Dimbaza: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

How many murders are there in Dimbaza?

Recorded homicides in Dimbaza (12 months to June 2026): 18.

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Dimbaza, 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: 17,276 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026)

Residents: about 61,253, 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	18	29.4	34.6
Sexual offences
Rape	47	76.7	61.8
Sexual assault	9	14.7	11.6
Attempted sexual offences	2	3.3	4
Other contact sexual offences	0	0	1.2
Violence
Attempted murder	103	168.2	44.5
Assault with intent to cause serious harm	281	458.8	265.1
Common assault	136	222	291.2
Kidnapping	13	21.2	28.7
Abduction of a minor	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Armed or aggravated robbery	74	120.8	178.3
Includes carjacking, house and business robbery and cash-in-transit heists.
Common robbery	30	49	67.4
Theft and burglary
Home burglary	180	293.9	193.2
Burglary of other premises	69	112.6	66.4
Livestock theft	40	65.3	33.5
Shoplifting	0	0	59.8
Vehicle theft	3	4.9	45.2
Theft from vehicles	14	22.9	112.4
Other theft	219	357.5	354.3
Drugs
Drug offences	33	53.9	357.5
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Damage and public order
Public violence	2	3.3	1.6
Arson	8	13.1	4.1
Malicious damage to property	146	238.4	160.3
Other
Culpable homicide	7	11.4	15.2
Unlawful killing without intent, mostly on the roads.
Driving under the influence	32	52.2	133.3
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Illegal firearms and ammunition	11	18	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	1	1.6	3.6
Crimen injuria (serious insult)	108	176.3	40.7
Fraud and commercial crime	29	47.3	228.2

Source: SAPS, updated 29 October 2026.

Is Dimbaza safe?: Dimbaza: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Dimbaza?: Dimbaza: Weighted crime: 17,276 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026).
How many murders are there in Dimbaza?: Recorded homicides in Dimbaza (12 months to June 2026): 18.