29/05/2026
1. Brooklyn
National ranking: 21st for community-reported serious crimes in South Africa.
1 359 serious crimes recorded in three months
Includes areas such as Brooklyn, Hatfield, Menlo Park and surrounding eastern suburbs
Crimes include robbery, assault, theft out of motor vehicles and burglary.
2. Temba
National ranking: 16th for violent contact crimes
685 contact crimes reported
Includes murder, attempted murder, r**e and aggravated robbery
Remains Tshwane’s most violent policing precinct according to SAPS figures.
3. Mamelodi East
National ranking: 20th for contact crimes
673 violent crimes recorded
Includes assault GBH, robbery and sexual offences
Continues to rank among Gauteng’s major violent crime hotspots.
4. Pretoria Central / CBD
While Pretoria Central itself does not appear directly in the Top 30 tables, the broader inner-city crime corridor linked to the Tshwane metro remains a major concern due to:
robbery
theft
contact crimes
vehicle-related crime
The CBD remains one of the busiest policing environments in Gauteng.
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