Crime Stats for Hermanus

Province
Western Cape
District municipality
Overberg District Municipality
Local municipality
Overstrand Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
85,315 people
Area
232.1 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime2,997.133,062.773,567.953,509.353,465.982,379.42
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)852.14882.611,050.231,032.641,210.81893.16
Murder36.3428.1326.9631.6522.2719.93
Sexual offences65.6478.5365.6478.5375.0265.64
Rape49.2362.1241.0252.7551.5742.20
Sexual assault14.0712.8918.7518.7514.0715.24
Attempted sexual offences1.172.343.522.347.038.20
Contact sexual offences1.171.172.344.692.340.00
Attempted murder71.5050.4046.8948.0653.9221.10
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm182.85187.54221.53182.85259.04195.75
Common assault305.93321.16473.54457.13567.31454.79
Common robbery55.0950.4058.6173.8477.3658.61
Robbery with aggravating circumstances134.79166.44157.06160.58155.8977.36
TRIO Crime49.2353.9244.5441.0235.1621.10
Carjacking1.172.342.340.001.171.17
Robbery at residential premises26.9637.5136.3436.3428.1317.58
Robbery at non-residential premises21.1014.075.864.695.862.34
Robbery of cash in transit0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.000.001.170.000.000.00
Contact-related Crime246.15269.59284.83281.31286.00171.13
Arson7.038.2011.728.208.202.34
Malicious damage to property239.11261.38273.11273.11277.79168.79
Property-related Crime896.68882.61931.84900.19688.04403.21
Burglary at non-residential premises90.25161.75123.07146.5269.1624.61
Burglary at residential premises546.21492.29547.38520.42418.45261.38
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle28.1326.9659.7835.1626.9616.41
Theft out of or from motor vehicle229.74201.61200.43198.09171.13100.80
Stock-theft2.340.001.170.002.340.00
Other serious Crime1,002.171,027.961,301.061,295.201,281.13911.91
All theft not mentioned elsewhere587.24569.65686.87638.81542.69362.19
Commercial crime213.33332.88440.72477.06570.83427.83
Shoplifting201.61125.42173.47179.34167.61121.90
Crime detected as a result of police action766.571,099.451,422.961,531.972,189.532,610.33
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition28.1314.0718.7523.4424.6116.41
Drug-related crime631.78984.591,247.141,359.672,011.372,358.32
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs104.3299.63155.89148.86153.55234.43
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action2.341.171.170.000.001.17
Culpable homicide4.698.204.694.694.698.20
Public violence14.072.343.5212.890.000.00
Crimen injuria56.2645.7156.2643.3742.2023.44
Neglect and ill-treatment of children0.002.342.343.520.000.00
Kidnapping10.5514.0714.0718.7512.894.69
Abduction1.171.170.001.170.000.00