Tongaat: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

How many murders are there in Tongaat?

Recorded homicides in Tongaat (12 months to June 2026): 45.

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Tongaat, South Africa: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in South Africa · 1/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 23,160 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026)

Residents: about 77,570, a WorldPop 2025 modelled estimate summed within the police precinct, not a census count.

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	45	58	34.6
Sexual offences
Rape	42	54.1	61.8
Sexual assault	10	12.9	11.6
Attempted sexual offences	0	0	4
Other contact sexual offences	0	0	1.2
Violence
Attempted murder	94	121.2	44.5
Assault with intent to cause serious harm	263	339	265.1
Common assault	285	367.4	291.2
Kidnapping	48	61.9	28.7
Abduction of a minor	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Armed or aggravated robbery	256	330	178.3
Includes carjacking, house and business robbery and cash-in-transit heists.
Common robbery	67	86.4	67.4
Theft and burglary
Home burglary	212	273.3	193.2
Burglary of other premises	43	55.4	66.4
Livestock theft	4	5.2	33.5
Shoplifting	20	25.8	59.8
Vehicle theft	65	83.8	45.2
Theft from vehicles	76	98	112.4
Other theft	345	444.8	354.3
Drugs
Drug offences	386	497.6	357.5
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Damage and public order
Public violence	3	3.9	1.6
Arson	4	5.2	4.1
Malicious damage to property	140	180.5	160.3
Other
Culpable homicide	10	12.9	15.2
Unlawful killing without intent, mostly on the roads.
Driving under the influence	76	98	133.3
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Illegal firearms and ammunition	25	32.2	24.2
Sexual offences found by police action	27	34.8	20.3
Mainly sex work offences, not attacks on a person.
Child neglect and ill-treatment	15	19.3	3.6
Crimen injuria (serious insult)	76	98	40.7
Fraud and commercial crime	263	339	228.2

Source: SAPS, updated 29 October 2026.

Is Tongaat safe?: Tongaat: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Tongaat?: Tongaat: Weighted crime: 23,160 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026).
How many murders are there in Tongaat?: Recorded homicides in Tongaat (12 months to June 2026): 45.