Guelph Crime Map
Ontario · August 2026 · updated 2026-09-10
| August 2026 | 310 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 2,084 incidents through the last complete month |
| 2026 (full year) | 2,084 incidents |
| Full archive | 2,084 incidents (2026–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 1,296 |
| CSI 2025 | 57.8 (violent 75.0) |
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About crime in Guelph
TL;DR. Guelph recorded 310 crime incidents in August 2026, according to open police data. Across the 2026 year-to-date category mix, theft is the leading offence with 1,057 reported incidents, accounting for 50.7% of all classified records. Fraud followed with 402 incidents (19.3%), while assault accounted for 257 incidents (12.3%). These figures reflect reported incident counts from published open data records and do not represent per-capita crime rates.
About this data
This page summarises police‑reported incidents in Guelph, Ontario for August 2026, the last complete calendar month with published counts. The data are drawn from the official police open‑data portal for Ontario and reflect the incidents recorded during that month.
The headline figure shows 310 incidents occurred in August 2026. The interactive map, which displays the most recent 60‑day window, currently visualises 848 incidents, offering a short‑term view that complements the monthly totals. Understanding the distribution of offence types helps residents and planners see which categories are most prevalent.
Recent trend
Year‑over‑year change for August 2026 cannot be calculated because the archive only contains a single year of data, so a comparable prior‑year month is not available. The available year‑to‑date series starts in 2026, providing no complete‑year pair for a direct month‑over‑month comparison, and thus no percentage change is shown for this period.
Category breakdown
Across the year‑to‑date (through August 2026), the most common incident types are Theft, Fraud and Assault. Theft leads with 1,057 incidents, representing 50.7% of the YTD mix. Fraud follows with 402 incidents (19.3%), and Assault accounts for 257 incidents (12.3%). Other notable categories include Auto theft (189 incidents, 9.1%) and Break and enter (152 incidents, 7.3%). These figures illustrate that property‑theft‑related offences dominate the reported activity in Guelph during the current reporting period.
FAQ
How many crime incidents were reported in Guelph in August 2026?
Guelph recorded 310 reported incidents in August 2026. Across the broader 2026 year-to-date tracking period from March 10, 2026, to August 24, 2026, the open dataset records a total of 2,084 incidents. These published counts reflect reported occurrences published through the open-data portal and do not represent a rolling map window or annual total.
What is the most commonly reported crime category in Guelph?
Theft is the most frequent category in Guelph's 2026 year-to-date open data, accounting for 1,057 incidents or 50.7% of all reported occurrences. Fraud ranks second with 402 incidents (19.3%), while Assault accounts for 257 incidents (12.3%). Other reported categories include Auto theft with 189 incidents, Break and enter with 152 incidents, and Robbery with 27 incidents.
Is reported crime in Guelph increasing or decreasing compared to last year?
A year-over-year comparison is not available for this period because the published dataset currently includes records for 2026 only, totaling 2,084 incidents. Without a complete previous calendar year in the open-data feed, direct multi-year percentage trends cannot be established for the city.
Which neighbourhoods in Guelph have the highest number of reported incidents?
Distinct neighbourhood breakdowns are not available for this source. The open-data feed attributes all 2,084 reported incidents across the 2026 tracking period to a single city-wide entry for Guelph rather than separating records into individual subdivisions or neighbourhood boundaries.
Where do these Guelph crime statistics come from?
These figures are compiled directly from the official municipal open-data portal for Ontario, which publishes incident-level records for Guelph. The open feed logs verified police-reported occurrences, including 284 violent-category incidents across 2026 year-to-date, providing public visibility into local police reporting patterns.
How current are the crime numbers shown for Guelph?
The monthly figures reflect August 2026, with the latest recorded occurrence dated August 24, 2026, within a date range beginning March 10, 2026. For recent activity, the interactive map displays a rolling 60-day tier containing 848 incidents, contrasting with the monthly total of 310 incidents.
Explore Guelph
By category
- Guelph Assault (257)
- Guelph Robbery (27)
- Guelph Break & enter (152)
- Guelph Auto theft (189)
- Guelph Theft (1,057)
- Guelph Fraud (402)