The Heatmap displays all the precincts in South Africa to you. Each precinct is colour coded.

The number of total crimes for the category or categories you have chosen are sorted numerically and then divided into 5 blocks, called quintiles.

The first quintile contains the precincts in the bottom 20%, so they have the least crimes. They are shown in green.

The fifth quintile contains the precincts that have are in the top 20% in terms of number of crimes, in other words they have the most crimes. They are shown in red.

Therefore the colour of the precinct, from green to orange to red, indicates how many crimes it has in comparison to the others.

All our statistics are sourced from the annually and quarterly published SAPS crime statistics (http://www.saps.gov.za).

Crime statistics are totalled by year, and usually published in September / October for the period from April of the previous year to March of the current year. Since 2020, SAPS have also begun publishing interim quarterly statistics four times a year.

The coloured areas on the map are the different police precincts in South Africa.

Using your GPS location, we will automatically zoom to your current precinct.

To find a precinct by address, click the green search button

Do you want more detailed crime statistics? Such as:

• Breakdown of crime numbers per crime category, across 25 different categories
• History of crime numbers by year over the last 10 years
• Graphs of crime numbers which allow you to easily see trends

Purchase a Detailed Crime Stats Profile for the police precinct you are interested in.

The police precinct is the area served by a particular police station. Use the map to find the area in which your suburb falls.

Click here to download a Sample Report