Crime Stats for Somerset West

Province
Western Cape
Municipality
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
87,624 people
Area
203.6 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime3,665.663,745.554,028.584,280.794,035.423,116.73
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)718.98755.50857.07917.56834.25713.27
Murder9.134.5614.847.996.856.85
Sexual offences43.3750.2158.2062.7751.3649.07
Rape28.5329.6731.9543.3730.8130.81
Sexual assault12.5519.4020.5412.5513.6914.84
Attempted sexual offences0.001.143.421.142.282.28
Contact sexual offences2.280.002.285.714.561.14
Attempted murder13.693.427.9915.9810.273.42
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm133.53166.62174.61165.48162.06127.82
Common assault308.13329.82383.46376.61328.68325.25
Common robbery51.3662.7757.0681.0386.7351.36
Robbery with aggravating circumstances159.77138.09160.91207.71188.30149.50
TRIO Crime54.7854.7851.3678.7545.6539.94
Carjacking5.714.562.286.853.420.00
Robbery at residential premises36.5229.6726.2531.9526.2531.95
Robbery at non-residential premises12.5520.5422.8239.9415.987.99
Robbery of cash in transit0.000.000.000.000.001.14
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking3.421.142.280.001.141.14
Contact-related Crime277.32256.78275.04249.93244.23187.16
Arson4.562.282.285.713.421.14
Malicious damage to property272.76254.50272.76244.23240.80186.02
Property-related Crime1,010.001,014.561,088.741,157.221,036.25664.20
Burglary at non-residential premises111.84115.27183.74152.9397.0161.63
Burglary at residential premises526.11485.03399.43457.64425.68297.86
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle104.9982.17112.98101.57128.9660.49
Theft out of or from motor vehicle267.05332.10391.45445.08382.32241.94
Stock-theft0.000.001.140.002.282.28
Other serious Crime1,659.361,718.711,807.721,956.091,920.711,552.09
All theft not mentioned elsewhere893.59931.25893.59867.34894.73585.46
Commercial crime410.85470.19656.21866.20853.65868.48
Shoplifting354.93317.26257.92222.54172.3398.15
Crime detected as a result of police action215.69432.53590.02582.03528.39433.67
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition10.271.142.282.283.426.85
Drug-related crime174.61367.48461.06442.80419.98336.67
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs30.8162.77125.54135.81104.9989.02
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action0.001.141.141.140.001.14
Culpable homicide10.2711.4118.2614.846.854.56
Public violence2.281.145.712.283.421.14
Crimen injuria37.6633.1067.3350.2163.9141.08
Neglect and ill-treatment of children0.001.144.561.142.281.14
Kidnapping4.564.563.425.717.996.85
Abduction0.000.001.144.562.280.00