Northcliff 4th quarter crime stats revealed
Witness the surprising ups and downs of South Africa's top stations in the latest stats for the fourth quarter of the financial year, from January to March 2025.
The crime stats were released for the fourth quarter of 2024-2025, providing insight into the latest crime trends and hotspots across the top 30 stations in South Africa.
Brixton Police Station has witnessed a decline in common robberies. They have reported 67 incidents from January to March 2025, going down from 74 in the same period as the previous year, representing a 9.5% change, indicating a positive trend.
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Similarly, Linden Police station has also seen a decrease in theft of motor vehicles and motorcycles, reporting 57 incidents, going down from 60, showing a 5.0% change.
However, Linden has seen a slight increase of driving under the influence (DUI). It reported 93 incidents, going up from 83 last year, highlighting a 12.0% change, representing a growing concern in this trend.
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Meanwhile, Sophiatown Police Station saw an increase in drug-related crime. The station reported 310 incidents, increasing from 291, showing a concerning trend with a 6.5% change.
Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu stated that, as a measure to intensify their efforts against crime, they will be repositioning police to confront crime with more vigour and sharpness. “To achieve this, we have had to review our organogram and will divide our visible policing (VisPol). All the legislative processes have been undertaken, including engagements with the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council (SSSBC). The division will lead to two divisions, namely: VisPol and the Operational Response Services Unit (ORS). We will soon be appointing a divisional commissioner to head ORS. Processes in respect of that appointment are underway.”
Mchunu highlighted key aspects in fighting against crime. “Improving the efficiency of our forensic services is critical. To this end, we are increasing the number of our laboratories throughout the country, and we are equipping them with state of the art equipment and technology. We will be entering into a memorandum of understanding with the The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), for the use of their facility to assist with backlogs in the Gauteng province.”
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