-Mashonaland Central
Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe: crime rate and Safety score
No Safety score: the figures for 3 months to March 2026 are incomplete or partly not published.
Crime by type, as recorded by ZIMSTAT (3 months to March 2026)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual offences | 274 | 73.1 | 95.8 |
| Sexual violence and sexual exploitation. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Assault and other harm to persons | 2,334 | 622.6 | 1,049.4 |
| Mostly assaults and threats (Q1 2026: 27,181 of 42,434); also dangerous acts (13,192), negligence, coercion, acts against liberty and trafficking in persons. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 120 | 32 | 61.9 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, burglary and damage | 2,590 | 690.8 | 1,217.2 |
| Theft (Q1 2026: 35,109 of 49,220), burglary (9,091), property damage (3,644), intellectual property and other property offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug and alcohol offences | 617 | 164.6 | 311.6 |
| Mostly unlawful acts involving alcohol, tobacco and other controlled substances (Q1 2026: 8,975 of 12,601); controlled drugs and precursors 3,336. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Public order offences | 1,161 | 309.7 | 431.2 |
| Public order behaviour, revenue and regulatory offences, migration, offences against the justice system and others. | |||
| Other | |||
| Killings and attempted killings | 108 | 28.8 | 27.1 |
| ICCS section 01 as ZIMSTAT counts it: intentional homicide, attempted homicide, non-intentional homicide (including deaths caused on the road) and illegal feticide (Q1 2026 nationally: 306 of 1,094 were intentional homicides), so it is not counted as homicide. | |||
| Fraud and corruption | 124 | 33.1 | 82.6 |
| Environmental offences | 197 | 52.5 | 26.8 |
| Other offences | 410 | 109.4 | 167.3 |
Source: ZIMSTAT, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (3 months to March 2026)
| Sexual offences | 274 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 2,334 |
| Robbery | 120 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,590 |
| Drugs | 617 |
| Damage and public order | 1,161 |
| Other | 839 |
