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Durham Regional Police Service recorded 1,674 total incidents in Oshawa for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Assault is the number one category with 780 incidents, accounting for 46.6% of reported activity. Theft from vehicle follows with 321 incidents (19.2%), while break and enter represents 199 incidents (11.9%). Downtown Oshawa logged the highest neighbourhood count at 363 incidents. Open-data records indicate 490 incidents occurred in the recent 60 days map window.

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Area × type · 2026 · Population 213,592 (2025) · 2026 is year-to-date, through Jul

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About this data

This page presents open-data crime incident records for Oshawa, Ontario, covering the period of 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Sourced directly from Durham Regional Police Service open data, the published dataset records a headline total of 1,674 incidents across the municipality during this timeframe. For recent geographic context, the interactive map displays a 60-day rolling window containing 490 incidents.

Analyzing official police open data provides structured transparency into incident patterns across Oshawa neighbourhoods. During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), combined violent-category incidents stand at 857 records. Sourced from the Durham Regional Police Service, these public records document category breakdowns and local incident distribution, offering residents, researchers, and community members accurate counts without relying on estimates.

Recent trend

The open-data archive for Oshawa spans from 2009 to 2026, totalling 3,502 incidents. Earlier complete years logged minimal public records, including 1 record in 2009, 13 records in 2023, and 18 records in 2024. Between the complete calendar years of 2024 and 2025, published open-data records rose 9,372.2% from a base count of 18 records in 2024 to 1,705 records in 2025. This reflects expanded open-data publishing by Durham Regional Police Service rather than a sudden shift in physical occurrence. For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the dataset contains 1,674 incidents.

Category breakdown

During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), incident logging in Oshawa is led by Assault, which accounts for 780 incidents or 46.6% of the 1,674 total incidents. Theft from vehicle represents the second highest volume with 321 incidents (19.2%), followed by Break and enter with 199 incidents (11.9%). Auto theft records 176 incidents (10.5%), while Other comprises 121 incidents (7.2%) and Robbery accounts for 68 incidents (4.1%). Within the broader archive breakdown for the Other classification, Traffic & MVC represents 252 incidents, accounting for 100% of the Other parent total and 7.2% of all archived records. In total, violent-category offences comprise 857 incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul).

Where incidents concentrate

Across 12 tracked areas in Oshawa, open-data incident counts in 2026 (YTD, through Jul) show concentration in specific geographic zones. Downtown Oshawa records the highest volume with 363 incidents, followed by Lakeview with 241 incidents and Oshawa Northwest with 190 incidents. Gibb West registers 157 incidents, while Stevenson North records 123 incidents. These totals represent raw incident counts and activity concentration within Durham Regional Police Service open data. They do not measure per-capita risk, as resident population figures are not provided in the source dataset.

Key stats

  • 1,674 total incidents recorded in Oshawa for 2026 (YTD, through Jul).
  • Assault leads top categories with 780 incidents, representing 46.6% of totals.
  • 857 combined violent-category incidents logged in 2026 (YTD, through Jul).
  • Downtown Oshawa recorded 363 incidents, the highest among 12 tracked neighbourhoods.
  • 2025 complete-year records reached 1,705 incidents, up 9,372.2% from 18 in 2024.

What these numbers mean

In Oshawa's 2026 (YTD, through Jul) dataset, Assault represents the primary recorded category at 780 incidents (46.6%), driving the combined violent-category total to 857 incidents. Property-related offences like Theft from vehicle (321 incidents, 19.2%) and Break and enter (199 incidents, 11.9%) follow. In the archive breakdown for Other offences, Traffic & MVC comprises 252 incidents, representing 100% of Other records and 7.2% of total archived incidents. Geographically, Downtown Oshawa (363 incidents) and Lakeview (241 incidents) log the highest counts.

About this dataset

  • Reporting basis: Counts reflect incidents reported to police only. Under-reporting — especially for sexual assault, fraud, and minor theft — means actual incidence is higher than these figures show.
  • Not a per-capita rate: These are absolute incident counts. Comparing one place’s counts to another without normalising for population can mislead — see the Crime Severity Index for severity-weighted, population-adjusted rankings.
  • Privacy: Coordinates on the map are rounded to roughly 111 m so individual addresses cannot be inferred.
  • What "Other" includes: The parent Other category is split on the map into Traffic & MVC, Drugs, Weapons offences, Bylaw & Provincial, Calls for service, and Other crime. In this dataset the largest Other slice is Traffic & MVC (100% of Other, 252 records). These are open-data rows, not a separate "mystery crime" class.
  • Data window: 2026 (YTD, through Jul).

Frequently asked questions about crime in Oshawa

How many police-reported incidents were recorded in Oshawa in 2026?

During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Oshawa recorded 1,674 total police-reported incidents in the open dataset. This count reflects calendar year data through July 2026 rather than a 60-day rolling map window. Combined violent-category incidents, including assault and robbery, accounted for 857 of these recorded incidents.

What is the most frequently reported incident type in Oshawa?

Assault is the leading reported category in Oshawa for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), accounting for 780 incidents or 46.6% of all recorded incidents. Property-related categories follow, with theft from vehicle representing 321 incidents (19.2%), break and enter at 199 incidents (11.9%), and auto theft comprising 176 incidents (10.5%).

How did Oshawa incident counts change between 2024 and 2025?

In complete calendar years, reported incidents in Oshawa rose by 9,372.2% from 2024 to 2025, increasing from a base of 18 records in 2024 to 1,705 records in 2025. This multi-year archive shift reflects expanding open-data coverage over time across the region.

Which Oshawa neighbourhood recorded the highest number of incidents?

Downtown Oshawa recorded the highest number of incidents among the 12 tracked areas, with 363 incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Lakeview followed with 241 incidents, while Oshawa Northwest recorded 190 incidents and Gibb West recorded 157 incidents during the same period.

Where does the Oshawa crime dataset originate?

The data is sourced directly from Durham Regional Police Service open records, which cover Oshawa as well as seven sibling municipalities in Durham Region. Open-data tracking for Oshawa in the archive spans from June 11, 2009, through August 14, 2026, totaling 3,502 incidents across all recorded years.

How up-to-date is the Oshawa incident map and data feed?

The headline figures represent 2026 (YTD, through Jul), with the dataset containing records updated through August 14, 2026. In contrast to the year-to-date total of 1,674 incidents, the interactive map's 60-day rolling window displays 490 recent incidents.

Sources

Data is compiled from Durham Regional Police Service open data, published as a regional feed and filtered to Oshawa.

Oshawa crime map and recent reports

This Oshawa crime map is built for searches such as Oshawa crime map, crime map Oshawa, DRPS Oshawa. Filter the interactive map by crime type and time window to inspect recent open-data reports — not a live 911 or CAD feed.

assault is the largest category with 780 incidents (46.6%).

The highest-count local areas in the current data are Downtown Oshawa, Lakeview, Oshawa Northwest, Gibb West. These are incident counts, not per-capita risk rankings.

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