Home Security Statistics South Africa (2026)

128,490

residential burglaries were recorded by the South African Police Service in the 12 months to March 2026 — the most common property crime in the country.

Source: SAPS crime statistics 2025/26 (via SafeSuburb)

350+ per day

Even after an 8.2% year-on-year decline, South Africa still averages more than 350 home break-ins every single day.

Source: Calculated from SAPS 2025/26 residential burglary data (128,490 ÷ 365).

44.3%

of all property-related crime in South Africa is burglary at residential premises — by far the single largest category.

Source: SAPS Police Recorded Crime Statistics

6,505

robberies at residential premises were recorded in a single quarter (Q3 2025) — violent home invasions where victims are present.

Source: SAPS Q3 2025 crime statistics

40.1%

of all aggravated robbery in South Africa happens at people's homes, the leading share of the "trio crimes" category.

Source: SAPS crime statistics 2024/25

74 of 152

police precincts in the Western Cape reported more crime in 2025/26 than the year before — nearly half the province.

Source: SAPS Western Cape crime trends (via SafeSuburb)

+9.2%

Crime in the Table View precinct (Blouberg, Sunningdale) rose to 5,424 reported incidents in 2025/26 — one of Cape Town's fastest-rising areas.

Source: SAPS Table View precinct data (via SafeSuburb)

16,722

crimes were reported at Cape Town Central — the province's busiest police precinct.

Source: SAPS Cape Town Central data (via SafeSuburb)

-15.6%

Not every trend is bad: burglaries in the Mowbray precinct fell 15.6% year-on-year — evidence that visible, well-installed security deters crime.

Source: SAPS Mowbray precinct data (via SafeSuburb)

USD 1.28bn

South Africa's overall security market was worth roughly USD 1.28 billion (about R23 billion) in 2025.

Source: Grand View Research — South Africa Security Market

USD 2.38bn

The market is projected to nearly double to USD 2.38 billion by 2033, a 7.9% compound annual growth rate.

Source: Grand View Research

USD 610m

The smart-home-security segment alone generated USD 610 million in revenue in South Africa in 2025.

Source: Grand View Research — SA Smart Home Security

12.3% a year

Smart home security is growing at 12.3% annually through 2033 — faster than the overall security market.

Source: Grand View Research

64.8%

of smart-home-security revenue came from hardware — cameras, sensors, gate motors and alarms — in 2025.

Source: Grand View Research

USD 357m

South Africa's CCTV camera market reached USD 357 million in 2024.

Source: IMARC Group — SA CCTV Camera Market

13.6% a year

The CCTV market is forecast to grow to USD 1.28 billion by 2033 — a 13.6% annual growth rate, one of the fastest in the security sector.

Source: IMARC Group

USD 761.6m

The broader surveillance-camera market in South Africa was worth USD 761.6 million in 2024.

Source: Grand View Research — SA Surveillance Camera Market

11.7% a year

Surveillance-camera demand is rising 11.7% annually through 2030, driven by crime, urbanisation and public-safety concerns.

Source: Grand View Research

580,000+

registered private security officers work in South Africa — one of the largest private security workforces in the world.

Source: PSIRA / Parliamentary Monitoring Group, 2025

3 to 1

Private armed-response staff outnumber police roughly three to one — over 560,000 versus about 182,000 SAPS officers.

Source: SAPS / PSIRA figures, 2025

+7%

PSIRA minimum wage rates rose about 7% for 2025/26 — a signal of sustained demand for private security services.

Source: PSIRA 2025/26 Annual Performance Plan (PMG)

7 million

South African households held DStv subscriptions as of March 2025, out of 14.5 million MultiChoice subscribers across Africa.

Source: MultiChoice FY2025 results (via BusinessTech)

589,000

South African households dropped their DStv subscription in a single year amid the cost-of-living squeeze — making reliable repair and re-installation (rather than replacement) more valuable than ever.

Source: MultiChoice FY2025 results (via TechCabal)

8.18m → 7.02m

MultiChoice's mass-market Access segment shrank from 8.18 million subscribers in 2021 to 7.02 million in 2025 as households optimise every rand.

Source: MultiChoice results (via BusinessTech)