4Philippolis

Philippolis, South Africa: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime

4/10 in South Africa · 1/10 in the world

Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 19,985 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026)

Residents: about 5,169, a WorldPop 2025 modelled estimate summed within the police precinct, not a census count.

Crime by type, as recorded by SAPS (12 months to June 2026)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	0	0	34.6
Sexual offences
Rape	2	38.7	61.8
Sexual assault	2	38.7	11.6
Attempted sexual offences	0	0	4
Other contact sexual offences	0	0	1.2
Violence
Attempted murder	2	38.7	44.5
Assault with intent to cause serious harm	29	561	265.1
Common assault	40	773.8	291.2
Kidnapping	0	0	28.7
Abduction of a minor	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Armed or aggravated robbery	1	19.3	178.3
Includes carjacking, house and business robbery and cash-in-transit heists.
Common robbery	2	38.7	67.4
Theft and burglary
Home burglary	31	599.7	193.2
Burglary of other premises	25	483.7	66.4
Livestock theft	15	290.2	33.5
Shoplifting	1	19.3	59.8
Vehicle theft	0	0	45.2
Theft from vehicles	3	58	112.4
Other theft	16	309.5	354.3
Drugs
Drug offences	2	38.7	357.5
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Damage and public order
Public violence	0	0	1.6
Arson	1	19.3	4.1
Malicious damage to property	12	232.2	160.3
Other
Culpable homicide	0	0	15.2
Unlawful killing without intent, mostly on the roads.
Driving under the influence	2	38.7	133.3
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Illegal firearms and ammunition	1	19.3	24.2
Sexual offences found by police action	0	0	20.3
Mainly sex work offences, not attacks on a person.
Child neglect and ill-treatment	2	38.7	3.6
Crimen injuria (serious insult)	14	270.8	40.7
Fraud and commercial crime	1	19.3	228.2

Source: SAPS, updated 26 October 2026.