Contact crime in Tshwane has dropped by 7.4% in the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year, with murder down by 23.4% and residential robbery down by 46.5%. This is according to the latest Gauteng crime statistics covering April to June 2026.
Despite the overall improvement, the figures show that crime is not declining evenly across the metro, with communities such as Mamelodi, Atteridgeville, Ga-Rankuwa, Mabopane and parts of the Tshwane CBD still under severe pressure.
The most common concerns across the affected areas are rape, kidnapping, carjacking, robbery and hijacking-related crimes. This suggests that while some policing gains are being made, serious violent and organised crimes remain concentrated in specific hotspots.
Mamelodi remains the most affected area, with Mamelodi East police station recording 625 contact crimes, up by 45 cases (7.8%), making it the 7th-worst station in Gauteng for contact crime.
Rape increased by 10 cases to 36 at Mamelodi East, placing the station 4th in the province for rape. Carjacking stood at 52 cases, the 4th highest in Gauteng, while kidnapping was recorded at 39 cases. Murder, however, decreased from 22 to 13 cases.
In the Ga-Rankuwa and Mabopane cluster, the picture is mixed. Loate station, which covers parts of Ga-Rankuwa and Mabopane South, showed a drop in contact crime to 440 cases, down by 54, or 10.9%, and a drop of 22 cases in residential robbery.
However, kidnapping at Loate shot up by 25 cases to 39, while carjacking increased by 10 to 33 cases.
Mabopane police station recorded 26 carjackings, up by 5, and 29 kidnappings, up by 13. Rietgat station recorded 28 rape cases.
Soshanguve recorded one of the biggest improvements in Tshwane, with contact crime down by 67 cases, or 15.8%, to 357 cases.
Atteridgeville is showing an upward trend, with contact crime increasing by 50 cases (12.3%) to 457. Property-related crime increased by 17 cases to 148, while rape increased by 5 cases to 28.
The station also recorded 10 truck hijackings, up by 9, making it the 5th worst station in Gauteng for truck hijacking. Kidnapping at Atteridgeville increased by 7 cases to 26.
In the Tshwane CBD, Pretoria Central police station recorded 19 rape cases, up by 7, while property-related crime dropped by 39 cases, or 18.5%, to 172.
Pretoria West recorded 40 carjackings and 30 kidnappings, with kidnappings up by 10 cases.
Overall, the statistics show that Tshwane’s crime picture has improved on paper, particularly in murder and residential robbery. However, the pressure points remain clear.
Mamelodi East continues to carry the heaviest crime burden, while Atteridgeville, Pretoria West, Loate and Mabopane are showing worrying levels of carjacking, kidnapping and hijacking-related crimes.
The figures suggest that policing gains in murder and residential robbery must now be matched by targeted action against sexual offences, vehicle-related crime and kidnapping in the areas where these crimes remain stubbornly high.
