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Peterborough crime in 2025

In 2025, Peterborough recorded 4,601 total incidents in the open dataset. Theft was the primary category, accounting for 2,410 reported incidents. Within the 580 Other category incidents, Drugs led with 409 cases. Other top categories included Assault with 463 incidents, Fraud with 449, Mischief with 388, and Break and enter with 187. Year-over-year comparison figures are not available for this annual reporting period.

4,601
Incidents in 2025
57.3%
Share of selected city data
1 of 2
Rank among years
Theft
Top category
2,410 incidents

Category mix in 2025

Theft 2,410
52.4% of 2025 incidents
Other 580
12.6% of 2025 incidents
Assault 463
10.1% of 2025 incidents
Fraud 449
9.8% of 2025 incidents
Mischief 388
8.4% of 2025 incidents
4.1% of 2025 incidents

Peterborough crime 2025

In 2025, Peterborough, Ontario recorded 4,601 police-reported incidents in the open-data dataset. This total represents 57.3% of the 8,028 overall incidents documented across all available years in the city's on-disk archive. This page provides a comprehensive breakdown of the incident volumes logged throughout the 2025 calendar year, detailing how reported incidents were distributed across major incident classifications throughout the municipality.

The data reflects official records logged by local police services, categorising offences to help residents and researchers understand local police activity. Viewers can examine individual category breakdowns, including property-related incidents, violent offences, and secondary subcategories documented within Peterborough's official municipal records for 2025.

Year-over-year

During 2025, Peterborough's open-data records logged a total of 4,601 reported incidents. Theft emerged as the single largest category in the city, accounting for 2,410 incidents. The broad Other category accounted for 580 incidents, followed by Assault with 463 incidents, Fraud with 449 incidents, and Mischief with 388 incidents. Break and enter recorded 187 incidents during the year. Within the Other classification, Drugs made up 409 incidents (70.5% of Other), while Traffic & MVC accounted for 87 incidents (15% of Other) and Weapons offences recorded 84 incidents (14.5% of Other). These figures form the primary foundation for Peterborough's recorded dataset.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

Peterborough's 2025 open-data record was heavily driven by Theft, which accounted for 2,410 of the year's 4,601 total incidents. The year 2025 ranks 1st out of 2 total archived years in the city, representing 57.3% of the 8,028 overall city-wide records on disk. Another prominent pattern is within the 580 Other incidents, where Drugs accounted for 70.5% (409 incidents), far exceeding Traffic & MVC at 87 incidents and Weapons offences at 84 incidents.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Peterborough crime in 2025

How many total incidents were reported in Peterborough in 2025?

Peterborough recorded a total of 4,601 open-data incidents in 2025. This volume represents 57.3% of the city's 8,028 total incidents logged across all available years in the dataset, establishing 2025 as the highest annual volume in the current multi-year record.

How does the 2025 incident total compare to other years in Peterborough?

The open-data series for Peterborough covers two recorded years, spanning 2025 and 2026. The 2025 volume of 4,601 incidents ranks 1st overall among the 2 total recorded years, exceeding the 3,427 incidents logged for 2026 in the municipal archive.

What were the most common incident categories in Peterborough in 2025?

Theft was the most frequent category in Peterborough in 2025, recording 2,410 incidents. The Other category followed with 580 incidents, including 409 Drugs offences. Assault was third with 463 incidents, followed by Fraud with 449 incidents, Mischief with 388 incidents, and Break and enter with 187 incidents.

Where does the 2025 Peterborough crime data originate?

This information is compiled from official open-data releases published by municipal police services in Ontario (ON). The dataset tracks 4,601 incidents for 2025 in Peterborough, structured by standardized incident categories to provide transparent historical records of local law enforcement reporting.

Sources

Data is sourced from official municipal police open-data releases in ON.

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