | Central Karoo | 21 | +16.7% |
| Mossel Bay | Garden Route | 21 | +10.5% |
| Riversdale | Garden Route | 21 | -19.2% |
| Kirstenhof | City of Cape Town | 20 | -9.1% |
| Lambertsbaai | West Coast | 20 | -23.1% |
| Piketberg | West Coast | 20 | -23.1% |
| Sea Point | City of Cape Town | 20 | +17.6% |
| Gordons Bay | City of Cape Town | 19 | -24% |
| Laaiplek | West Coast | 19 | -40.6% |
| St Helena Bay | West Coast | 18 | -14.3% |
| Langebaan | West Coast | 17 | +21.4% |
| Napier | Overberg | 17 | +41.7% |
| Prince Albert | Central Karoo | 17 | -5.6% |
| Suurbraak | Overberg | 17 | +41.7% |
| Groot-Drakenstein | Cape Winelands | 16 | -15.8% |
| Prince Alfred Hamlet | Cape Winelands | 16 | -27.3% |
| Barrydale | Overberg | 15 | +25% |
| Citrusdal | West Coast | 15 | -46.4% |
| Klawer | West Coast | 15 | -11.8% |
| Calitzdorp | Garden Route | 14 | -22.2% |
| Clanwilliam | West Coast | 14 | +55.6% |
| De Rust | Garden Route | 14 | -41.7% |
| Fish Hoek | City of Cape Town | 14 | +27.3% |
| Mcgregor | Cape Winelands | 13 | -38.1% |
| Still Bay | Garden Route | 13 | +62.5% |
| Struisbaai | Overberg | 13 | -23.5% |
| Genadendal | Overberg | 12 | -25% |
| Hopefield | West Coast | 12 | -7.7% |
| Table Bay Harbour | City of Cape Town | 11 | +175% |
| Rawsonville | Cape Winelands | 10 | +100% |
| Porterville | West Coast | 9 | -64% |
| Simon's Town | City of Cape Town | 9 | -18.2% |
| Graafwater | West Coast | 8 | +166.7% |
| Mowbray | City of Cape Town | 8 | -42.9% |
| Stanford | Overberg | 8 | -11.1% |
| Redelinghuys | West Coast | 7 | +600% |
| Pinelands | City of Cape Town | 6 | -60% |
| Rondebosch | City of Cape Town | 6 | -40% |
| Camps Bay | City of Cape Town | 5 | +66.7% |
| Elands Bay | West Coast | 5 | -16.7% |
| Melkbosstrand | City of Cape Town | 5 | -50% |
| Philadelphia | City of Cape Town | 5 | -44.4% |
| Vanrhynsdorp | West Coast | 5 | -58.3% |
| Murraysburg | Central Karoo | 4 | 0% |
| Nuwerus | West Coast | 4 | -33.3% |
| Eendekuil | West Coast | 3 | -25% |
| Doring Bay | West Coast | 1 | 0% |