Crime Stats for Melmoth

Province
KwaZulu-Natal
District municipality
King Cetshwayo District Municipality
Local municipality
Mthonjaneni Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
98,061 people
Area
1,738.4 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime1,131.951,194.151,241.061,359.361,263.50875.99
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)565.97611.86665.91745.45728.12507.85
Murder41.8148.9539.7755.0738.7538.75
Sexual offences67.3184.6495.8696.88100.9669.34
Rape56.0968.3276.4879.5486.6858.13
Sexual assault8.1612.2410.208.167.142.04
Attempted sexual offences2.044.089.188.167.148.16
Contact sexual offences1.020.000.001.020.001.02
Attempted murder31.6140.7947.93121.3573.4244.87
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm279.42277.38271.26260.04325.31196.82
Common assault62.2181.5891.7897.9086.6859.15
Common robbery20.4019.3822.4427.5329.5725.49
Robbery with aggravating circumstances63.2359.1596.8886.6873.4273.42
TRIO Crime46.9139.7769.3454.0547.9341.81
Carjacking10.2011.2213.269.184.081.02
Robbery at residential premises25.4924.4739.7739.7733.6534.67
Robbery at non-residential premises11.224.0816.325.1010.206.12
Robbery of cash in transit0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.000.001.020.000.000.00
Contact-related Crime83.6292.8099.9499.9484.6466.29
Arson10.209.187.144.087.143.06
Malicious damage to property73.4283.6292.8095.8677.5063.23
Property-related Crime268.20290.64222.31267.18228.43136.65
Burglary at non-residential premises68.32131.5568.3256.0969.3422.44
Burglary at residential premises135.6395.8698.92109.1284.6465.27
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle4.083.063.0611.2210.202.04
Theft out of or from motor vehicle36.7141.8130.5946.9145.8929.57
Stock-theft23.4518.3621.4243.8518.3617.34
Other serious Crime214.15198.86252.90246.79222.31165.20
All theft not mentioned elsewhere113.19115.23155.01166.22148.89104.02
Commercial crime50.9945.8957.1145.8945.8931.61
Shoplifting49.9737.7340.7934.6727.5329.57
Crime detected as a result of police action41.8120.4032.6339.7777.5039.77
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition15.309.1815.3021.4258.1314.28
Drug-related crime18.3610.2015.3015.3013.2617.34
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs8.161.022.043.066.128.16
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Culpable homicide14.2825.4918.3632.6317.3411.22
Public violence12.244.083.062.040.000.00
Crimen injuria17.3424.4734.6742.8335.6920.40
Neglect and ill-treatment of children0.002.041.020.000.000.00
Kidnapping7.149.1827.5320.4020.4016.32
Abduction0.000.000.000.000.000.00