Crime Stats for Worcester

Province
Western Cape
District municipality
Cape Winelands District Municipality
Local municipality
Breede Valley Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
147,358 people
Area
1,403.6 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime3,837.593,695.084,406.954,208.804,148.402,618.11
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,387.781,397.961,688.411,680.261,784.771,281.23
Murder32.5735.2938.0040.7229.1819.00
Sexual offences50.9038.0083.4780.0889.5861.75
Rape27.1419.6854.9759.7262.4344.11
Sexual assault18.3214.2519.6814.9323.0714.93
Attempted sexual offences3.392.714.754.753.392.04
Contact sexual offences2.041.364.070.680.680.68
Attempted murder33.9337.3259.72141.83165.58117.40
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm371.20362.38456.03445.17529.32437.03
Common assault694.23705.09792.63723.41692.19463.50
Common robbery95.01104.51117.4092.97101.1187.54
Robbery with aggravating circumstances109.94115.37141.15156.08177.8095.01
TRIO Crime23.0727.1425.1127.1427.8211.54
Carjacking0.684.750.682.042.710.68
Robbery at residential premises12.2210.8612.899.5013.575.43
Robbery at non-residential premises10.1811.5411.5415.6111.545.43
Robbery of cash in transit0.000.680.000.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.680.000.00
Truck hijacking0.680.005.430.684.070.00
Contact-related Crime420.07456.71519.82494.03476.39309.45
Arson10.186.7910.8610.1812.222.04
Malicious damage to property409.89449.92508.96483.86464.18307.41
Property-related Crime1,022.68857.77984.00931.74926.32470.28
Burglary at non-residential premises201.55175.08220.55212.41200.8791.61
Burglary at residential premises399.03351.52401.74352.88310.81143.87
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle31.2233.9321.7222.3928.5022.39
Theft out of or from motor vehicle386.81292.48334.56337.95375.96210.37
Stock-theft4.074.755.436.1110.182.04
Other serious Crime1,007.07982.641,214.731,102.76960.93557.15
All theft not mentioned elsewhere736.30705.76878.81760.05641.30461.46
Commercial crime116.04153.37176.44206.98198.1646.82
Shoplifting154.73123.51159.48135.72121.4748.86
Crime detected as a result of police action809.59829.95960.251,109.541,256.121,258.16
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition26.4729.1825.7935.2935.9738.68
Drug-related crime740.37779.06872.031,011.821,156.371,138.72
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs42.0721.7262.4362.4363.1180.76
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action0.680.000.000.000.680.00
Culpable homicide14.9316.9716.9712.2221.0411.54
Public violence19.008.146.7912.226.794.07
Crimen injuria59.7278.0482.7989.58129.62109.94
Neglect and ill-treatment of children2.712.041.360.000.685.43
Kidnapping3.395.438.828.8214.2512.22
Abduction0.000.682.710.680.000.68