Barrydale Crime Statistics

Overberg|1 suburb
3 of 4 quarters (Apr 2025 – Dec 2025) SAPS Data
Crime in Barrydale increased 8.9% year-on-year with 313 reported serious crimes, and is 13.1% above its pre-COVID level. The most reported crime is Drug-related crime (108 cases). Drug-related crime saw the biggest increase (+43).
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 Low

relative to other WC precincts

Reported crimes

313

2025-2026 · 9 of 12 months

Year-on-year

↑ 8.9%

more crimes vs 2024-2025

(based on 3 of 4 quarters)

vs pre-COVID baseline

↑ 13.1%

above 2018-2019

Crime in Barrydale rose 8.9% year-on-year.

What's changing?

Biggest year-on-year movements in crime categories

Residential burglary dropped significantly (-13) while Drug-related crime increased (+43).

Drug-related crime+43
Residential burglary-13
Theft from vehicle-8
Crimen injuria+6

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 crime108
Common assault49
Serious assault48
Residential burglary28
Malicious damage23
Business burglary17
Crimen injuria10
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs9
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Category2025-20262024-2025Change
Drug-related crime10865+43
Common assault4948+1
Serious assault48480
Residential burglary2841-13
Malicious damage2329-6
Business burglary1721-4
Crimen injuria104+6
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs97+2
Rape73+4
Theft from vehicle412-8
Sexual assault30+3
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition20+2
Shoplifting21+1
Stock-theft220
Contact sexual offences10+1
Abduction000
Arson01-1
Attempted murder000
Attempted sexual offences01-1
Bank robbery000
Carjacking000
Common robbery02-2
Culpable homicide000
Kidnapping000
Murder000
Neglect and ill-treatment of children000
Public violence000
Robbery at non-residential premises000
Robbery at residential premises000
Robbery of cash in transit000
Aggravated robbery02-2
Vehicle theft000
Truck hijacking000

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Data Sources & Notes

  • Crime data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics
  • Population: Stats SA Census 2022 Municipal Factsheet
  • 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
  • Per-capita rates use Census 2022 residential population — daytime populations not captured.
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