Top 10 crime trends that affected residents of Alberton in 2025
These crime trends are those that were reported at Alberton, Brackendowns, and Eden Park police stations. Crime Hub regularly updates information and analysis on all crime trends at national and provincial levels, and in police station precincts and municipalities.
The Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, recently released the third quarter crime statistics for South Africa.
The Alberton Record took a look at the numbers for local residents in the suburb’s immediate policing precincts.
Top 10 crime trends that affected residents of Alberton by police station:
Alberton SAPS:
1. Robbery with aggravating circumstances – 373 cases opened.
2. Drug-related crime – 364 cases opened.
3. Commercial crime – 340 cases opened.
4. Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle – 254 cases opened.
5. Common assault – 236 cases opened.
6. Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm – 222 cases opened.
7. Shoplifting – 217 cases opened.
8. *TRIO crimes – 212 cases opened.
9. Malicious damage to property – 159 cases opened.
10. Burglary at residential premises – 142 cases opened.
* TRIO crimes are a specific category of, often violent, aggravated robberies such as carjacking, house and business robbery.
Brackendowns SAPS:
1. Commercial crime – 446 cases opened.
2. Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs – 195 cases opened.
3. Burglary at residential premises – 168 cases opened.
4. Robbery with aggravating circumstances – 154 cases opened.
5. Common assault – 150 cases opened.
6. Malicious damage to property – 112 cases opened.
7. Theft out of or from motor vehicle – 92 cases opened.
8. Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle – 82 cases opened.
9. TRIO crimes – 79 cases opened.
10. Drug-related crime – 72 cases opened.
Caption: A visual representation of top crimes that were reported at Brackendowns SAPS in 2025.
Description: Crime statistics for Alberton policing precincts.
Photo: Crimehub.org/website
Eden Park SAPS:
1. Drug-related crime – 463 cases opened.
2. Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm – 456 cases opened.
3. Common assault – 425 cases opened.
4. Robbery with aggravating circumstances – 274 cases opened.
5. Malicious damage to property – 236 cases opened.
6. TRIO crimes – 174 cases opened.
7. Commercial crime – 141 cases opened.
8. Burglary at residential premises – 133 cases opened.
9. Street Robbery – 96 cases opened.
10. Carjacking – 87 cases opened.
“Our people are entitled to know how many crimes are reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS) on a regular basis, different categories are showing an increase, or decrease in the precincts where communities live. We share this information so that communities, businesses, and public service departments will have a sense of what is happening in their neighbourhoods in terms of crime,” said Cachalia during the media briefing.
These crime trends are those that were reported at Alberton, Brackendowns, and Eden Park police stations.
Crime Hub regularly updates information and analysis on all crime trends at national and provincial levels, and in police station precincts and municipalities.
For more information on crime trends in other neighbourhoods visit Crimehub.
