Crime Statistics by Precinct — West Coast

25 precincts in West Coast — official SAPS reported crime data (Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025).

How to read this data: Figures are raw reported crime counts from SAPS — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving larger areas or denser populations will naturally report more crimes. Use trends and category breakdowns to understand the picture in context. Methodology →

By Total Crime Volume

Total crimes reported (lowest first). Precincts serving larger populations will have higher raw counts — this does not necessarily reflect safety.

#	Precinct	Total crimes	Contact crimes	Trend
1	Nuwerus	17	8	↓ 32%
2	Elands Bay	45	8	↑ 4.7%
3	Redelinghuys	53	12	↑ 71%
4	Doring Bay	55	2	↑ 12.2%
5	Eendekuil	59	7	↓ 6.3%
6	Graafwater	76	20	↑ 18.8%
7	Vanrhynsdorp	81	16	↓ 5.8%
8	Hopefield	95	26	↓ 18.8%
9	Lambertsbaai	125	35	↓ 15.5%
10	Klawer	130	36	↓ 15%
11	Laaiplek	150	32	↓ 20.2%
12	St Helena Bay	183	41	↓ 3.2%
13	Clanwilliam	228	29	↑ 40.7%
14	Langebaan	230	31	↑ 15%
15	Darling	246	67	↑ 78.3%
16	Lutzville	248	71	↓ 21.8%
17	Citrusdal	261	52	↓ 5.8%
18	Porterville	274	34	↓ 9.3%
19	Riebeek West	279	66	↓ 14.4%
20	Moorreesburg	280	56	↑ 12.9%
21	Piketberg	329	54	↓ 3.2%
22	Saldanha	397	113	↑ 8.2%
23	Vredendal	450	79	↓ 3%
24	Vredenburg	662	253	↓ 19.9%
25	Malmesbury	776	198	↑ 5.9%

Improving Trend

Precincts where total reported crime fell vs Apr–Jun 2025 (largest drop first).

#	Precinct	Change vs Apr–Jun 2025	Total crimes
1	Nuwerus	↓ 32%	17
2	Lutzville	↓ 21.8%	248
3	Laaiplek	↓ 20.2%	150
4	Vredenburg	↓ 19.9%	662
5	Hopefield	↓ 18.8%	95
6	Lambertsbaai	↓ 15.5%	125
7	Klawer	↓ 15%	130
8	Riebeek West	↓ 14.4%	279
9	Porterville	↓ 9.3%	274
10	Eendekuil	↓ 6.3%	59
11	Citrusdal	↓ 5.8%	261
12	Vanrhynsdorp	↓ 5.8%	81
13	Piketberg	↓ 3.2%	329
14	St Helena Bay	↓ 3.2%	183
15	Vredendal	↓ 3%	450

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Data: SAPS quarterly crime statistics (Apr–Jun 2026 vs Apr–Jun 2025). Figures are raw reported crime counts — not adjusted for population size.