05/12/2025
If 100 robberies still happened in South Africa and only 40 people bother reporting them...
Crime didn’t drop. Reporting did.
The latest South African Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics for 2025/26 Quarter 2 (1 July – 30 September 2025) show declines across several major categories.
CONTACT CRIMES (Crimes Against the Person)
July–September 2025 totals:
Murder: 5,794
Sexual Offences: 12,787
Attempted Murder: 7,255
Assault With Intent to Inflict Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH): 41,978
Common Assault: 45,053
Common Robbery: 11,329
Robbery With Aggravating Circumstances: 31,740
Total Contact Crimes: 155,936
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY SUBCATEGORIES (TRIO CRIMES)
Carjacking: 4,778
Robbery at Residential Premises (Home Robberies): 5,103
Robbery at Non-Residential Premises (Businesses): 3,044
Total Trio Crimes: 12,925
These figures alone highlight the severity of our national safety crisis. Yet perhaps the most important statistic is the one we cannot calculate:
How many crimes are never reported at all?
Through discussions and interviews with everyday South Africans, one theme has become impossible to ignore:
People are losing faith in reporting crimes because they believe nothing will happen.
Why Underreporting Matters More Than Ever
SAPS’ data indicates decreases:
Burglaries at residential premises: –9.8%
Carjackings: –12.3%
Property-related crime overall: –10.2%
These declines should be good news but they must be interpreted carefully. Across multiple communities, citizens express:
1. Reluctance to open cases for “everyday crime”
2. Belief that reporting leads to no follow-up
3. Frustration with administrative processes
4. Concern that reporting exposes them to re-victimisation
5. Normalisation of crime as part of day-to-day life
This creates a statistical illusion: Crime looks like it is decreasing because fewer incidents are officially recorded. The danger is that numbers begin to look healthier while real-world victimisation remains the same or worsens.
A Closer Look at the Daily Reality
Dividing the quarterly totals by the 92 days in the period gives us a clearer sense of the scale:
≈63 murders per day
≈139 sexual offences per day
≈123 common robberies per day
≈55 home robberies per day
≈52 carjackings per day
These are approximate averages, not exact day-by-day counts, but they help illustrate how deeply crime affects the country, every single day.
And these figures only reflect only the incidents that were reported.
Why This Matters for Households
Whether national statistics rise or fall, the truth remains:
Homes are still one of the most targeted environments.
From our interviews and customer conversations, South Africans consistently describe:
1. Quiet attempts to lift sliding doors
2. Intruders testing gates at night
3. Driveway incidents that never get reported
4. Repeat break-ins where “nothing major was taken”
5. A sense that minor crime simply isn’t worth reporting anymore
This disconnect between formal data and lived experience is precisely why individual security preparation remains essential.
What Securadoor Believes
We don’t measure safety by quarterly percentages. We measure it by what actually happens at people’s doors, windows, garages and everyday entry points.
Our philosophy is simple:
Make forced entry slower
Make it louder and more visible
Strengthen the points intruders target first
Empower households with practical, real-world tools
Criminals rely on speed, silence and opportunity. When a door resists, when a lock holds, when a barrier forces them to spend more than a few seconds they move on.
Your peace of mind starts with safety. Securadoor makes that easy.
We don’t wait for crime stats to decide what is “safe.” We design solutions for the reality South Africans face daily, not the numbers on a report. Shop Securadoor on Amazon.co.za, Takealot.com and Makro Online (just search Securadoor to view our range of solutions) or visit www.securadoor.co.za today!
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Source: South African Police Service (SAPS). Crime Statistics 2025/2026 — Second Quarter (1 July – 30 September 2025). https://www.saps.gov.za/services/crimestats.php
