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Bayswater SAPS firearm office
If you live in the Bayswater precinct, this is where your firearm licence and competency applications are lodged, and where your Designated Firearm Officer sits. Bayswater SAPS is in Bloemfontein, Free State.
Suburbs the Bayswater precinct covers
- Bayswater
- Pellissier
- Woodland Hills
Precinct boundaries follow streets, not suburb names, so if you are on the edge of one of these areas phone the station and confirm your street falls in their precinct before you make the trip.
What Bayswater SAPS handles for firearm owners
- New firearm licence applications on the SAPS 271.
- Firearm licence renewals on the SAPS 517(e) — lodge at least 90 days before expiry.
- Competency applications and renewals — how competency works.
- Change of address on the SAPS 521(b).
- Fingerprints, the DFO interview and the safe inspection.
- Collecting your licence once it is approved and printed — in person, with your ID.
Reported crime in the Bayswater precinct
These are the South African Police Service's own published figures for this precinct, for January to March 2026. They are the figures to cite if you are writing a Section 13 or Section 14 self-defence motivation — the conditions where you actually live carry far more weight with a Designated Firearm Officer than a general statement about crime in South Africa.
| Category | Reported cases |
|---|---|
| Murder | 1 |
| Attempted murder | 1 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 3 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 0 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 35 |
| Carjacking | 0 |
| Common robbery | 0 |
| Assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm | 5 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 0 |
Source: SAPS quarterly crime statistics for the Bayswater precinct, January to March 2026. Reproduced as published. A precinct covers more than one suburb, so these figures describe the whole station area, not one street.
Using these figures in a self-defence motivation
Sections 13 and 14 are the only sections where crime conditions are relevant — Sections 15, 16 and 17 forbid a self-defence angle entirely. If you are applying under Section 13 or 14, the figures above describe the precinct you actually live in, which is precisely the kind of specific, checkable detail a Designated Firearm Officer takes seriously. How to write it →
What to take to Bayswater SAPS
- The correct completed SAPS form, signed.
- Your motivation letter.
- Certified copies of your ID, your competency and, for a renewal, your existing licence — certified within the last three months.
- Proof of your residential address in the Bayswater precinct.
- Proof of safe storage.
Get the acknowledgement of receipt before you leave and photograph it. That reference number is how you track the application.
Let us prepare it for you
Firearm License Pro SA builds your complete SAPS-ready application from the details on your profile — the correct SAPS form, a motivation letter written for your section, and a checklist of the supporting documents you need for your application at Bayswater SAPS. You check it, print it, and hand it in.
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Firearm License Pro SA is a private document-preparation service. We do not speak for the South African Police Service, we hold no SAPS contact details for this station, and we cannot approve, decline or speed up an application. For the station's phone number and hours, see the official SAPS website. What we do is make sure the pack you carry through their door is complete and correct.