3De Rust

De Rust, 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: 21,062 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026)

Residents: about 10,493, 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	1	9.5	34.6
Sexual offences
Rape	5	47.7	61.8
Sexual assault	4	38.1	11.6
Attempted sexual offences	1	9.5	4
Other contact sexual offences	0	0	1.2
Violence
Attempted murder	1	9.5	44.5
Assault with intent to cause serious harm	54	514.6	265.1
Common assault	77	733.8	291.2
Kidnapping	1	9.5	28.7
Abduction of a minor	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Armed or aggravated robbery	1	9.5	178.3
Includes carjacking, house and business robbery and cash-in-transit heists.
Common robbery	3	28.6	67.4
Theft and burglary
Home burglary	57	543.2	193.2
Burglary of other premises	19	181.1	66.4
Livestock theft	10	95.3	33.5
Shoplifting	0	0	59.8
Vehicle theft	0	0	45.2
Theft from vehicles	0	0	112.4
Other theft	58	552.7	354.3
Drugs
Drug offences	102	972.1	357.5
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Damage and public order
Public violence	0	0	1.6
Arson	2	19.1	4.1
Malicious damage to property	32	305	160.3
Other
Culpable homicide	2	19.1	15.2
Unlawful killing without intent, mostly on the roads.
Driving under the influence	2	19.1	133.3
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Illegal firearms and ammunition	3	28.6	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	0	0	3.6
Crimen injuria (serious insult)	8	76.2	40.7
Fraud and commercial crime	7	66.7	228.2

Source: SAPS, updated 26 October 2026.