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Annual Report on

SAPS Crime Statistics in eThekwini

2014-15

Prepared by Office of Strategic Management : Research and Policy Advocacy

April 2016

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Table of Contents

1) Introduction..................................................................................................... 3

2) Total Crime...................................................................................................... 3

3) Contact Crime................................................................................................. 6

4) Murder............................................................................................................. 8

5) Sexual Crimes................................................................................................ 10

6) Robbery with Aggravating Circumstances................................................. 12

7) Property Related Crime................................................................................ 15

8) Burglary at Business Premises.................................................................. 18

9) Burglary at Residential Premises................................................................ 20

10) Public Opinion Survey............................................................................... 22

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Appendices

Appendix 1: Total Crime................................................................................................................... 26

Appendix 2 : Contact Crime.............................................................................................................. 28

Appendix 3 : Sexual Crimes.............................................................................................................. 30

Appendix 4 : Murder.......................................................................................................................... 32

Appendix 5 : Aggravated Robbery................................................................................................... 34

Appendix 6 : Property Related Crime.............................................................................................. 36

Appendix 7 : Burglary at Business Premises................................................................................ 38

Appendix 8 : Burglary at Residential Premises.............................................................................. 40

Appendix 9 : Households and Population per Station (Census 2011)........................................ 42

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1. Introduction

This report is aimed at providing an in-depth understanding of aspects of crime in the eThekwini

Municipal Area and primarily focuses on contact crimes (crimes against the person), contact-related

crimes, property related crimes, crime detected as a result of police action, other serious crimes and

subcategories of aggravated robbery. It provides statistical measures of trends over a period of ten

years. These crimes were reported in the 44 police stations which are spread across eThekwini

Municipal area.

2. Total Crime in eThekwini

The graph above shows total crime reported in eThekwini over a period of ten years. For two

consecutive years (2005-6 to 2006-7), there was no significant difference, with the total number of

crime remaining almost constant at 167367 and 165893 respectively. Thereafter, between 2007-8 and

2010-11 it fluctuated between 158247 and 166326 reported cases. The highest number of reported

cases was recorded as179946 cases in 2012-13. In 2013-14 the reported cases began to trend

downwards with 172416 cases reported and settled at 167271 cases in 2014-15.

167367 165893158247 163477 167291 166326 172112

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Highest Crime Rates

The 10 stations with the highest total crime rate per 100 000 persons are listed in Table 1.

Table 1. lists 12 police stations with the highest crime rate in eThekwini in the last two years. Durban

Central had the highest in 2014-15 totalling 30779.55. Although Durban Central recorded the highest

crime rate in 2014-15 compared to the other police stations in eThekwini, it was still lower than the

2013-14 crime rate, which is sign of improvement. The same sentiments can be echoed for the rest of

the 12 policing precincts in the list of high crime rate.

Highest Crime Totals

Table 2. Total Crimes

Stations 2013-14 2014-15

Durban Central (KZN) 16201 15080

Phoenix (KZN) 11584 11654

Pinetown (KZN) 9651 9376

Umlazi (KZN) 8593 9043

Chatsworth (KZN) 9117 8634

Inanda (KZN) 7115 7169

Point (KZN) 5940 5973

Umbilo (KZN) 6273 5734

Sydenham (KZN) 5099 4911

Ntuzuma (KZN) 4903 4815

Leading the top 10 areas with the highest crime recorded was Durban Central in both 2013-14 and

2014-15. A total of 15080 crimes were recorded in Durban Central in 2014-15 compared to a total of

16201 in 2013-14, which is a decrease by1121 crimes. Other areas in the top ten list like Pinetown,

Table 1. Total Crime Rate

2013-14 2014-15

Total per 100,000 Total per 100,000

Durban Central (KZN) 16201 102798.22 15080 30779.55

Point (KZN) 5940 105281.81 5973 23659.23

Umbilo (KZN) 6273 95932.10 5734 14125.68

Berea (KZN) 4102 100613.20 3539 12840.98

Durban North (KZN) 5013 102243.52 4233 10603.94

Pinetown (KZN) 9651 100962.44 9376 10560.90

Westville (KZN) 3361 100719.21 2989 9759.57

Brighton Beach (KZN) 3258 91414.14 3027 8701.73

Bellair (KZN) 1983 88566.32 1907 7531.27

Montclair (KZN) 3869 108710.31 3318 7423.61

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Chatsworth, Umbilo, Sydenham, Ntuzuma have also decreased while areas like Phoenix, Umlazi,

Inanda, and Point have marginally increased. On average, in most stations located in the eThekwini

Municipal Area, the crime reported is generally trending downwards as of the 2014-15 crime statistics

released by SAPS.

Map 1. Total Crime Rate

The map reflects clearly the areas with the highest rate of crime. What is more alarming is the

proximity of the areas with the high rate, namely, Durban Central, Point, Umbilo and the Berea area. In

the western suburbs of the city, areas like Pinetown and Westville recorded high rate of crime in 2014-

15. It is of interest to note that the further you move out of the inner city and out of the two western

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suburbs, then crime rate tended to decline. This might be due to less population in those areas

compared to the inner city and the two western suburbs.

3. Contact Crime

The chart above portrays the total contact crime over a five year period. Contact crime includes murder,

attempted murder, sexual crimes, assault (SGBH), common assault and robbery. Over the last five

years, contact crime was at its peak in 2010-11 as 49 864 cases were reported to the police. In 2011-

12, contact crime cases began to trend downwards from 48 066 reported cases to 42 694 cases in

2014-15. The biggest drop was recorded between 2012-13 and 2013-14 which is a drop by 2 746

cases. Overall contact crime cases which were reported to the police fluctuated between 40 000 and

50 000 over a five year period in eThekwini.

Table 3.1 : Contact Crime

Highest Contact Crime Rates

These are the 10 stations with the highest crime rate.

Contact Crime 2013-14 2014-15

Station Total per 100 000 Total per 100 000


Point (KZN) 1081 4281.87 864 3422.33

Pinetown (KZN) 2429 2735.97 2437 2744.98

Umbilo (KZN) 1131 2786.21 943 2323.08

Isipingo (KZN) 1018 2186.95 909 1952.78

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Westville (KZN) 577 1884.00 540 1763.19

Ntu Zuma (KZN) 2148 1781.02 2026 1679.86

Berea (KZN) 462 1676.33 456 1654.56

Phoenix (KZN) 3307 1617.57 3146 1538.82

Sydenham (KZN) 1132 1467.26 1138 1475.04

Table 3.1 shows Durban Central having the highest crime rate in both 2013-14 and 2014-15. It should

be noted that although the inner city tends to attract a lot of people, the population considered in this

report (per 100 000 people) resides in the city. Durban Central was followed by the Point policing

precinct at 4281.87 in 2013-14 and 3422.33 in 2014-15. Pinetown's contact crime rate almost remained

constant at 2735.97 in 2013-14 and 2744.98 in 2014-15. Overall the 2014-15 crime rate across the top

10 police stations was low compared to the 2013-14 crime rate.

Map 2. Total Contact Crime Rate

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The map shows high concentration of contact crime in Durban Central, the Point area and Umbilo.

Pinetown and surroundings experience a high contact crime rate in 2014-15 as well. It is noteworthy to

point out that as one moves out of the city the crime rate tends to decrease and the same sentiments

can be echoed for Pinetown, as you move towards the upper highway areas contact crime rate tends to

decrease.

4. Murder

Murder is one of the thorny crimes in South Africa. The above graph shows reported murder cases over

a five year period. In 2010-11, 1384 murders were committed in eThekwini, then there was a slight

decline the following year to 1349 murder cases. However in 2012-13, the number of murder cases

trended upwards starting at 1405 cases and settled at 1576 reported murder cases in 2014-15.

Highest Murder Rate per Station

Table 4.1

Murder Rate 2013-14 2014-15


Hammarsdale (KZN) 14 85 16 97

Isipingo (KZN) 49 105 40 86

Ntuzuma (KZN) 64 53 97 80

Kwa Mashu E (KZN) 128 89 107 74

Mpumalanga station (KZN) 92 98 64 68

Umsunduzi (KZN) 13 49 18 68

Folweni (KZN) 28 48 37 64

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Kwandengezi (KZN) 27 40 42 62

Amanzimtoti (KZN) 8 16 30 61

Umbumbulu (KZN) 16 56 17 60

The table shows the murder rate across the top10 stations in eThekwini. The Hammarsdale police

station recorded the highest murder rate (97) in 2014-15 which is an increase compared to 85 in 2013-

14 . Isipingo police station decreased from 105 in 2013-14 to 86 murder rate in 2014-15 while Ntuzuma

police station increased to 80 murder rate in 2014-15 compared to 64 in 2013-14. The most notable

decrease was recorded by the KwaMashu E station. This station decreased from 128 in 2013-14 to 74

in 2014-15.

Map 3 : Murder Rate

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The map shows clearly that Hammersdale recorded the highest murder rate and this is followed closely

by Isipingo in the South and by Ntuzuma and KwaMashu in the north. Durban Central and the Point

recorded low murder rate levels compared to the outer parts of the city like Umbumbulu and Folweni in

the south and KwaNdengezi and Umsunduzi in the west. Outer parts recorded high murder rates than

the inner parts of eThekwini.

5. Sexual Crimes

Overall, sexual crimes recorded over a five year period in all eThekwini SAPS police stations trended

downwards, but remained in the four digit numbers, fluctuating between 3040 in 2014-15 and 5400 in

2010-11.

Total Sexual Crime Rates per 100 000

Table 5.1

Sexual Crimes 2013-14 2014-15



Ntuzuma (KZN) 208 172.46366 198 164.1721377

Umbumbulu (KZN) 46 162.148856 42 148.0489555

Cato Manor (KZN) 86 116.502077 100 135.4675319

Point (KZN) 43 170.324287 32 126.752958

Umlazi (KZN) 338 118.95621 340 119.6600932

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Umkomaas (KZN) 68 124.157767 65 118.6802187

Isipingo (KZN) 54 116.006989 55 118.1552664

Hammarsdale (KZN) 12 72.4749032 18 108.7123549

Folweni (KZN) 73 126.217279 61 105.4692329

Looking at the table above, sexual crimes reported across 10 police stations seen to have recorded

noticeable rates of sexual crimes, Durban Central topped the list in 2014-15 at 186, although this was a

decrease compared to 2013-14. Ntuzuma decreased to 164 in 2014-15 compared to 172 in 2013-14. It

is also noteworthy that Umbumbulu, Cato Manor and Point trended downwards in sexual crimes' rate in

2014-15. Umlazi remained almost constant at 119 and 120 in 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively.

Map 4: Sexual Crime Rate

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The map above shows clearly that Durban Central recorded the highest concentration of sexual

offences. It was closely followed by Ntuzuma and then Umbumbulu. Contrary to other crimes whose

concentration is highest in the inner city and surrounds, sexual crimes seemed to spread to the furthest

outskirts like Umkomaas in the south, Hammersdale in the west and Tongaat in north.

6. Robbery with Aggravating Circumstances

Looking at the chart above, the total robbery with aggravating circumstances over a five year period

fluctuated between 10 000 and 12 000 cases in eThekwini. In 2010-11, total robbery recorded stood at

11 231 cases, this dropped to 10 488 in 2011-12 and leapt to 11 338 cases the following year. In 2013-

14, 11 631 robbery cases were recorded, this was an increase compared to 2012-13 cases. Robbery

cases dropped marginally to 11 297 cases in 2014-15.

Robbery with Aggravated Circumstances per 100 000

Table 6.1

Aggravated Robbery 2013-14 2014-15



Pinetown (KZN) 1035 1165.7995 1013 1141.01922

Umbilo (KZN) 411 1012.49674 421 1037.1317

Berea (KZN) 208 754.711728 202 732.941198

Isipingo (KZN) 358 769.083371 308 661.669492

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Point (KZN) 225 891.231736 163 645.64788

Montclair (KZN) 307 686.874479 279 624.227946

Westville (KZN) 223 728.131289 184 600.789943

Greenwood Park (KZN) 437 599.341887 365 500.594483

Bayview (KZN) 182 500.819923 179 492.56465

The table above shows highest aggravated robbery rates across 10 police stations which recorded

highest robbery rates. Durban Central recorded the highest aggravated robbery rates in both 2013-14

and 2014-15. This might be due to the fact that, a lot of operations done or taking place in the inner city

sometimes require one to be in the city result in unfortunate opportunities for people to be robbed. It

should also be noted that Durban Central rate increased to 2004 in 2014-15 compared to 1941 in 2013-

14. Durban Central is followed by Pinetown, then Umbilo. Although aggravated robbery in Pinetown

decreased to 1141 in 2014-15 compared to 1166 in 2013-15, Pinetown occupied second position in the

list of 10 police stations that reported high aggravated robbery rates.

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Map 5: Robbery with Aggravating Circumstances' Rate

Durban Central and the areas immediately around it like Berea and Umbilo seem to have a high rate of

aggravated robbery. Pinetown, the immediate adjacent areas like Westville recorded a high rate

aggravated robbery in 2014-15. The rationale behind this high spike in aggravated offences robbery

offences might be because most of these areas have busy office complexes so robbers see this as an

opportunity especially in Durban Central.

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7. Property-Related Crime

The chart above depicts a total number of property related crimes recorded in eThekwini over a five

year period, starting from 2010-11 to 2014-15 . These include burglary at business and residential

premises, theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle, theft out of or from motor vehicle and stock theft.

Property related crimes were recorded as 39 308 cases in 2010-11 and gradually increased to 40 897

cases the following financial year. In 2012-13, the total number increased again to 45 384 cases,

thereafter it trended downwards until it settled at 39 545 cases in 2014-15. Over the five year period,

property related crime was at its peak at 45 384 cases in 2012-13.

Table 7.1

Property Related Crimes 2010 to 2011

2011 to 2012

2012 to 2013

2013 to 2014

2014 to 2015

Burglary at non-residential premises 4666 4586 5113 4531 4362

Burglary at residential premises 17976 19468 22003 19895 18820

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle 7440 7127 6902 6137 5993

Theft out of or from motor vehicle 9043 9496 11144 10869 10072

Stock-theft 183 220 222 205 298

Total Property-Related Crimes 39 308 40 897 45 384 41 637 39 545

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Table 7.1 depicts in detail each property crime and how it contributed in terms of the trends to the total

property related crimes in eThekwini over a five year period. Burglary at residential premises was the

major contributor across the five years while stock theft contribution to the total of property related

crimes was minimal. It should be noted that theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle embarked on a

downward trend across the five year period, starting at 7 440 reported cases in 2010-11 culminating at

5 993 cases in 2014-15. This downward trend could be as a result of tracking devices installed in most

vehicles which makes it easy for the law enforcement agencies to track stolen vehicles and

motorcycles. Theft out of or from motor vehicles remained above 10 000 cases in the last three years.

Highest Reported Cases : Property Related Crime

Table 7.2

Total Property related Crime

Station : 2013-14 Total Station: 2014-15 Total

Pinetown (KZN) 2664 Pinetown (KZN) 2625

Durban Central (KZN) 2638 Durban Central (KZN) 2454

Umbilo (KZN) 2390 Umbilo (KZN) 2106

Phoenix (KZN) 2124 Phoenix (KZN) 2057

Berea (KZN) 2051 Chatsworth (KZN) 1806

Chatsworth (KZN) 1899 Berea (KZN) 1787

Amanzimtoti (KZN) 1580 Greenwood Park (KZN) 1493

Durban North (KZN) 1579 Inanda (KZN) 1473

Umlazi (KZN) 1430 Umlazi (KZN) 1408

Inanda (KZN) 1414 Hillcrest (KZN) 1286

Looking at Table 7.2 above, out of ten police stations , Pinetown, Durban Central, Umbilo and Phoenix

were in the top four when it comes to recorded property related crimes in both 2013-14 and 2014-15.

Pinetown recorded the highest number of property related crimes. These were recorded as 2 664 in

2013-14 and 2 625 in 2014-15, which is a decrease by a meagre 39 cases. The same sentiments can

be echoed for Durban Central (2638 in 2013-14 and 2454 in 2014-15) but with a notable decrease of

184 cases.

The decrease was even more noteworthy in Umbilo at 284 cases in 2014-15 compared to 2013-14. It

should be noted that five out of the ten police stations that recorded the highest number of property

related crimes in 2013-14, reported a decrease in 2014-15 (including Umlazi police station).

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Map 6 : Property Related Crime Totals

The above map shows a high concentration of property related crimes in Pinetown. Pinetown has a

sizeable industrial area compounded by residential areas and all these combined economic and social

elements might have contributed to the high number of crimes committed in business and residential

properties. Durban Central, Umbilo and Phoenix also experienced high property related crimes in 2014-

15. The outlying areas of Umbumbulu in the South, Inchanga and Hammersdale in the West

experienced less property related crimes in 2014-15. In essence, the same pattern of decreasing crime

trends as one moves away from the city or economic hubs of eThekwini can be observed here.

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8. Burglary at Business Premises (non-residential)

Looking at a five year period between 2010-11 and 2014-15, burglary incidences at business premises

have decreased as of 2014-15 SAPS Crime Statistics. A total of 4 666 cases were recorded in 2010-11,

this figure marginally decreased to 4 586 cases in 2011-12, only to surge to 5 113 the following year.

That same year (2012-13) recorded the highest number of burglaries at business premises (5 113) in

the five year period. Soon after this surge in burglary cases at business premises, these cases started

to trend downwards at 4 531 cases in 2013-14 and 4 362 cases in 2014-15 respectively.

Highest Reported Cases: Burglary at business Premises

Table 8.1

Total Burglary at Non-Residential Premises


Durban Central (KZN) 579 Pinetown (KZN) 531

Pinetown (KZN) 564 Durban Central (KZN) 521

Umbilo (KZN) 355 Greenwood Park (KZN) 309

Greenwood Park (KZN) 229 Umbilo (KZN) 241

Isipingo (KZN) 163 Umlazi (KZN) 187

Phoenix (KZN) 156 Phoenix (KZN) 180

Brighton Beach (KZN) 146 Chatsworth (KZN) 149

Berea (KZN) 141 Hillcrest (KZN) 146

Umlazi (KZN) 134 Berea (KZN) 138

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Montclair (KZN) 125 Inanda (KZN) 99

The above table shows 10 stations that recorded high burglary cases at business premises. In 2014-15,

Pinetown was the highest with a total of 513 burglary cases reported and was followed by Durban

Central with 521 cases. In 2013-14, Durban Central recorded 579 cases while Pinetown recorded 564

business burglary cases. Looking at these two police stations, they both showed a decrease in

business burglaries in 2014-15 compared to 2013-14.

Umbilo police station also showed a decrease in 2014-15 with 241 business burglaries compared to

355 cases in 2013-14 while Greenwood Park surged to 309 business burglaries in 2014-15 compared

to 229 in 2013-14.

Map 7 : Total Burglary at Non Residential Premises

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The map above shows clearly the high concentration belt of burglary cases reported at business

premises, starting from Phoenix and Greenwood in the North through to Umbilo, Chatsworth and

Umlazi in the South and all the way to Hillcrest in the West. The hotspots are Pinetown and Durban

Central, may be due to their industrialised nature and other businesses that can be found in these

policing precincts.

9. Burglary at Residential Premises

Looking at the five year period, burglary cases at residential premises started off at 17 976 reported

cases in 2010-11 and increased to 19 468 cases in 2011-12 which is an increase by 1 492 cases. In

2012-13, residential burglary cases reached a climax of 22 003 cases which is an increase by 2 535

cases compared to the previous year. In the two years that follow, a decline in these crimes was

recorded as they settled at 18 820 in 2014-15. Looking at the five year period, it should be noted that

like business burglaries, residential burglaries were at the highest peak in 2012-13.

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Highest Reported Cases: Burglary at Residential Premises

Table 9.1

Total Burglary at Residential Premises


Inanda (KZN) 1126 Inanda (KZN) 1146

Umlazi (KZN) 981 Chatsworth (KZN) 991

Chatsworth (KZN) 955 Umlazi (KZN) 950

Phoenix (KZN) 930 Hillcrest (KZN) 846

Pinetown (KZN) 869 Phoenix (KZN) 844

Amanzimtoti (KZN) 854 Pinetown (KZN) 745

Mariannhill (KZN) 767 Umbilo (KZN) 706

Hillcrest (KZN) 718 Mariannhill (KZN) 676

Ntu Zuma (KZN) 693 Ntu Zuma (KZN) 638

Sydenham (KZN) 664 Sydenham (KZN) 635

Table 9.1 above shows 10 police stations that recorded the highest number of burglaries at residential

properties. For both 2013-14 and 2014-15, Inanda topped the list with 1 126 and 1 146 cases

respectively. Umlazi and Chatsworth seem to interchangeably occupy either the second or third

position in the same last two years. Sydenham recorded the least residential burglaries in this list of top

ten police stations with the highest number of burglaries. A total of 664 cases were reported in 2013-14

at Sydenham police stations and this decreased to 635 cases in 2014-15

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Map 8 : Total Burglary at Residential Premises

The above map clearly depicts that the northern suburbs or areas of Inanda, Phoenix and Ntuzuma

were the hardest hit by residential burglaries and also the Southern areas of Umlazi, Chatsworth and

even Umbilo experienced a certain degree of residential burglaries. In the western suburbs of the city,

Hillcrest was the hardest hit in 2014-15.

10. Public Opinion Survey

During the Municipal Services and Living Conditions Survey (MSLCS), respondents were asked if they

had been a victim of crime and the answer that was expected was either a "yes or no" answer. This is

a Municipal wide survey conducted annually.

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The survey is crucial to eThekwini Municipality in that it sketches the annual picture of the rate of basic

services' delivery by scrutinising a number of survey sections including Crime and Safety. Table 10.1

below shows the results over a four year survey cycle.

Table 10.1

2011-12% 2012-13 % 2013-14 % 2014-15 %

Yes 13 14 22 16

No 87 86 78 84

Total 100 100 100 100

The residents were given an opportunity to give an account of their crime experiences, about 16% of

residents reported being a victim of crime in 2014-15, which is a decrease of 6% compared to 2013-14.

The highest number of those who have fallen victim to criminal elements over the four year period was

recorded in 2013-14 at 22%.

Safety in eThekwini when Walking

Table 10.2

Feeling safe walking where you live during the day

2011-2012 % 2012-2013 % 2013-2014 % 2014-15 %

Safe 81 77 73 73

Unsafe 19 23 27 27

Total 100 100 100 100

The residents were also asked how safe it is to walk where they live during the day, 81% said they felt

safe in 2011-12. However this declined to 77% in 2012-13, which is a 4% decrease. In 2013-14, the

number of respondents who felt safe when walking in the area that they lived in further decreased to

73%, which is a 4% decrease compared to the previous year. Overall, about 73% of residents felt safe

at home during the day in both 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively.

On the other side, those that felt unsafe when walking during the day fluctuated between 18% and 28%

over the 4 years, with the highest number recorded in both 2013-14 and 2014-15 at 27% respectively.

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Table 10.3

Feeling Safe walking where you live after dark

2011-2012 % 2012-2013 % 2013-2014 % 2014-15 %

Safe 45 32 43 32

Unsafe 55 68 57 68

Total 100 100 100 100

After dark the safety pattern changed dramatically as almost half (45%) of those who cited safety

during the day when walking were now citing safety concerns in 2011-12. The following year, 32% felt

safe after dark and this increased to 43% in 2013-14 , only to revert back to 32% in 2014-15. Overall

those who felt safe walking after dark in the areas they live in remained under 50% over the four years.

On the other hand , those residents who felt unsafe when walking after dark in their respective

residential areas fluctuated between 50% and 70% across the four year period.

Safety in eThekwini when at Home

Table 10.4

Feeling safe at home during the day

2011-2012% 2012-2013 % 2013-2014 % 2014-15 %

Safe 83 76 76 73

Unsafe 17 24 25 27

Total 100 100 100 100

About 83% of the respondents felt safe at home during the day in 2011-12. When the safety question

was posed to the respondents a year later, fewer (76%) people were now complaining about their

safety issues, which is a 7% decrease. Those who felt safe during the day at home remained constant,

also at 76% in 2013-14 but decreased to 73% in 2014-15 . Overall feeling safe at home during the day

trended downwards over the four period.

Table 10.5

Feeling safe at home at night

2011-2012 % 2012-2013 % 2013-2014 % 2014-15 %

Very Safe 53 42 53 45

Unsafe 47 58 47 55

Total 100 100 100 100

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Again, after dark the safety pattern changes as fewer people were feeling safe at home after dark

across the four years compared to feeling safe at home during the day. About 53% of the respondents

felt safe at home at night in 2011-12. This dipped to 42% the following year, dipping by 11% but surged

back to 53% again in 2013-14, only to decrease to 45% in 2014-15. Feeling safe at home at night

fluctuated between 40% and 55% over the four year period.

Areas considered most unsafe

Table 10.6

AREAS %

KwaMashu 11.4

Durban CBD 8.1

Umlazi 7.1

Inanda 5.8

Umlazi B 4.4

Pinetown 3.5

Isipingo 3.2

Chatsworth 2.2

Clermont 2.2

Clairwood 2

In the same survey, respondents were asked to list the areas that were considered to be the most

unsafe areas as of 2014-15. Out of the shortlist of ten areas mentioned by respondents, KwaMashu

was mentioned by 11.4%, the Durban CBD was mentioned by 8.1%, with 7.1% listing Umlazi. The least

mentioned unsafe areas were Chatsworth, Clermont and Clairwood. These were mentioned

respectively by 2% of the respondents.

Looking at the SAPS data especially, the top 10 police stations with the highest number of crimes

across the various crime categories and the listed areas in Table 10.6 above from eThekwini

Municipality's Municipal Services and living Conditions Survey, areas like Durban Central, Pinetown,

KwaMashu, Umlazi,Isipingo, Inanda and Chatsworth interchangeably recorded the highest number of

crimes. This shows a degree of collaboration in how people feel unsafe in certain areas and the

number of crimes reported in those areas.

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Appendix 1 : Total Crime

Total Crime

2013 2014

2014- 2015

Stations Total per 100 000 Total per 100 000 Increase %

Amanzimtoti 4211 8567.58 3484 7088.45 -17

Bayview 2068 5690.64 1952 5371.43 -6

Bellair 1983 7831.41 1907 7531.27 -4

Berea 4102 14883.79 3539 12840.98 -14

Bhekithemba 2752 1986.86 2620 1891.56 -5

Brighton Beach 3258 9365.79 3027 8701.73 -7

Cato Manor 2147 2908.49 2205 2987.06 3

Chatsworth 9117 5782.33 8634 5475.99 -5

Durban Central 16201 33067.60 15080 30779.55 -7

Durban North 5013 12557.89 4233 10603.94 -16

Folweni 1579 2730.10 1677 2899.54 6

Greenwood Park 4428 6072.97 4455 6110.00 1

Hammarsdale 478 2886.92 606 3659.98 27

Hillcrest 3275 2994.04 3739 3418.23 14

Inanda 7115 2202.75 7169 2219.46 1

Inchanga 869 1665.50 880 1686.59 1

Isipingo 3585 7701.58 3029 6507.13 -16

King Shaka International Airport 502 1168223.97 553 1286908.08 10

Kwa Mashu E 4603 3197.74 4641 3224.14 1

Kwadabeka 2819 2596.44 2829 2605.65 0

Kwamakhutha 2082 1773.99 2298 1958.04 10

Kwandengezi 1764 2617.64 1941 2880.29 10

Lamontville 1032 3083.97 1172 3502.34 14

Malvern 1574 4093.19 1493 3882.55 -5

Mariannhill 4393 3458.30 4611 3629.91 5

Maydon Wharf 323 23142.38 213 15261.07 -34

Mayville 2243 4298.76 2535 4858.39 13

Montclair 3869 8656.41 3318 7423.61 -14

Mpumalanga station 2267 2404.25 2278 2415.92 0

Newlands East 3212 4228.78 2862 3767.98 -11

Ntu Zuma 4903 4065.33 4815 3992.37 -2

Phoenix 11584 5666.16 11654 5700.40 1

Pinetown 9651 10870.66 9376 10560.90 -3

Point 5940 23528.52 5973 23659.23 1

Sydenham 5099 6609.14 4911 6365.46 -4

Tongaat 3164 4434.47 3075 4309.73 -3

Umbilo 6273 15453.51 5734 14125.68 -9

Umbumbulu 978 3447.43 893 3147.80 -9

Umkomaas 2821 5150.72 2768 5053.95 -2

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Umlazi 8593 3024.23 9043 3182.61 5

Umsunduzi 449 1685.96 415 1558.29 -8

Verulam 4163 3725.49 4340 3883.89 4

Wentworth 2573 5622.19 2305 5036.59 -10

Westville 3361 10974.21 2989 9759.57 -11

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Appendix 2: Contact Crime

Contact Crime 2013- 2014 2014- 2015 Stations Total per 100 000 Total per 100 000 Increase %

Amanzimtoti 598 1216.67 477 970.49 -20

Bayview 491 1351.11 453 1246.55 -8

Bellair 356 1405.94 275 1086.05 -23

Berea 462 1676.33 456 1654.56 -1

Bhekithemba 977 705.36 998 720.53 2

Brighton Beach 534 1535.09 454 1305.12 -15

Cato Manor 639 865.64 654 885.96 2

Chatsworth 2601 1649.65 2239 1420.05 -14

Durban Central 2536 5176.19 2425 4949.63 -4

Durban North 394 987.00 303 759.03 -23

Folweni 583 1008.01 605 1046.05 4

Greenwood Park 1051 1441.44 890 1220.63 -15

Hammarsdale 132 797.22 180 1087.12 36

Hillcrest 667 609.78 757 692.06 13

Inanda 2948 912.68 2961 916.70 0

Inchanga 282 540.47 288 551.97 2

Isipingo 1018 2186.95 909 1952.78 -11


Kwa Mashu E 1672 1161.55 1519 1055.26 -9

Kwadabeka 848 781.05 808 744.21 -5

Kwamakhutha 848 722.55 917 781.34 8

Kwandengezi 581 862.16 609 903.71 5

Lamontville 407 1216.26 377 1126.61 -7

Malvern 279 725.54 226 587.71 -19

Mariannhill 1378 1084.80 1472 1158.80 7

Maydon Wharf 20 1432.96 17 1218.02 -15

Mayville 523 1002.34 519 994.68 -1

Montclair 679 1519.18 659 1474.43 -3

Mpumalanga station 916 971.46 765 811.32 -16

Newlands East 825 1086.16 730 961.09 -12

Ntu Zuma 2148 1781.02 2026 1679.86 -6

Phoenix 3307 1617.57 3146 1538.82 -5

Pinetown 2429 2735.97 2437 2744.98 0

Point 1081 4281.87 864 3422.33 -20

Sydenham 1132 1467.26 1138 1475.04 1

Tongaat 1002 1404.34 910 1275.40 -9

Umbilo 1131 2786.21 943 2323.08 -17

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Umbumbulu 356 1254.89 262 923.54 -26

Umkomaas 692 1263.49 744 1358.43 8

Umlazi 3500 1231.80 3671 1291.98 5

Umsunduzi 197 739.72 199 747.23 1

Verulam 1224 1095.37 1214 1086.42 -1

Wentworth 766 1673.76 603 1317.60 -21

Westville 577 1884.00 540 1763.19 -6

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Appendix 3: Sexual Crimes

Sexual Crimes 2013- 2014 2014- 2015 Stations Total per 100 000 Total per 100 000 Increase %

Amanzimtoti 61 124.11 39 79.35 -36

Bayview 17 46.78 13 35.77 -24

Bellair 16 63.19 10 39.49 -38

Berea 9 32.66 11 39.91 22

Bhekithemba 136 98.19 109 78.69 -20

Brighton Beach 42 120.74 28 80.49 -33

Cato Manor 86 116.50 100 135.47 16

Chatsworth 130 82.45 116 73.57 -11

Durban Central 104 212.27 91 185.74 -13

Durban North 24 60.12 9 22.55 -63

Folweni 73 126.22 61 105.47 -16

Greenwood Park 62 85.03 55 75.43 -11

Hammarsdale 12 72.47 18 108.71 50

Hillcrest 78 71.31 69 63.08 -12

Inanda 44 13.62 36 11.15 -18

Inchanga 44 84.33 36 69.00 -18

Isipingo 54 116.01 55 118.16 2


Kwa Mashu E 141 97.95 114 79.20 -19

Kwadabeka 78 71.84 74 68.16 -5

Kwamakhutha 153 130.37 88 74.98 -42

Kwandengezi 42 62.32 56 83.10 33

Lamontville 40 119.53 31 92.64 -23

Malvern 23 59.81 11 28.61 -52

Mariannhill 148 116.51 102 80.30 -31

Maydon Wharf 2 143.30 4 286.59 100

Mayville 27 51.75 33 63.25 22

Montclair 35 78.31 22 49.22 -37


Newlands East 55 72.41 46 60.56 -16

Ntu Zuma 208 172.46 198 164.17 -5

Phoenix 145 70.92 155 75.82 7

Pinetown 74 83.35 49 55.19 -34

Point 43 170.32 32 126.75 -26

Sydenham 77 99.80 66 85.55 -14

Tongaat 85 119.13 71 99.51 -16

Umbilo 54 133.03 34 83.76 -37

Umbumbulu 46 162.15 42 148.05 -9

Umkomaas 68 124.16 65 118.68 -4

Umlazi 338 118.96 340 119.66 1

Umsunduzi 24 90.12 20 75.10 -17

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Verulam 127 113.65 113 101.12 -11

Wentworth 34 74.29 32 69.92 -6

Westville 49 159.99 28 91.42 -43

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Appendix 4: Murder

Murder 2013- 2014

2014- 2015 Stations Total per 100 000 Total per 100 000 Increase %

Amanzimtoti 8 16.28 30 61.04 275

Bayview 6 16.51 13 35.77 117

Bellair 7 27.64 3 11.85 -57

Berea 2 7.26 2 7.26 0

Bhekithemba 52 37.54 42 30.32 -19

Brighton Beach 7 20.12 10 28.75 43

Cato Manor 39 52.83 40 54.19 3

Chatsworth 56 35.52 49 31.08 -13

Durban Central 41 83.68 29 59.19 -29

Durban North 5 12.53 7 17.54 40

Folweni 28 48.41 37 63.97 32

Greenwood Park 27 37.03 29 39.77 7

Hammarsdale 14 84.55 16 96.63 14

Hillcrest 34 31.08 37 33.83 9

Inanda 164 50.77 179 55.42 9

Inchanga 16 30.67 23 44.08 44

Isipingo 49 105.27 40 85.93 -18


Kwa Mashu E 128 88.92 107 74.33 -16

Kwadabeka 61 56.18 59 54.34 -3

Kwamakhutha 54 46.01 61 51.98 13

Kwandengezi 27 40.07 42 62.32 56

Lamontville 8 23.91 13 38.85 63

Malvern 3 7.80 5 13.00 67

Mariannhill 45 35.43 64 50.38 42

Maydon Wharf 0 0.00 0 0.00 0

Mayville 8 15.33 6 11.50 -25

Montclair 16 35.80 8 17.90 -50


Newlands East 11 14.48 15 19.75 36

Ntu Zuma 64 53.07 97 80.43 52

Phoenix 40 19.57 31 15.16 -23

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Pinetown 22 24.78 42 47.31 91

Point 12 47.53 11 43.57 -8

Sydenham 20 25.92 32 41.48 60

Tongaat 29 40.64 28 39.24 -3

Umbilo 20 49.27 5 12.32 -75

Umbumbulu 16 56.40 17 59.92 6

Umkomaas 27 49.30 28 51.12 4

Umlazi 133 46.81 170 59.83 28

Umsunduzi 13 48.81 18 67.59 38

Verulam 42 37.59 55 49.22 31

Wentworth 9 19.67 10 21.85 11

Westville 7 22.86 2 6.53 -71

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Appendix 5: Aggravated Robbery

Aggravated Robbery 2013- 2014 2014- 2015 Stations Total per 100 000 Total per 100 000 Increase %

Amanzimtoti 209 425.23 179 364.19 -14

Bayview 182 500.82 179 492.56 -1

Bellair 100 394.93 70 276.45 -8

Berea 208 754.71 202 732.94 -1

Bhekithemba 160 115.52 171 123.46 10

Brighton Beach 134 385.21 116 333.47 -5

Cato Manor 112 151.72 125 169.33 9

Chatsworth 496 314.58 510 323.46 4

Durban Central 951 1941.07 982 2004.34 2

Durban North 138 345.70 82 205.42 -16

Folweni 64 110.66 85 146.97 19

Greenwood Park 437 599.34 365 500.59 -12

Hammarsdale 43 259.70 59 356.33 6

Hillcrest 175 159.99 218 199.30 27

Inanda 613 189.78 651 201.54 20

Inchanga 50 95.83 52 99.66 2

Isipingo 358 769.08 308 661.67 -7


Kwa Mashu E 403 279.97 326 226.47 -28

Kwadabeka 143 131.71 166 152.89 17

Kwamakhutha 130 110.77 183 155.93 48

Kwandengezi 111 164.72 73 108.33 -23

Lamontville 47 140.45 55 164.36 6

Malvern 116 301.66 86 223.64 -10

Mariannhill 272 214.13 288 226.72 7

Maydon Wharf 0 0.00 0 0.00 0

Mayville 182 348.81 174 333.48 -2

Montclair 307 686.87 279 624.23 -4

Mpumalanga station 163 172.87 188 199.38 14

Newlands East 285 375.22 216 284.38 -18

Ntu Zuma 479 397.16 429 355.71 -13

Phoenix 754 368.81 727 355.60 -7

Pinetown 1035 1165.80 1013 1141.02 -2

Point 225 891.23 163 645.65 -7

Sydenham 387 501.62 379 491.25 -2

Tongaat 229 320.95 210 294.32 -6

Umbilo 411 1012.50 421 1037.13 1

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Umbumbulu 25 88.12 42 148.05 19

Umkomaas 210 383.43 175 319.52 -9

Umlazi 597 210.11 716 251.99 57

Umsunduzi 20 75.10 21 78.85 1

Verulam 303 271.16 311 278.32 3

Wentworth 134 292.80 111 242.54 -8

Westville 223 728.13 184 600.79 -5

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Appendix 6 : Property Related Crime

Property related Crime 2013- 2014 2014- 2015

Stations Total Total Increase %

Amanzimtoti 1580 1256 -21

Bayview 650 567 -13

Bellair 630 577 -8

Berea 2051 1787 -13

Bhekithemba 676 507 -25

Brighton Beach 851 709 -17

Cato Manor 353 343 -3

Chatsworth 1899 1806 -5

Durban Central 2638 2454 -7

Durban North 1579 1191 -25

Folweni 319 371 16

Greenwood Park 1358 1493 10

Hammarsdale 109 152 39

Hillcrest 1091 1286 18

Inanda 1414 1473 4

Inchanga 262 222 -15

Isipingo 940 737 -22

King Shaka International Airport 105 150 43

Kwa Mashu E 628 666 6

Kwadabeka 687 747 9

Kwamakhutha 562 640 14

Kwandengezi 312 427 37

Lamontville 186 194 4

Malvern 529 562 6

Mariannhill 1026 897 -13

Maydon Wharf 7 16 129

Mayville 787 1006 28

Montclair 1188 833 -30

Mpumalanga station 379 410 8

Newlands East 843 633 -25

Ntu Zuma 897 890 -1

Phoenix 2124 2057 -3

Pinetown 2664 2625 -1

Point 961 1040 8

Sydenham 1252 1196 -4

Tongaat 738 686 -7

Umbilo 2390 2106 -12

Umbumbulu 200 196 -2

Umkomaas 892 871 -2

Umlazi 1430 1408 -2

Umsunduzi 108 111 3

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Verulam 891 940 5

Wentworth 409 423 3

Westville 1042 884 -15

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Appendix 7 : Burglary at Business Premises

Burglary at Business Premises 2013- 2014 2014- 2015



Bayview 39 83 113

Bellair 32 17 -47

Berea 141 138 -2

Bhekithemba 57 58 2

Brighton Beach 146 90 -38

Cato Manor 21 20 -5

Chatsworth 105 149 42



Folweni 17 23 35

Greenwood Park 229 309 35



Inanda 107 99 -7

Inchanga 56 26 -54

Isipingo 163 77 -53



Kwadabeka 64 62 -3




Malvern 46 46 0


Maydon Wharf 0 2 0

Mayville 68 99 46


Mpumalanga station 55 74 35


Ntu Zuma 71 67 -6

Phoenix 156 180 15

Pinetown 564 531 -6

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Point 93 63 -32

Sydenham 61 78 28

Tongaat 90 87 -3

Umbilo 355 241 -32

Umbumbulu 40 42 5

Umkomaas 98 93 -5

Umlazi 134 187 40

Umsunduzi 20 34 70

Verulam 97 92 -5

Wentworth 78 60 -23

Westville 91 46 -49

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Appendix 8 : Burglary at Residential Premises

Burglary at Residential Premises 2013- 2014 2014- 2015



Bayview 329 287 -13

Bellair 374 335 -10

Berea 483 456 -6

Bhekithemba 499 349 -30

Brighton Beach 332 349 5

Cato Manor 248 234 -6

Chatsworth 955 991 4



Folweni 238 288 21

Greenwood Park 620 557 -10



Inanda 1126 1146 2

Inchanga 147 139 -5

Isipingo 360 319 -11



Kwadabeka 513 488 -5




Malvern 275 297 8


Maydon Wharf 0 0 0

Mayville 372 476 28


Mpumalanga station 239 237 -1


Ntu Zuma 693 638 -8

Phoenix 930 844 -9

Pinetown 869 745 -14

Point 102 114 12

Sydenham 664 635 -4

Tongaat 435 373 -14

Umbilo 649 706 9

Umbumbulu 104 110 6

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Umkomaas 586 610 4

Umlazi 981 950 -3

Umsunduzi 64 50 -22

Verulam 490 493 1

Wentworth 194 235 21

Westville 551 425 -23

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Appendix 9 : Households and Population per station (Census 2011)

eThekwini Stations Population Households

Amanzimtoti 49150.41247 15059.29552

Bayview 36340.40731 10055.68716

Bellair 25321.11009 7380.348161

Berea 27560.19182 12139.93104

Bhekithemba 138510.0327 32666.45018

Brighton Beach 34786.17634 11158.91864

Cato Manor 73818.42614 22409.13987

Chatsworth 157670.0411 45688.32366

Durban Central 48993.57016 17116.2774

Durban North 39919.13213 14784.19557

Folweni 57836.77222 12022.00572

Greenwood Park 72913.30862 24922.47708

Hammarsdale 16557.4557 5259.801699

Hillcrest 109384.0966 31043.37666

Inanda 323005.7743 78232.64463

Inchanga 52176.40378 10881.42731

Isipingo 46548.91962 13875.52908

King Shaka International Airport 42.971212 4.010646

Kwa Mashu E 143945.5222 43151.06123

Kwadabeka 108571.9194 38355.71776

Kwamakhutha 117362.2514 27560.16894

Kwandengezi 67389.0327 13141.98217

Lamontville 33463.34572 7812.536896

Malvern 38454.11977 12132.27309

Mariannhill 127027.9082 35695.64972

Maydon Wharf 1395.707797 419.629326

Mayville 52177.80799 18847.83825

Montclair 44695.21135 15884.69228

Mpumalanga station 94291.25839 20263.25837

Newlands East 75955.73456 18177.47565

Ntu Zuma 120605.1177 28285.27227

Phoenix 204441.9174 53812.37208

Pinetown 88780.27456 28867.73876

Point 25245.95915 9082.350401

Sydenham 77150.69071 26979.20746

Tongaat 71350.12701 22283.86421

Umbilo 40592.72333 15791.85385

Umbumbulu 28368.99447 5127.602799

Umkomaas 54769.02615 13976.9602

Umlazi 284138.1708 74604.63133

Umsunduzi 26631.73491 4702.012042

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Verulam 111743.5627 32241.11755

Wentworth 45765.11673 11572.32687

Westville 30626.34491 8988.732021

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