Crime Stats: Cape Flats the Deadliest Area in South Africa

Crime stats: Cape Flats the deadliest area in South Africa

Cape Town’s most vulnerable communities remain gripped by a wave of violent crime, with the latest national crime statistics revealing a troubling pattern of bloodshed in the city’s townships. According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), four of the five deadliest police precincts in the country between January and March 2025 are located in the Mother City: Delft, Mfuleni, Philippi East, and Nyanga. Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal topped the na…

Cape flats dominates list of SA's most dangerous areas

Cape Town’s poorest communities are once again bearing the brunt of South Africa’s violent crime crisis, as new figures lay bare the bloodbath unfolding in the city’s townships. Four of the country’s five deadliest police precincts between January and March this year are located in the Mother City. The South African Police Service (SAPS) released its fourth quarter crime statistics on Friday, painting a grim picture of escalating violence in are…

Cape Flats and City townships in top 5 murder hotspots in SA

The high murder rates on the Cape Flats and townships in the City remain in the spotlight after they made up the majority of the top 5 stations with the highest murder rates in the country.   This was revealed during the release of the South African Police Services’ fourth quarterly crime statistics on Friday morning.   According to the latest statistics, Delft, Nyanga, Mfuleni, and Phillipi East are four of the top five […]