Incidents · Woodstock
20 of these reports are crimes that made the news, the earliest from October 2024. Police recorded 2,380 crimes of these seven types in the 12 months to June 2026.
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Q3 2026 Jul – Sep
Man stabbed to death at a tavern on Victoria Road, Woodstock
Murder or suspicious deathRestaurant owner stabbed in attempted murder on Albert Road
AssaultMan shot dead and a woman injured in Burns Road, Salt River
Murder or suspicious deathMan shot dead in Foundry Road, Salt River
Murder or suspicious deathQ2 2026 Apr – Jun
Woman shot dead near a public toilet in Woodstock
Murder or suspicious deathMan shot dead in Salt River
Murder or suspicious deathMurder or suspicious death, Salt River Station
Murder or suspicious deathMan shot dead in Tennyson Street, Salt River
Murder or suspicious deathMan killed and another wounded in drive-by shooting in Salt River
Murder or suspicious deathIOL Cape Town ETC Smile 90.4FM iol.co.za Southern Suburbs Tatler thestar.co.za Cape Argus Daily Voice
Q1 2026 Jan – Mar
Tow truck driver shot dead on Lower Main Road in Salt River
Murder or suspicious deathOne killed and two attempted murders investigated in Woodstock
Murder or suspicious deathQ4 2025 Oct – Dec
One man killed and another wounded in Bromwell Street shooting
Murder or suspicious deathStudent arrested over alleged rape at Observatory residence
Sexual offencesQ3 2025 Jul – Sep
Woman found murdered in her Walmer Estate home
Murder or suspicious deathThree arrested in drug raids in Wright Street, Woodstock
Drug offencesQ2 2025 Apr – Jun
Teenager wounded in shooting in Salt River
AssaultQ1 2025 Jan – Mar
Homeless couple shot dead in Woodstock
Murder or suspicious deathdailynews.co.za Cape Town ETC IOL Cape Argus sundayindependent.co.za
Pregnant woman shot dead in Woodstock
Murder or suspicious deathEWN IOL Cape Town ETC Daily Sun Daily Voice Cape Argus novanews.co.za snl24.com capeargus.co.za