Crime Stats for Eshowe

Province
KwaZulu-Natal
District municipality
King Cetshwayo District Municipality
Local municipality
uMlalazi Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
109,204 people
Area
858.7 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime2,273.732,249.002,086.922,091.502,297.531,570.46
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)975.241,015.531,052.161,069.561,196.84828.72
Murder40.2969.5969.5955.8643.0432.05
Sexual offences134.61141.02161.17144.68156.59102.56
Rape110.80120.87142.85119.04129.1284.25
Sexual assault15.5714.659.1610.9911.909.16
Attempted sexual offences8.243.666.4112.8214.657.33
Contact sexual offences0.001.832.751.830.921.83
Attempted murder55.8664.1079.6761.3576.9248.53
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm299.44325.08288.45336.07375.44246.33
Common assault271.05208.78217.03266.47321.42226.18
Common robbery43.0436.6341.2132.9753.1149.45
Robbery with aggravating circumstances130.95170.32195.05172.15170.32123.62
TRIO Crime76.92102.56114.4680.5888.8266.85
Carjacking13.7420.1527.4711.9010.0715.57
Robbery at residential premises42.1248.5353.1143.9556.7736.63
Robbery at non-residential premises21.0633.8833.8824.7221.9814.65
Robbery of cash in transit0.001.830.920.000.920.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.000.000.000.920.000.92
Contact-related Crime178.56139.19135.53129.12163.91113.55
Arson19.2323.8111.909.1610.9912.82
Malicious damage to property159.33115.38123.62119.96152.92100.73
Property-related Crime585.14537.53381.85402.92386.43290.28
Burglary at non-residential premises153.84138.2781.5068.6854.9444.87
Burglary at residential premises305.85262.81199.63236.26207.87175.82
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle16.4817.409.1612.8210.076.41
Theft out of or from motor vehicle71.4365.0254.9453.1163.1830.22
Stock-theft37.5454.0336.6332.0550.3632.97
Other serious Crime534.78556.76517.38489.91550.35337.90
All theft not mentioned elsewhere304.93315.92258.23272.88290.28173.07
Commercial crime168.49172.15182.23163.00211.53110.80
Shoplifting61.3568.6876.9254.0348.5354.03
Crime detected as a result of police action140.10135.53217.94277.46276.55236.26
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition15.5738.4632.0575.0939.3821.06
Drug-related crime97.9869.59161.17180.40201.46173.99
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs26.5627.4723.8121.9833.8841.21
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action0.000.000.920.001.830.00
Culpable homicide13.7428.3924.7214.6514.658.24
Public violence10.072.751.830.920.920.92
Crimen injuria10.9910.9919.2321.0612.8212.82
Neglect and ill-treatment of children1.830.920.920.000.001.83
Kidnapping12.8210.9924.7229.3021.9831.13
Abduction0.001.831.831.830.920.92