Oshawa Northwest recorded 63 reported incidents between April 17 and June 16, 2026, representing 4.6% of Durham Region's 1,364 city-wide total. Theft from vehicle was the leading category with 24 incidents, followed by assault at 18. The neighbourhood's count sits well below nearby Downtown Oshawa's 112 incidents.
Oshawa Northwest recorded 63 incidents in the Durham Region dataset, representing 4.6% of the 1,364 incidents logged across the entire region. The data covers a period from April 17, 2026 to June 16, 2026.
This neighbourhood sits in the western part of Oshawa, Ontario. Its incident count is substantially lower than several adjacent areas, including Downtown Oshawa with 112 incidents during the same window.
The available data spans approximately two months in 2026, from mid-April to mid-June. This partial-year window limits year-over-year comparisons. Neighbourhood boundary definitions may vary year to year depending on how the upstream open-data portal classifies geographic areas, so direct comparisons across longer time horizons should be made with caution.
Theft from vehicle led Oshawa Northwest with 24 incidents. Assault followed with 18 incidents. Break and enter accounted for 9 incidents. Together, these three categories represent the bulk of reported activity in this neighbourhood. Auto theft contributed 7 additional incidents, while homicide appeared once in the dataset.
Oshawa Northwest's profile is dominated by property crime — theft from vehicle alone exceeds all violent incidents combined. The 24 vehicle thefts stand out against just 7 auto thefts, suggesting a pattern of contents theft rather than vehicle theft. The single homicide is anomalous in a neighbourhood with otherwise modest counts. Compared to Downtown Oshawa's 112 incidents, this area sees markedly less reported activity.
Oshawa Northwest had 63 reported incidents during the April 17 to June 16, 2026 period, according to Durham Region's open data.
Theft from vehicle was the leading category with 24 incidents, followed by assault with 18 incidents.
Oshawa Northwest's 63 incidents are lower than Downtown Oshawa (112), Lakeview (63), and Downtown Ajax (56). The nearby Downtown Oshawa area recorded nearly twice as many incidents.
Yes, the data shows 1 homicide in Oshawa Northwest during the coverage period. This represents a small fraction of the neighbourhood's 63 total incidents.
This data is sourced from the Durham Regional Police Service open-data portal (ON).