Incidents · Stellenbosch

40 incidents with source links

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.

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Q4 2026 Oct – Dec 1 Assault 1 Robbery 2 incidents

Student robbed at gunpoint in Stellenbosch

Robbery

around 2 October 2026 · Stellenbosch University

smfnews.org

Q3 2026 Jul – Sep 3 Murder or suspicious death 3 Other 3 Robbery 9 incidents

Two men shot dead and two injured in a house in Kayamandi

Murder or suspicious death

Reported 8 September 2026 · Kayamandi

novanews.co.za

Man arrested with imitation gun in Stellenbosch Central

Other

around 5 September 2026 · Stellenbosch

novanews.co.za

Man found dead after shooting in Cloetesville

Murder or suspicious death

21 August 2026 · Cloetesville

novanews.co.za

Two arrested after business robbery in Kayamandi

Robbery

23 July 2026 · Kayamandi

novanews.co.za

Q2 2026 Apr – Jun 3 Murder or suspicious death 1 Other 1 Robbery 6 incidents

Three men shot dead in two shootings in Kayamandi

Murder or suspicious death

18 June 2026 · Kayamandi

novanews.co.za

Stellenbosch woman targeted by scammers posing as police

Other

3 June 2026 · Stellenbosch

IOL 2oceansvibe News

Armed men target couple's home on Rust en Vrede Farm in Raithby

Robbery

around 29 May 2026 · Stellenbosch

novanews.co.za

Delivery driver murdered in Kayamandi

Murder or suspicious death

24 April 2026 · Kayamandi

novanews.co.za

Sexual offence, Cloetesville

Sexual offences

around 8 April 2026 · Cloetesville

Cape Argus

Q1 2026 Jan – Mar 1 Murder or suspicious death 1 Assault 2 incidents

Man stabbed to death at a cemetery in Stellenbosch

Murder or suspicious death

17 January 2026 · Stellenbosch

News24

Man and woman shot in Cloetesville

Assault

4 January 2026 · Cloetesville

EWN

Q4 2025 Oct – Dec 2 Sexual offences 2 Assault 2 Other 7 incidents

Gender-based violence assault reported at Stellenbosch University

Assault

13 November 2025 · Stellenbosch University

EWN

Sexual offence, Stellenbosch University

Sexual offences

7 November 2025 · Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University

Man arrested after shots fired at a Technopark business

Other

5 November 2025 · Technopark

George Herald News24

Protesters clash with police during anti-crime march in Cloetesville

Other

6 October 2025 · Cloetesville

Smile 90.4FM eNCA

Q3 2025 Jul – Sep 1 Assault 1 Other 1 Murder or suspicious death 3 incidents

Driving licence official arrested for corruption and forgery in Stellenbosch

Other

around 28 July 2025 · Stellenbosch

Cape Argus IOL

Teenager shot dead in Lang Street, Cloetesville

Murder or suspicious death

23 July 2025 · Cloetesville

Smile 90.4FM

Q2 2025 Apr – Jun 3 Murder or suspicious death 3 incidents
Q1 2025 Jan – Mar 2 Assault 1 Other 3 incidents
Q4 2024 Oct – Dec 2 Murder or suspicious death 2 incidents
Q2 2024 Apr – Jun 1 Murder or suspicious death 1 Assault 2 incidents
Q1 2024 Jan – Mar 1 Break-ins 1 incident