Western Cape in violent crime grip

“COMMUNITIES are tired of PowerPoint policing. During the G20, visiting foreigners were better protected by our own SAPS and SANDF than we were and are”

- THEOLIN TEMBO.

These were the words of civil group, Bight Against Crime, following the release of the crime statistics covering offences recorded during the first two quarters of the current financial year, from April 2025 to June 2025 and July 2025 to September 2025, respectively.

The Western Cape and Northern Cape recorded increases in contact crimes, with rises of 183 and 146 cases, respectively.

Gauteng contributed the highest share of national contact crime, with 26.4%, followed by the Western Cape, 18%, KwaZulu-Natal, 17.4% and the Eastern Cape, 10.6%.

The top five stations for contact crime were Mfuleni (Western Cape), Nyanga (Western Cape), Delft (Western Cape), Inanda (KwaZulu-Natal) and Kraaifontein (Western Cape).

All three months of the quarter - July, August and September recorded decreases in murder. Only the Western Cape (up 97) and Northern Cape (up 1) showed increases. On a per capita basis, both the Eastern Cape and Western Cape recorded about 15 murders per 100,000 people.

The top five murder stations were Mfuleni (Western Cape), Kraaifontein (Western Cape), Delft (Western Cape), Gauteng, and Gugulethu (Western Cape).