Safeguard Crime Report – October 2024

OVERVIEW A reminder that the incidents we report are those that we have verified. This report is a good indicator of crime across the county but by no means captures all incidents. A 34% increase in criminal incidents since September, with October recording the...

Safeguard Crime Report – September 2024

OVERVIEW Criminal incidents have increased 20.41% since August. 28% of all incidents targeted residential premises. This is slightly up from Aug. Most criminal activity reported is between 1900 – 0400hrs. Weak perimeters are the primary concern, and properties with...

Safeguard Crime Report – August 2024

OVERVIEW Criminal incidents have decreased 20.97% since Jul. 26.5% of all incidents targeted residential premises. This is slightly down from July but is up from earlier in the year. While it is slightly down, we should remain aware. Most criminal activity reported is...

Safeguard Crime Report – July 2024

OUTLOOK Crime overall has decreased significantly, and as more businesses adopt good security practices criminals are turning to residential properties that present a weak security presence. 17 th August 2024 begins the 44 th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and...

Safeguard Crime Report – June 2024

MONTHLY OVERVIEW Criminal incidents have increased by an average of 12.06% per month for the past 4 months with an increase of 4% from May. And we are up 57.14% as compared to June 2023. Historically we should be seeing lower crime during the winter months, however,...

Safeguard Crime Report – May 2024

MONTHLY OVERVIEW Criminal incidents have increased since April and are up on last year. Crime continues to increase about 12% per month for the past 3 months. Historically we should see a decrease in crime over the next few months. However, we have seen a steady...