Crime explorer

SAPS crime, by suburb

Official South African Police Service statistics (SAPACR, 2008–2023) · latest: 2026-05 · 18,352 suburbs covered.

Reported crime is down 95.7% since 2008-2009

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Violent

184,700

reported · 2026-05

Burglary & robbery

104,154

reported · 2026-05

Property

31,612

reported · 2026-05

Vehicle

23,988

reported · 2026-05

Other

144,960

reported · 2026-05

Reported crime over time

Police stations

Birmingham 13,179 Leeds 9,419 Bradford 6,565 Westminster 6,545 Bristol 6,128 County Durham 6,091 Sheffield 5,801 Liverpool 5,668 Tower Hamlets 4,521 Newham 4,503 Nottingham 4,316 Lambeth 4,261

Showing the busiest precincts — search to find any of the 18,352+ covered stations.

Lowest reported crime

1	Bardsea South Lakeland SAPS	1
2	Reddish Stockport SAPS	1
3	Fetcham Grove Mole Valley SAPS	1
4	Oving Buckinghamshire SAPS	1
5	Port Sunlight Wirral SAPS	1
6	Ashill Mid Devon SAPS	1
7	Bladon West Oxfordshire SAPS	1
8	Hardwicke Stroud SAPS	1
9	Ingham West Lindsey SAPS	1
10	Nobold Shropshire SAPS	1

Highest reported crime

1	Liverpool Liverpool SAPS	1,503
2	Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove SAPS	947
3	Leeds Leeds SAPS	826
4	Nottingham Nottingham SAPS	770
5	Reading Reading SAPS	767
6	Stratford and New Town Newham SAPS	761
7	Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne SAPS	733
8	W1B (London) Westminster SAPS	712
9	Birmingham Birmingham SAPS	694
10	St James' End West Northamptonshire SAPS	651

Totals are reported incidents in a station precinct for the latest quarter — precinct size varies, so use alongside the per-suburb safety score. Source: SAPS.