Qumbu: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

How many murders are there in Qumbu?

Recorded homicides in Qumbu (12 months to June 2026): 53.

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Qumbu, South Africa: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 2 out of 10 High crime

2/10 in South Africa · 1/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 30,523 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026)

Residents: about 44,337, 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	53	119.5	34.6
Sexual offences
Rape	67	151.1	61.8
Sexual assault	5	11.3	11.6
Attempted sexual offences	6	13.5	4
Other contact sexual offences	0	0	1.2
Violence
Attempted murder	45	101.5	44.5
Assault with intent to cause serious harm	264	595.4	265.1
Common assault	58	130.8	291.2
Kidnapping	7	15.8	28.7
Abduction of a minor	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Armed or aggravated robbery	109	245.8	178.3
Includes carjacking, house and business robbery and cash-in-transit heists.
Common robbery	17	38.3	67.4
Theft and burglary
Home burglary	86	194	193.2
Burglary of other premises	57	128.6	66.4
Livestock theft	518	1,168.3	33.5
Shoplifting	6	13.5	59.8
Vehicle theft	6	13.5	45.2
Theft from vehicles	34	76.7	112.4
Other theft	88	198.5	354.3
Drugs
Drug offences	40	90.2	357.5
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Damage and public order
Public violence	0	0	1.6
Arson	4	9	4.1
Malicious damage to property	96	216.5	160.3
Other
Culpable homicide	10	22.6	15.2
Unlawful killing without intent, mostly on the roads.
Driving under the influence	33	74.4	133.3
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Illegal firearms and ammunition	54	121.8	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	3	6.8	3.6
Crimen injuria (serious insult)	2	4.5	40.7
Fraud and commercial crime	53	119.5	228.2

Source: SAPS, updated 29 October 2026.

Is Qumbu safe?: Qumbu: Safety 2 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Qumbu?: Qumbu: Weighted crime: 30,523 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026).
How many murders are there in Qumbu?: Recorded homicides in Qumbu (12 months to June 2026): 53.