Waterloo Region Crime Map
Ontario · September 2026 · updated 2026-10-27
| September 2026 | 1,705 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 10,480 incidents through the last complete month |
| Full archive | 10,954 incidents (2026–2026) |
| CSI 2025 | 66.8 (violent 85.1) |
Source: Waterloo Regional Police open data.
Official statistics (Statistics Canada)
| 2025 incidents | 37,492 (down 4.8% vs 2024) |
|---|---|
| Rate per 100,000 | 5,269.8 (population 711,460) |
| Violent incidents | 9,942 (1,397.4 per 100K) |
| Property incidents | 21,528 (3,025.9 per 100K) |
| Crime Severity Index 2025 | 66.8 (violent 85.1) |
| Cleared by police | 35.1% |
| vs Ontario | 15.0% higher rate (4,581.7 per 100K) |
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidents (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey), Waterloo Region (Kitchener) police service. Annual figures; 2025 is the latest published year.
About crime in Waterloo Region
Latest available snapshot. Waterloo Region has 1,705 mapped incidents for September 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
Across 2026–2026, the current archive contains 10,954 mapped incidents for Waterloo Region. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Waterloo Region crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-27 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Waterloo Region recorded 1,705 incidents in September 2026, the last complete calendar month with published counts. Theft leads the 2026 year-to-date mix through September with 5,210 incidents, followed by Fraud at 1,786 and Assault at 1,295. Data cover March 10 to October 10, 2026, with year-to-date tracking currently at 10,480 dated incidents. Year-over-year change is not available for this period.
About this data
This page summarizes reported crime in Waterloo Region, Ontario, for September 2026, with 1,705 incidents recorded as the last complete calendar month with published counts. The figures are drawn from the official police and municipal open-data portal for Ontario, with feed occurrence dates spanning March 10, 2026 to October 10, 2026. A fixed monthly total makes it easier to follow short-term change without mixing different reporting windows.
The category mix described on this page reflects 2026 (YTD, through Sep), not September alone. For context, the interactive map uses a separate 60-day rolling window containing 3,190 incidents. Keeping the September 2026 headline distinct from the year-to-date mix and the 60-day map view helps readers compare what happened in that month against broader patterns.
Recent trend
Year-over-year change is not available for September 2026. The year series available for trend discussion contains only the 2026 count of 10,480 dated incidents, so there is no complete prior-year pair to support an annual comparison for this monthly headline. The full on-disk archive also centres on 2026, with 10,954 incidents spanning 2026 to 2026, rather than providing a second complete calendar year. As further 2026 months are published and a full prior year becomes available, annual change can be assessed on a like-for-like calendar basis.
Category breakdown
For 2026 (YTD, through Sep), the category mix behind the September 2026 page is led by Theft with 5,210 incidents, representing 49.7% of dated records. Fraud follows with 1,786 incidents, or 17%, while Assault accounts for 1,295 incidents, or 12.4%. The next-ranked categories are Auto theft with 1,092 incidents, or 10.4%, and Break and enter with 913 incidents, or 8.7%, followed by Robbery with 184 incidents, or 1.8%. Assault at 1,295 records is distinct from the broader 2026 YTD violent total of 1,479, which sums additional violent categories through September. This ordering keeps property categories ahead of person categories in the year-to-date feed that sits behind the September headline of 1,705 incidents.
Where incidents concentrate
Within Waterloo Region's 7-neighbourhood feed, KITCHENER records 5,217 incidents, followed by CAMBRIDGE with 2,617 and WATERLOO with 2,077. WOOLWICH adds 251 and WILMOT adds 143, while NORTH DUMFRIES records 140 and WELLESLEY records 36 in the same feed. This ordering reflects where reports were located in the open-data feed, showing activity concentration rather than per-capita risk, since reporting practices and local contexts differ. Readers comparing areas should treat the counts as volume, not as a comparison of likelihood for residents.
What this means
Waterloo Region's September 2026 headline of 1,705 incidents sits against a 2026 year-to-date profile led by Theft at 5,210 records, or 49.7%, with Fraud at 1,786 records adding a second property layer. Assault at 1,295 records is the highest listed person-category count, distinct from the broader violent total of 1,479. KITCHENER with 5,217 records ranks ahead of CAMBRIDGE with 2,617 and WATERLOO with 2,077, so movement in those three centres shapes the regional total.
FAQ
How many criminal incidents were recorded in Waterloo Region in September 2026?
Waterloo Region recorded 1,705 incidents in September 2026, which was the last complete calendar month with published counts. That monthly headline is separate from the 10,480 dated incidents recorded so far in 2026. These figures reflect the open-data year-to-date file and are not a 60-day rolling map window.
What type of crime was most commonly reported in Waterloo Region?
Theft was the most common category in the 2026 year-to-date mix through September, with 5,210 incidents representing 49.7% of dated records. Fraud ranked second with 1,786 incidents. Those category counts describe the 2026 year-to-date file, not only the 1,705 incidents recorded in September 2026.
Has crime in Waterloo Region gone up or down compared with last year?
Year-over-year change is not available for this period for Waterloo Region. The archive year series contains only 2026, with 10,480 dated incidents, so there is no complete prior calendar year to compare. A year-over-year comparison will require a second complete year of published open-data counts for the region.
Which neighbourhoods in Waterloo Region had the most incidents?
KITCHENER recorded the largest neighbourhood total with 5,217 incidents, followed by CAMBRIDGE with 2,617 and WATERLOO with 2,077 in the 2026 file. Smaller totals included WOOLWICH with 251 and WELLESLEY with 36. In total, the source splits Waterloo Region into 7 named areas for neighbourhood-level reporting.
Where does Waterloo Region crime data come from?
The figures come from the official police and municipal open-data portal for Ontario covering Waterloo Region. The current file spans 10,480 dated incidents in 2026, from 10 March 2026 to 10 October 2026. Category and neighbourhood splits, including 1,295 assault records, come from that same open-data release rather than separate police reports.
How up to date is the Waterloo Region crime map?
The headline statistic covers September 2026, the last complete calendar month, with 1,705 incidents. The open-data records extend to a maximum occurrence date of 10 October 2026. Separately, the interactive map shows a rolling 60-day window with 3,190 incidents, which is different from the monthly headline and the 2026 year-to-date totals.
Explore Waterloo Region
By category
- Waterloo Region Assault (1,354)
- Waterloo Region Robbery (192)
- Waterloo Region Break & enter (954)
- Waterloo Region Auto theft (1,141)
- Waterloo Region Theft (5,446)
- Waterloo Region Fraud (1,867)
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