Aggravated Robbery in Garden Route ⓘ
SAPS definition: “Robbery with aggravating circumstances is a broad category that includes cases of the unlawful and intentional forceful removal and appropriation in aggravating circumstances of movable tangible property belonging to another. Note: Robbery cases are included in this category if any weapon, not restricted to a firearm, was used to commit the crime.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.
SAPS recorded 231 aggravated robbery cases across 18 Garden Route precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 3.3% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 5% of the Western Cape's 4,357 total.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is aggravated robbery rising or falling in Garden Route?
Which Garden Route precincts report the most aggravated robbery?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 20 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.
All Garden Route precincts
| Precinct | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Thembalethu | 42 | -28.8% |
| Knysna | 32 | 29 → 32 |
| Oudtshoorn | 31 | 26 → 31 |
| Conville | 28 | 31 → 28 |
| George | 23 | 12 → 23 |
| Pacaltsdorp | 19 | 12 → 19 |
| Da Gamaskop | 13 | 19 → 13 |
| Kwanonqaba | 12 | 24 → 12 |
| Kwanokuthula | 9 | 8 → 9 |
| Calitzdorp | 4 | 1 → 4 |
| Plettenberg Bay | 4 | 4 → 4 |
| Albertinia | 3 | 2 → 3 |
| Mossel Bay | 3 | 3 → 3 |
| Still Bay | 3 | 0 → 3 |
| Ladismith | 2 | 3 → 2 |
| De Rust | 1 | 0 → 1 |
| Groot Brakrivier | 1 | 1 → 1 |
| Riversdale | 1 | 1 → 1 |
| Dysselsdorp | 0 | 1 → 0 |
| Heidelberg(C) | 0 | 3 → 0 |