93 Stolen Cars Per Day in SA – Areas To Avoid

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93 Stolen Cars Per Day in SA – Areas To Avoid

December 17, 2024

The latest crime data from the South African Police Services (SAPS) shows that 8,597 cars and motorcycles were stolen across all nine provinces in South Africa between July and September 2024.

Averaged out over over this period, this means that approximately 93 vehicles were stolen in South Africa every day in the second quarter of 2024/2025. While this number is shockingly high, there is good news in that this figure is lower than the same period last year, having dropped by 989 cases (10.3%).

Car theft hotspots per province:

Gauteng was the worst-affected province over the monitored period with 4,497 cases.

The top 10 police stations in Gauteng for car theft were as follows:

Provincial position	RSA position	Station	Car theft reported in Q1 2024/2025	Count difference
1	1	Brooklyn	264	+ 32
2	2	Krugersdorp	153	+ 6
3	4	Honeydew	123	– 16
4	6	Wierdabrug	115	+ 4
5	7	Sinoville	105	– 15
6	8	Lyttleton	98	+ 13
7	9	Springs	98	+ 8
8	10	Roodepoort	92	– 57
9	11	Garsfontein	88	– 23
10	12	Florida	82	– 20

KwaZulu-Natal then came second with 1,477 stolen cars.

The top 10 police stations in KZN for car theft were as follows:

Provincial position	RSA position	Station	Car theft reported in Q1 2024/2025	Count difference
1	3	Chatsworth	137	+ 31
2	5	Durban Central	116	– 63
3	17	Phoenix	74	– 24
4	21	Umbilo	70	– 29
5	24	Pinetown	60	+ 17
6	26	Berea	60	– 39
7	33	Verulam	55	+ 23
8	58	Brighton Beach	41	+ 1
9	61	Sydenham	40	– 6
10	67	Bay View	39	– 4

Third hardest-hit was the Western Cape, which had 1,108 reports.

The top 10 police stations in the Western Cape for car theft were as follows:

Provincial position	RSA position	Station	Car theft reported in Q1 2024/2025	Count difference
1	30	Stellenbosch	57	+ 11
2	47	Somerset West	46	+ 25
3	53	Parow	44	– 8
4	63	Bellville	40	– 10
5	69	Milnerton	38	– 5
6	71	Cape Town Central	38	– 13
7	73	Strand	37	+ 8
8	82	Mfuleni	33	– 2
9	88	Goodwood	31	– 19
10	90	Kleinvlei	29	+ 8

The Eastern Cape was fourth with a much lower figure of 381.

The top 10 police stations in the Eastern Cape for car theft were as follows:

Provincial position	RSA position	Station	Car theft reported in Q1 2024/2025	Count difference
1	55	Humewood	52	+ 14
2	56	Mount Road	42	+ 13
3	126	Kariega	19	+ 9
4	153	East London	15	0
5	155	Madeira	15	– 7
6	156	Walmer	15	– 8
7	162	Cambridge	14	+ 6
8	176	Ngcobo	12	+ 9
9	206	Mdantsane	10	+ 9
10	211	Kabega Park	10	0

Mpumalanga then moved up one spot in the list, as it had four more cases than North West at 379.

The top 10 police stations in Mpumalanga for car theft were as follows:

Provincial position	RSA position	Station	Car theft reported in Q1 2024/2025	Count difference
1	46	Witbank	47	– 24
2	68	Vosman	38	+ 28
3	108	Middleburg	23	– 16
4	110	Mhluzi	21	+ 11
5	134	Nelspruit	18	– 3
6	171	Emzinoni	13	0
7	178	Kwamhlanga	12	+ 3
8	188	Embalenhle	12	– 14
9	195	Kriel Secunda	11	+ 4
10	203	Delmas	11	– 3

Right behind is North West with 375 reports.

The top 10 police stations in North West for car theft were as follows:

Provincial position	RSA position	Station	Car theft reported in Q1 2024/2025	Count difference
1	16	Rustenburg	76	– 2
2	40	Boitekong	52	+ 24
3	104	Hartbeespoort	26	– 4
4	106	Potchefstroom	24	+ 12
5	116	Tlhabane	20	+ 13
6	117	Klerksdorp	20	+ 7
7	135	Brits	18	– 8
8	139	Mooinooi	17	+ 1
9	149	Phokeng	16	– 17
10	186	Marikana	12	– 8

After this was the Free State, where 188 cars were stolen.

The top 10 police stations in the Free State for car theft were as follows:

Provincial position	RSA position	Station	Car theft reported in Q1 2024/2025	Count difference
1	77	Park Road	35	+ 5
2	142	Sasolburg	17	– 2
3	146	Zamdela	16	+ 12
4	185	Welkom	12	– 6
5	208	Phuthaditjhaba	10	+ 6
6	230	Heilbron	8	+ 8
7	262	Warden	6	+ 6
8	285	Bethlehem	6	– 9
9	327	Bainsvlei	4	+ 2
10	334	Thabong	4	+ 2

Limpopo wasn’t far behind the Free State with 168 incidents.

The top 10 police stations in Limpopo for car theft were as follows:

Provincial position	RSA position	Station	Car theft reported in Q1 2024/2025	Count difference
1	128	Seshego	18	+ 16
2	177	Westenburg	12	+ 6
3	226	Polokwane	9	– 5
4	233	Musina	8	+ 4
5	249	Mahwelereng	7	+ 2
6	258	Lebiwakgomo	7	– 7
7	274	Makweng	6	0
8	289	Ritavi Tubatse	5	+ 5
9	292	Mokopane	5	+ 4
10	301	Motetema	5	+ 2

Last on the list is the Northern Cape, which saw 24 incidents of car theft.

The top 10 police stations in the Northern Cape for car theft were as follows:

Provincial position	RSA position	Station	Car theft reported in Q1 2024/2025	Count difference
1	241	Kimberley	8	– 2
2	291	Kagisho	5	+ 4
3	505	Colesberg	1	+ 1
4	517	Hartswater	1	+ 1
5	542	Mothibistad	1	+ 1
6	549	Pabelello	1	+ 1
7	563	Upington	1	+ 1
8	576	Douglas	1	0
9	586	Jan Kempdorp	1	0
10	611	Posmasburg	1	0