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Auto theft in Guelph

In 2026 year-to-date through July, Guelph recorded 168 auto theft incidents out of 1,753 total reported incidents across all categories. Auto theft represents 9.6% of the city total, ranking fourth among six categories. Higher incident totals were recorded for theft with 886, fraud with 334, and assault with 219. Meanwhile, break and enter recorded 122 incidents and robbery recorded 24. All 168 auto theft incidents were recorded under the Guelph neighbourhood entry.

Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Guelph.

168
Auto theft incidents
9.6%
Share of Guelph incidents
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Category rank
GUELPH
Top neighbourhood
168 incidents
2026 (YTD, through Jul)
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Where Auto theft concentrates

GUELPH 168
100% of Auto theft incidents

Auto theft in Guelph

This page presents official open-data incident statistics for Auto theft in the city of Guelph, Ontario. The dataset covers the 2026 calendar year-to-date period through July, with recorded occurrence dates ranging between March 10, 2026, and July 29, 2026. Over this reporting timeframe, local municipal police authorities recorded 168 incidents of Auto theft across published reporting divisions within the city.

Auto theft accounts for 9.6% of the 1,753 total recorded incidents across all six tracked crime categories in Guelph during 2026 through July. The published open-data dataset consists of 168 dated category incidents and 0 undated category incidents. These figures summarize statistics released by local law enforcement and provide a factual record of reported motor vehicle thefts throughout the municipality.

How Auto theft compares

In Guelph's 2026 year-to-date open-data breakdown, Auto theft ranks 4th among the city's 6 tracked crime categories with 168 recorded incidents. Theft is the most frequent category with 886 incidents, followed by Fraud with 334 incidents and Assault with 219 incidents. Auto theft recorded fewer occurrences than Theft, Fraud, and Assault, but registered a higher count than Break and enter, which recorded 122 incidents, and Robbery, which accounted for 24 incidents. Combined, these six categories form the municipality's total open-data incident count of 1,753 for the period.

Key stats

Top neighbourhoods for Auto theft in Guelph

  1. GUELPH — 168 incidents

What these numbers mean

Auto theft constitutes 9.6% of Guelph's open-data crime volume in 2026 through July, totaling 168 incidents. Positioned 4th among the city's 6 tracked categories, Auto theft remains substantially less frequent than Theft (886) and Fraud (334), while recording a higher count than Break and enter (122) and Robbery (24). Because the available dataset reflects 2026 year-to-date reporting through July without multi-year comparative data, the 168 incidents represent the entire published series for this category in the city.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Auto theft in Guelph

How many Auto theft incidents occurred in Guelph in 2026?

In 2026 through July, official open-data records document 168 Auto theft incidents in Guelph. This total accounts for 9.6% of the 1,753 total crime incidents recorded citywide across all six tracked categories during this year-to-date reporting timeframe. All 168 incidents possess complete date records between March 10, 2026, and July 29, 2026.

How does Auto theft rank compared to other crime categories in Guelph?

Auto theft ranks 4th out of 6 tracked crime categories in Guelph for 2026 YTD with 168 incidents. It is less common than Theft (886 incidents), Fraud (334 incidents), and Assault (219 incidents), but more frequent than Break and enter (122 incidents) and Robbery (24 incidents).

What timeframe is covered by this Guelph Auto theft dataset?

The dataset covers the 2026 calendar year-to-date period through July, with recorded occurrence dates ranging from March 10, 2026, to July 29, 2026. During this timeframe, 168 Auto theft incidents were published in the municipal open-data feed out of 1,753 total citywide incidents.

Are year-over-year trends available for Auto theft in Guelph?

The current open-data release for Guelph contains category statistics solely for the 2026 year-to-date period through July, registering 168 Auto theft incidents. Because multi-year historical series for this specific category are not present in the published dataset, prior-year comparisons and trend calculations are omitted.

Other crime categories in Guelph

Sources

Data for Guelph is compiled from official police open-data portals in ON.

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