Crime Stats for Newcastle

Province
KwaZulu-Natal
District municipality
Amajuba District Municipality
Local municipality
Newcastle Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
95,395 people
Area
808.4 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime3,755.964,164.794,376.544,540.074,771.743,272.71
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)892.081,013.681,242.201,377.431,538.861,073.43
Murder37.7415.7235.6427.2620.9716.77
Sexual offences51.3757.6663.9496.4495.3957.66
Rape37.7437.7446.1257.6654.5138.79
Sexual assault8.3918.8714.6832.5036.6915.72
Attempted sexual offences0.001.052.106.292.103.14
Contact sexual offences5.240.001.050.002.100.00
Attempted murder8.3916.7728.3051.3783.8660.80
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm226.43223.28285.13320.77349.07252.63
Common assault378.43511.56570.26601.71665.65430.84
Common robbery73.3855.5695.3999.59144.6696.44
Robbery with aggravating circumstances116.36133.13163.53180.30179.25158.29
TRIO Crime34.5934.5947.1750.3233.5434.59
Carjacking1.053.143.144.194.192.10
Robbery at residential premises20.9720.9722.0118.8718.8714.68
Robbery at non-residential premises12.5810.4822.0127.2610.4817.82
Robbery of cash in transit0.001.050.000.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking3.140.001.050.000.001.05
Contact-related Crime176.11158.29237.96246.34275.70185.54
Arson4.194.195.244.193.142.10
Malicious damage to property171.92154.10232.72242.15272.55183.45
Property-related Crime1,306.151,155.20922.48951.83919.34540.91
Burglary at non-residential premises278.84253.68175.06158.29170.8785.96
Burglary at residential premises615.34526.23413.02487.45445.52261.02
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle56.6176.5240.8837.7452.4131.45
Theft out of or from motor vehicle266.26234.81207.56196.03186.59114.26
Stock-theft89.1063.9485.9672.3363.9448.22
Other serious Crime1,381.621,837.621,973.901,964.462,037.841,472.82
All theft not mentioned elsewhere676.14990.621,028.36916.191,005.29730.65
Commercial crime453.90597.52678.23774.67829.18634.21
Shoplifting251.59249.49267.31273.60203.36107.97
Crime detected as a result of police action492.69609.05598.56841.761,340.74799.83
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition2.1029.3540.8830.407.3412.58
Drug-related crime268.36320.77403.59433.99544.05511.56
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs222.23258.92154.10376.33788.30275.70
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action0.000.000.001.051.050.00
Culpable homicide29.3532.5026.2122.0124.1111.53
Public violence2.109.430.001.050.000.00
Crimen injuria51.3752.4173.38235.86141.5284.91
Neglect and ill-treatment of children3.141.057.348.398.391.05
Kidnapping4.199.4313.6328.3026.2115.72
Abduction0.000.000.000.000.000.00