Crime Stats for Ladysmith

Province
KwaZulu-Natal
District municipality
Uthukela District Municipality
Local municipality
Alfred Duma Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
136,219 people
Area
889.8 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime2,672.902,938.653,369.573,616.973,789.492,594.35
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,049.051,166.501,293.511,435.921,629.731,124.66
Murder35.2447.7247.7241.1147.7229.36
Sexual offences91.0391.0390.30107.91107.9181.49
Rape76.3571.9471.9489.5681.4965.34
Sexual assault11.7516.1513.2116.8816.8812.48
Attempted sexual offences2.942.204.401.475.872.94
Contact sexual offences0.000.730.730.003.670.73
Attempted murder45.5158.7369.7460.2074.8847.72
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm276.76271.62300.25344.30392.02281.90
Common assault361.18391.28425.78505.80629.13403.03
Common robbery73.4178.55102.78124.80142.42109.38
Robbery with aggravating circumstances165.91227.57256.94251.80235.65171.78
TRIO Crime58.7378.5597.6477.0858.7342.58
Carjacking6.6111.0112.488.814.402.94
Robbery at residential premises24.2332.3045.5130.1027.9024.23
Robbery at non-residential premises27.9035.2439.6438.1726.4315.42
Robbery of cash in transit0.001.470.000.000.000.73
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.731.471.470.002.200.00
Contact-related Crime154.90184.26194.54215.83231.25138.01
Arson6.617.344.405.145.875.87
Malicious damage to property148.29176.92190.14210.69225.37132.14
Property-related Crime689.33659.97773.75793.58736.31527.83
Burglary at non-residential premises149.76123.33152.70182.79173.25108.65
Burglary at residential premises292.91315.67343.56347.97301.72227.57
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle24.9616.8820.5620.5615.4211.01
Theft out of or from motor vehicle96.17123.33170.31157.83171.78121.13
Stock-theft125.5380.7586.6384.4274.1559.46
Other serious Crime779.63927.921,107.771,171.641,192.20803.85
All theft not mentioned elsewhere474.24490.39638.68698.14695.20448.54
Commercial crime143.15257.67273.82287.04364.85269.42
Shoplifting162.24179.86195.27186.46132.1485.89
Crime detected as a result of police action219.50193.07293.64466.90462.49432.39
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition21.2930.8337.4427.9030.8322.02
Drug-related crime162.97138.75193.81229.78247.40247.40
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs35.2423.4960.93209.22184.26162.97
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action0.000.001.470.000.000.00
Culpable homicide21.2917.6220.5628.6314.689.54
Public violence2.201.470.001.471.470.73
Crimen injuria60.2073.4197.64172.52274.56229.78
Neglect and ill-treatment of children3.672.945.144.405.142.20
Kidnapping24.9636.7131.5741.1153.5932.30
Abduction0.000.000.730.000.000.73