Incidents · Stellenbosch
32 of these reports are crimes that made the news, the earliest from March 2024. Police recorded 4,956 crimes of these seven types in the 12 months to June 2026.
News reports
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Q4 2026 Oct – Dec
Student robbed at gunpoint in Stellenbosch
RobberyQ3 2026 Jul – Sep
Two men shot dead and two injured in a house in Kayamandi
Murder or suspicious deathMan arrested with imitation gun in Stellenbosch Central
OtherMan found dead after shooting in Cloetesville
Murder or suspicious deathFour arrested over alleged extortion of Stellenbosch businesses
OtherNews24 Bolander Lifestyle Cape Town ETC IOL africaninsider.com
Incident, Kayamandi
OtherFour killed and four injured in shooting in Kayamandi
Murder or suspicious deathIOL Cape Town ETC novanews.co.za vocfm.co.za Briefly News Bolander Lifestyle The Citizen The South African Joburg ETC The Witness | Your compass in the community
Couple attacked at their home on a Stellenbosch farm
RobberyTwo arrested after business robbery in Kayamandi
RobberyFive arrested after attempted business robbery in Neuenbosch
RobberyBolander Lifestyle Cape Argus Smile 90.4FM IOL Cape Town ETC African Insider capetown.today
Q2 2026 Apr – Jun
Three men shot dead in two shootings in Kayamandi
Murder or suspicious deathStellenbosch woman targeted by scammers posing as police
OtherArmed men target couple's home on Rust en Vrede Farm in Raithby
RobberySeven people killed in Kayamandi and Stellenbosch
Murder or suspicious deathThe Citizen Stellenbosch University Cape Argus novanews.co.za News24 Algoa FM EWN Jacaranda FM Daily Voice SABC News IOL iol.co.za
Delivery driver murdered in Kayamandi
Murder or suspicious deathSexual offence, Cloetesville
Sexual offencesQ1 2026 Jan – Mar
Q4 2025 Oct – Dec
Former school principal accused of sexual assault in Stellenbosch
Sexual offencesTwo children and a man injured in Cloetesville shooting
AssaultDeputy principal shot dead at a school in Kayamandi
Murder or suspicious deathBolander Lifestyle News24 Cape Times IOL Briefly News novanews.co.za Cape Argus thestar.co.za Daily Voice
Gender-based violence assault reported at Stellenbosch University
AssaultSexual offence, Stellenbosch University
Sexual offencesMan arrested after shots fired at a Technopark business
OtherProtesters clash with police during anti-crime march in Cloetesville
OtherQ3 2025 Jul – Sep
Municipal employee wounded in shooting outside his Kayamandi home
AssaultDriving licence official arrested for corruption and forgery in Stellenbosch
OtherTeenager shot dead in Lang Street, Cloetesville
Murder or suspicious deathQ2 2025 Apr – Jun
Former deputy mayor shot dead outside a church in Kayamandi
Murder or suspicious deathCape Argus GOOD - Political Party News24 IOL Smile 90.4FM Cape Town ETC