Incidents have increased 4 fold over 2018, with break-ins and thefts being the most prevalent crimes. Commercial premises are targeted more than half the time. They are normally larger sites, which are more difficult to secure or retail sites that are unmanned after hours.In the residential areas, gate motors, motor vehicles and cash remain the targets. Of the residential crime, more than half is from the area east of the Borrowdale road.
Residential areas most affected in Harare are Greystone Park, Highlands/Newlands, Eastlea, ‘Borrowdale, Chispite. Armed robbery/home invasions continue to feature. In one case the intruders arrived during the early part of the day, and waited for the resident to return. Make sure that access control is tight, and do not let anyone in unless planned and expected. Teach staff how to hit the panic button and if remote ask them to carry one whilst on duty.
Theft from motor vehicles continues to feature. With the start of term, we can expect an increase in theft from vehicles at school drop off and pick up points. Keep a close eye on your vehicles and do not leave valuables in them when parked.With serious inflation and growing hardship, a big downturn is unlikely. Make use of your security systems, add a few layers if you can afford to do so, and manage access to your premises closely. If you would like some advice around the security options available for your site, please do not hesitate to give us a call.
- JANUARY 2018 – APRIL 2019 CRIME OVERVIEW
2. MONTHLY INCIDENT OVERVIEW, MARCH 2019 – APRIL 2019
- CRIME OVERVIEW PER PROVINCE AND SUBURB
| Suburb | Armed Robbery | Assault | Break-In | Fraud | Hijacking | Theft | Theft From Motor Vehicle | Total |
| Harare | ||||||||
| Alexandra Park | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Avenues | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Ashdown Park | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ballantyne Park | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Belvedere North | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Belvedere South | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Bluff Hill | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Borrowdale | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Chadcombe | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Chisipite | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| City Centre | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cotswold Hills | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Dzivaresekwa | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Eastlea | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Glen Norah | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Graniteside | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Greendale | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Greystone Park | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Highfields | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Highlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Houghton Park | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Kuwadzana | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Marlborough | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Msasa | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Mt Pleasant | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Mufakose | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Parktown | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ridgeview | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Rolf Valley | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Ruwa | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Southerton | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Waterfalls | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Willowvale | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 3 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 57 | ||
| Bulawayo | ||||||||
| Belmont | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| City Centre | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Entumbane | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Khumalo | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Mashonaland Central | ||||||||
| Mazoe | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Mashonaland West | ||||||||
| Katanga | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Nharira | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Masvingo | ||||||||
| Rhodene | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Midlands | ||||||||
| Athlone | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| City Centre | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Nashville | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Zvishavane | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Mutare | ||||||||
| Industrial | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Residential | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Town | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 4 | 4 | ||||||
- TARGETED COMMODITY, APRIL 2019
- APRIL 2019 CRIME INCIDENT SUMMARY
- HARARE
2019-04-10, Attempted Hijacking, Commercial Site, King George Road, Avondale, Harare:
Three (3) male suspects approached the female complainant as she approached a junction. One (1) of the suspects distracted the complainant whilst another suspect hit his body against the complainant’s vehicle and pretended to have been hit by the vehicle. The other suspects then attempted to open the vehicle doors but failed as the complainant drove off.
2019-04-14, Hijacking, Commercial Site, Borrowdale Lane, Borrowdale, Harare:
Four (4) male suspects armed with firearms, approached the female complainant as she was parking her vehicle at the site. The complainant was forced out and the suspects drove off in the complainant’s vehicle, a red 2017 Jeep Cherokee.
2019-04-13, Attempted Hijacking, Residential Site, Lomagundi Road/Harare Drive, Marlborough, Harare:
Four (4) male suspects approached a male complainant as he approached a traffic light in his vehicle. Three (3) of the suspects attempted to open the car doors whilst one (1) suspect jumped onto the hood of the car. The complainant drove twenty (20) metres before slamming the brakes causing the suspect to fall off the car. The complainant drove off and fled the scene. No shots fired or injuries reported.
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2019-04-14, Armed Robbery, Commercial Site, Kwame Nkurumah Avenue, City Centre, Harare:
Three (3) masked suspects entered the premises armed with fire arms and heavy steel bars. The suspects asked the guard to surrender his panic button and fire arm. After the guard mentioned that he does not have a fire arm and panic button, he was assaulted with a steel bar before the suspects proceeded to enter the premises. The suspects assaulted two (2) more individuals before fleeing the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.
2019-04-09, Armed Robbery, Residential Site, Banff Road, Eastlea, Harare:
Three (3) masked suspects gained access onto the property and entered the house via the kitchen door. The suspects threatened and tied up one (1) of the employees. One (1) suspect held the employee at knife point whilst the other suspects ransacked the house. When the house owner returned the suspects forced the house owner to comply and demanded the safe keys before tying her up. The suspects removed an undisclosed amount of money and a firearm from the safe as well as cell-phones, groceries, sixty (60) litres of petrol, jewellery, cellphones, a television as well as a vehicle.
2019-04-14, Armed Robbery, Residential Site, Glenara Avenue, Highlands, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects gained entry by scaling over the durawall. The suspects tied up the caretaker with a wire, disabled the radio and transmitter and entered the office. The suspect/s used a grinder to open the safe and removed an undisclosed amount of money from the premises.
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2019-04-30, Attempted Break-in, Residential Site, Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects damaged the electric fence and gained access onto the property. The suspects removed seven (7) bottles of alcohol which were in a freezer on the verandah and cut about 200 meters of hosepipe. The goods were dropped by inside the property as the suspects fled the scene.
2019-04-08, Attempted Break-in, Residential Site, Steedman Road, Athlone, Harare:
Intruders cut the electric fence but fled empty handed when the alarm sounded.
2019-04-24, Break-in, Residential Site, Blair Road, Ballantyne Park, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects gained access onto the property and removed the battery for the gate motor before fleeing the scene.
2019-04-30, Break-in, Residential Site, Wendy Drive, Belvedere:
An unknown number of suspects gained entry by opening the main entrance French glass door which was not locked and stole a cell-phone.
2019-04-30, Break-in, Residential Site, Wendy Drive, Belvedere South, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects forced open the main door and removed an I-phone cell-phone that was on a couch.
2019-04-15, Break-in, Residential Site, Hindhead Avenue, Chisipite, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed undisclosed amount goods from the site.
2019-04-22, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, Cameron Street, City Centre, Harare:
A suspect broke the front window before attempting to use a hook to remove alcohol from the building. The alarm went off and the suspect fled the scene. The suspect was apprehended after attempting to break into another nearby shop.
2019-04-26, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, Harare Street, City Centre, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects attempted to gain access into a shop through an undisclosed access point.
2019-04-16, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, Unnamed Street, Cleveland, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed durawall panels from the site.
2019-04-04, Attempted Break-in, Residential Site, Cerne Road, Cotswold Hill, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects gained entry onto the premises after cutting the top strand of the electric fence but fled empty handed when the alarm sounded.
2019-04-14, Break-in, Commercial Site, Dzivaresekwa, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed armoured cable from the site.
2019-04-19, Break-in, Commercial Site, Dzivaresekwa, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed 18metres of perimeter fence from the site.
2019-04-27, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, Pfungwe Lane, Glennorah, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects twisted two (2) perimeter palisade bars but escaped empty handed after the alarm activated.
2019-04-22, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, Kelvin Road, Graniteside:
An unknown number of suspects gained access onto the site and broke the windows but fled empty handed when the alarm sounded.
2019-04-28, Break-in, Residential Site, Prue Close, Greendale:
An unknown number of suspects cut the perimeter fence and stole car batteries from two (2) vehicles parked at an unsecured place. They proceeded to break into the garage where they stole two (2) bicycles.
2019-04-27, Break-in, Commercial, The Chase, Mt Pleasant, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects gained access onto the premises and cut the electricity cables before fleeing the scene.
2019-04-19, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, Mufakose, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects gained entry by cutting three (3) palisade bars before cutting the razor wire to gain entry into the base station. The alarm activated and the intruders escaped empty handed.
2019-04-06, Attempted Break-in, Residential Site, Gebenga Adonsi Crescent, Houghton Park, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects gained entry by forcing open the kitchen door but fled empty handed when the alarm sounded.
2019-04-16, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, Cleveland Road, Msasa:
An unknown number of suspects removed three (3) durawall panels but fled empty handed when they saw the guard.
2019-04-12, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, The Chase, Mt Pleasant, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects broke the front door of the saloon and stole various items. A reaction team attended and recovered TV and various hair products left behind by the intruders as they fled.
2019-04-21, Attempted Break-in, Residential Site, Collins Avenue, Rolf Valley, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed a durawall panel, cut the water pipe on the pressure tank, removed planks covering gate motor and left a steel pipe near the gate motor. Alarm at the gate area activated and the intruders fled empty handed.
2019-04-26, Attempted Break-in, Residential Site, Muonde Road, Ruwa:
Intruders had broken two dura wall panels and forced open the store room and kitchen doors. Alarm activated and the suspects fled empty handed.
2019-04-01, Break-in, Commercial Site, Ruwa, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects in an army truck posing as soldiers forced security that was static along Mutare Road onto their army truck. The suspects then drove to a commercial site, broke through the main entrance using bolt cutters and removed an undisclosed amount of batteries from the site. The abducted soldiers were dropped off as the suspects fled the scene.
2019-04-16, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, Birmingham Road, Southerton, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed two (2) durawall panels but fled empty handed when they saw the guard.
2019-04-14, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, Melbourne Road, Southerton:
An unknown number of suspects gained access onto the site after removing durawall panels. Upon approaching the building the alarm activated and the suspects fled empty handed.
2019-04-22, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, Midlands Close, Waterfalls, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed the durawall panels at the site but did not manage to gain access onto the site.
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2019-04-30, Theft, Residential Site, Northolt Drive, Bluff Hill, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects approached two (2) females, threatened them and took their cell-phones before fleeing the scene.
2019-04-23, Attempted Theft, Commercial Site, Harare Street City Centre, Harare:
A customer accused a staff member of not giving him back his change. The suspect grabbed back money that he had used to purchase goods from the site. The suspect was apprehended and handed over to the police.
2019-04-05, Theft, Residential Site, Southam Road, Borrowdale, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects jumped over the durawall and removed the gate motor.
2019-04-11, Attempted Theft, Residential Site, Salcombe Road, Chadcombe, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects jumped over the durawall and removed a brand new car battery. The battery was retrieved as the suspects fled the scene and left the battery on top of the durawall.
2019-04-09, Theft, Residential Site, Gaydon Road, Greystone Park, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed a gate motor from the site.
2019-04-02, Theft, Residential Site, Stratford Road, Greystone Park, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed a gate motor from the site.
2019-04-15, Theft, Residential Site, Stratford Road, Greystone Park, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed a gate motor from the site.
2019-04-15, Theft, Residential Site, Stratford Road, Greystone Park, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed a gate motor from the site.
2019-04-19, Theft, Commercial Site, Hurworth Road, Highlands, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed business property from the site.
2019-04-07, Theft, Commercial Site, Unnamed Street, Kuwadzana, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed a copper pipe from the site.
2019-04-09, Theft, Residential Site, Rivonia Drive, Mt Pleasant, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects gained access onto the premises and removed a 20litre of diesel container that was in an unlocked garage.
2019-04-28, Theft, Residential Site, Mt Pleasant, Harare:
One (1) suspect was apprehended after being caught attempting to remove property from the site.
2019-04-21, Theft, Residential Site, Parktown, Harare:
One (1) suspect was apprehended after removing property from the site.
2019-04-09, Theft, Residential Site, Philadelphia, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed a cellphone from the site.
2019-04-23, Theft, Commercial Site, Dagenham Road, Willowvale, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed five (5) LED trailer lamps from the site.
2019-04-09, Theft, Commercial Site, Salford Road, Southerton:
An unknown number of suspects removed business property from the site.
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2019-04-29, Attempted Theft from Motor Vehicle, Commercial Site, Livingstone, Avenues, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed uniforms from the site and dumped them in the toilet. No signs of forced entry were reported.
2019-04-05, Theft from Motor Vehicle, Commercial Site, Avondale, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed a bag with Pampers and a leather jacket from a vehicle at the premises.
2019-04-05, Theft from Motor Vehicle, Commercial Site, Avondale, Harare:
Two (2) suspects in a black Mercedes Benz were seen speeding from the site after allegedly removing a laptop from a vehicle that was parked on site.
2019-04-24, Theft from Motor Vehicle, Residential Site, Dingle Road, Belvedere North, Harare:
Three (3) suspects jumped over the durawall and removed a vehicle battery, a jerrycan and clothes from the clothes line.
2019-04-20, Theft from Motor Vehicle, Residential Site, Ganges Road, Ridgeview, Harare:
An unknown number of suspects removed a battery from a vehicle parked on site before fleeing the scene.
NORTON
2019-04-14, Theft, Commercial Site, Katanga, Norton:
An unknown number gained access onto the sight and removed a closed circuit television camera from the site.
2019-04-03, Theft from Motor Vehicle, Commercial Site, Nharira, Norton:
An unknown number of suspects removed an undisclosed amount of diesel from machinery on site.
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MAZOE
2019-04-20, Theft, Commercial Site, Mazoe:
An unknown number of suspects gained access onto the property and removed electricity cables from the site.
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MASVINGO
2019-04-06, Attempted Break-In, Residential Site, Citrus Road, Rhodene, Masvingo:
An unknown number of suspects gained access into the yard and forced their way into a locked outer bedroom and master bedroom, triggering the alarm system. The response team reacted to the activation and disturbed the suspects who then fled the scene empty handed.
BULAWAYO
2019-04-10, Break-in, Commercial Site, Robert Mugabe Way, City Centre, Bulawayo:
An unknown number of suspects removed refrigerator motors and other undisclosed goods from the site.
2019-04-24, Break-in, Commercial Site, Main Street, City Centre, Bulawayo:
An unknown number of suspects gained access onto the site and removed an undisclosed amount of medical equipment.
2019-04-26, Attempted Theft, Commercial Site, Ascot, Khumalo, Bulawayo:
One (1) suspect was apprehended after attempting to remove business property from the site.
2019-04-14, Theft, Commercial Site, Wakefield Road, Belmont:
An unknown number of suspects removed wire from the site.
2019-04-28, Attempted Theft, Commercial Site, Entumbane, Bulawayo:
A suspect was apprehended after attempting to steal alcohol from the site.
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GWERU
2019-04-13, Attempted Fraud, Commercial Site, Harare Road, Gweru:
One (1) suspect was apprehended after gaining access onto the site using a fake identity card and then attempting to remove property from the site.
2019-04-08, Break-in, Residential Site, Steedman Road, Athlone, Gweru:
An unknown number of suspects cut the razor wire but failed to remove anything from the site.
2019-04-29, Attempted Break-in, Commercial Site, City Centre, Gweru:
An unknown number of suspects used a pick to break a building wall so as to gain access into the building but failed to remove anything from the site.
2019-04-03, Theft, Commercial Site, Unnamed Road, City Centre, Gweru:
An unknown number of suspects removed a grass cutter from the premises.
ZVISHAVANE
2019-04-24, Attempted Theft, Commercial Site, Jason Moyo Street, Zvishavane:
One (1) female suspect was apprehended after concealing a clothing item.
MUTARE
2019-04-20, Attempted Break in, Residential Site, First Street, City Centre, Mutare:
An unknown number of suspects attempted to gain access into the residence after opening the window.
2019-04-05, Break-in, Commercial Site, Simon Mazorodze Road, Mutare:
An unknown number of suspects gained access onto the site via an undisclosed access point and removed three (3) crates of eggs from the site.
2019-04-06, Break-in, Residential Site, Missinda Road, Mutare:
An unknown number of suspects gained access onto the property and removed a television from the residence which had been left unlocked.
2019-04-18, Attempted Break-in, Residential Site, Kariba Road, Mutare:
An unknown number of suspects removed durawall panels at the site and cut the electric fence but did not manage to remove anything from the scene.
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