Waterloo Region Crime Map
Ontario · August 2026 · updated 2026-09-10
| August 2026 | 1,207 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 8,433 incidents through the last complete month |
| 2026 (full year) | 8,433 incidents |
| Full archive | 8,433 incidents (2026–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 1,185 |
| CSI 2025 | 66.8 (violent 85.1) |
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About crime in Waterloo Region
TL;DR. Waterloo Region recorded 1,152 reported incidents in August 2026. Across the broader 2026 year-to-date dataset of 8,378 dated records, Theft is the leading category with 4,147 incidents, representing 49.5% of the total mix. Fraud followed with 1,421 incidents (17%), while Assault accounted for 1,042 (12.4%). Among the seven regional municipalities tracked, Kitchener recorded 4,175 incidents, Cambridge logged 2,159, and Waterloo registered 1,590.
About this data
This Waterloo Region overview details police-reported crime data for August 2026, sourced from an official municipal and police open-data portal in Ontario. During the single calendar month of August 2026, Waterloo Region recorded 1,152 total incidents. This open tracking provides an objective, transparent view of reported activity across regional municipalities, helping residents, researchers, and community observers examine public incident records without speculation.
Published records for the broader 2026 year-to-date period through August encompass 8,378 dated incidents across 7 tracked municipal areas, including 1,201 violent-category incidents. By comparison, the interactive map presents a rolling 60-day window accounting for 3,076 incidents with occurrence dates spanning March 10, 2026, to August 23, 2026. Distinguishing between this specific monthly snapshot, the rolling map window, and the multi-month record ensures a clear interpretation of regional reporting.
Recent trend
Year-over-year change is not available for August 2026 because the open-data archive series currently contains only the 2026 calendar year, without a complete prior comparison year in the series. Across 2026 year-to-date, the dataset logs 8,378 dated incidents spanning March 10, 2026, to August 23, 2026. Because August 2026 represents an isolated monthly snapshot of 1,152 incidents within an ongoing single-year dataset, long-term annual trends cannot be calculated from these published records. Historical multi-year comparisons will require additional calendar years of published open data.
Category breakdown
Across the 2026 year-to-date category mix through August, Theft is the most reported category, accounting for 4,147 incidents or 49.5% of all published records. Fraud represents the second most common category with 1,421 incidents, making up 17% of the total. Assault ranks third with 1,042 incidents, comprising 12.4% of recorded offences.
Other notable categories published in the open data include Auto theft with 869 incidents (10.4%), Break and enter with 740 incidents (8.8%), and Robbery with 159 incidents (1.9%). Property and financial offences constitute the majority of reported categories, whereas combined violent-category offences total 1,201 incidents across the 2026 year-to-date period.
FAQ
How many crime incidents were reported in Waterloo Region during August 2026?
The open‑data feed recorded 1,152 incidents for Waterloo Region in August 2026, representing the total count for the last complete calendar month. This figure reflects all incident types reported during that month.
What was the most common type of incident in Waterloo Region in the latest data?
Theft was the leading category in the year‑to‑date dataset, with 4,147 incidents, accounting for 49.5 % of all recorded offences through August 2026. It outpaces the next most frequent categories by a wide margin.
Is there a year‑over‑year change available for Waterloo Region’s crime data?
Year‑over‑year change is not available for the current period. The archive only contains the 2026 year‑to‑date total of 8,378 incidents, and no prior full‑year figure is provided for comparison.
Which neighbourhoods have the highest incident counts in Waterloo Region?
Kitchener leads with 4,175 incidents, followed by Cambridge with 2,159 and Waterloo with 1,590. Smaller counts are recorded in Woolwich (206), Wilmot (114), North Dumfries (107) and Wellesley (27). These six neighbourhoods comprise the bulk of reported activity.
What is the source of the crime data for Waterloo Region?
The figures come from the official police open‑data portal for Ontario, which publishes incident‑level information for Waterloo Region.
How up‑to‑date is the Waterloo Region crime data?
The dataset reflects incidents up to 23 August 2026, covering the last complete calendar month (August 2026). While the interactive map’s rolling 60‑day window shows 3,076 recent points, the headline total of 1,152 incidents pertains only to August.
Explore Waterloo Region
By category
- Waterloo Region Assault (1,045)
- Waterloo Region Robbery (164)
- Waterloo Region Break & enter (746)
- Waterloo Region Auto theft (877)
- Waterloo Region Theft (4,172)
- Waterloo Region Fraud (1,429)
By year
Neighbourhoods
KITCHENER CAMBRIDGE WATERLOO WOOLWICH WILMOT NORTH DUMFRIES WELLESLEY