Downtown Ajax recorded 56 incidents, representing 4.1% of Durham Region's 1,364 total. Assault was the leading category with 28 reports, followed by theft from vehicle at 11. The neighbourhood's violent incident count stood at 29. Data spans April 17 to June 16, 2026. Nearby Downtown Oshawa reported 112 incidents during the same period.
Downtown Ajax recorded 56 incidents in the latest data window, representing 4.1% of the 1,364 incidents reported across Durham Region. The records span from April 17, 2026 to June 16, 2026.
This neighbourhood sits within the broader Durham Region policing area in Ontario. The count places Downtown Ajax well below the totals seen in larger neighbouring centres during the same period.
The available data covers approximately two months in 2026, from mid-April to mid-June. This partial-year window limits year-over-year comparisons; any trend claims would require a full calendar year of records. Boundary definitions for neighbourhood-level reporting may also vary over time, so direct comparisons across multiple years should be made with caution.
Assault was the leading category in Downtown Ajax with 28 incidents. Theft from vehicle followed with 11 incidents, and auto theft accounted for 8 incidents. Break and enter (5), other (3), and robbery (1) rounded out the recorded categories. The concentration in assault distinguishes this neighbourhood's profile from nearby areas where totals are driven by broader category mixes.
Downtown Ajax's 56-incident total is modest compared to Downtown Oshawa's 112 in the same period, yet assault dominates here with half of all neighbourhood records. The violent count of 29 suggests nearly all violent incidents are assaults, with only 1 robbery. The property-crime mix of theft from vehicle and auto theft is present but secondary. This profile differs from higher-volume neighbours where no single category likely concentrates so heavily.
Downtown Ajax recorded 56 incidents during the April 17 to June 16, 2026 period. This represents 4.1% of the 1,364 incidents reported across all of Durham Region.
Assault was the leading category with 28 incidents, making it the single largest category in the neighbourhood. This is more than double the next highest category, theft from vehicle, which had 11 incidents.
Downtown Ajax's 56 incidents are lower than Downtown Oshawa's 112, and also below Lakeview and Oshawa Northwest, which each recorded 63 incidents. All three nearby areas had higher total counts during the same period.
The data shows 29 violent incidents in Downtown Ajax. Of these, 28 were classified as assault and 1 as robbery, indicating assault comprises the overwhelming majority of violent incidents in this neighbourhood.
This data is sourced from the Durham Regional Police Service open-data portal (ON).