According to Halton Regional Police Service open data, Burlington recorded 2,821 total incidents during 2026 (YTD, through Jul). The top category in the dataset is Other, accounting for 1,745 incidents or 61.9% of the headline total. Within the full-archive breakdown of Other, the leading subcategory is Traffic & MVC with 3,927 incidents, representing 96% of Other offences and 57.2% of total incidents. Theft followed as the second top category with 257 incidents.
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This page details public safety records for Burlington, Ontario, covering 2,821 total incidents recorded during 2026 (YTD, through Jul). The underlying dataset originates from open data released by the Halton Regional Police Service, providing transparent visibility into reported incidents across local communities. Burlington's records are published alongside sibling municipalities in Halton Region, including Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hills. Reviewing these official open-data figures offers residents an objective, evidence-based record of municipal incident volume and category patterns.
While the main page totals reflect 2,821 incidents for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the interactive map filter displays a rolling 60 days window containing 877 incidents. This design enables visitors to examine recent local incident markers on the interactive map while evaluating broader year-to-date totals from the full archive. Across the complete on-disk archive spanning 2025 to 2026, Burlington records a total of 6,866 incidents.
Year-over-year change is not available for 2026 (YTD, through Jul) because the current calendar year remains incomplete. In the headline open-data series, 2025 recorded 3,830 dated incidents compared to 2,821 incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Because 2026 data only extends through July, comparing this partial-year figure directly against a full 12-month annual count would yield an invalid annual rate of change. Across the full multi-year archive covering 2025 to 2026, the complete dataset contains 6,866 total incidents, with 2025 accounting for 3,830 incidents and 2026 logging 3,036 incidents across all record updates.
In the 2026 (YTD, through Jul) breakdown, the top category is Other, accounting for 1,745 incidents or 61.9% of all reported items. Following Other, Theft ranks second with 257 incidents (9.1%), while Auto theft ranks third with 247 incidents (8.8%). Additional reported classifications include Break and enter with 176 incidents (6.2%), Theft from vehicle with 173 incidents (6.1%), and Mischief with 168 incidents (6%). Under the full-archive breakdown of the primary Other classification, Traffic & MVC represents the leading subcategory with 3,927 occurrences, making up 96% of Other items and 57.2% of total archive incidents. Combined violent offences across assault, robbery, sexual assault, homicide, and shooting total 32 incidents during 2026 (YTD, through Jul).
Across the 8 designated local areas in Burlington, incident distribution varies by geographic sector. South Central Burlington recorded the highest volume with 866 incidents, followed by Aldershot with 631 incidents and South East Burlington with 315 incidents. Central East Burlington recorded 283 incidents, while North Burlington logged 282 incidents. Other mapped areas include Central Burlington with 222 incidents, Central West Burlington with 118 incidents, and The Orchards with 75 incidents. These area counts represent raw incident totals and activity concentration rather than per-capita risk, as localized population density and commercial traffic influence overall reporting volume.
Burlington's 2026 (YTD, through Jul) open-data profile is heavily dominated by the Other category at 1,745 incidents (61.9%), alongside Theft (257 incidents) and Auto theft (247 incidents). An examination of the subcategory archive reveals that Traffic & MVC comprises 3,927 occurrences, accounting for 96% of Other items and 57.2% of total archive records. Violent offences remain relatively low at 32 incidents. Spatially, South Central Burlington (866 incidents) and Aldershot (631 incidents) log the majority of recorded entries across the municipality's 8 tracked sectors.
Burlington recorded 2,821 total incidents during 2026 (YTD, through Jul). This total reflects open-data records published for the year-to-date period through July. Violent offences account for 32 incidents within this total. These figures cover the headline period for 2026 rather than a rolling map view.
The leading category in Burlington's open data is Other, with 1,745 incidents accounting for 61.9% of the 2026 (YTD, through Jul) total. In the full archive breakdown, Traffic & MVC makes up the largest share of Other at 3,927 incidents (96% of Other), followed by Weapons offences with 88 incidents (2.2% of Other) and Drugs with 71 incidents (1.7% of Other). Theft is the next specific category with 257 incidents.
Year-over-year percentage change is not available for this period because 2026 is an incomplete year-to-date dataset covering through July. For full-year context, the archive records 3,830 incidents in 2025 compared to 2,821 incidents logged so far in the 2026 year-to-date series. Comparing partial-year figures directly to complete prior calendar years is not recommended without full-year reporting.
Across 8 tracked areas, South Central Burlington recorded the highest count with 866 incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Aldershot followed with 631 incidents, and South East Burlington logged 315 incidents. Other tracked neighbourhoods include Central East Burlington with 283 incidents, North Burlington with 282 incidents, Central Burlington with 222 incidents, Central West Burlington with 118 incidents, and The Orchards with 75 incidents.
These incident statistics are sourced directly from Halton Regional Police Service open data. Burlington is part of the Halton Region regional data feed, which publishes municipal open-data incident records. The figures displayed represent reported incidents logged by police and released through their public data portal for local transparency.
The headline figures cover 2026 (YTD, through Jul), with the dataset's latest recorded incident date being August 15, 2026. In contrast to the year-to-date headline total of 2,821 incidents, the interactive map displays a rolling 60-day window containing 877 incidents. Data is regularly refreshed as Halton Regional Police Service updates its public portal.
Data is sourced from Halton Regional Police Service open data, published via the Halton Region open-data portal and filtered for Burlington.
This Burlington crime map is built for searches such as Burlington crime map, crime map Burlington, and Burlington Ontario crime. Filter the interactive map by crime type and time window to inspect recent open-data reports — not a live 911 or CAD feed.
other is the largest category with 1,745 incidents (61.9%).
The highest-count local areas in the current data are South Central Burlington, Aldershot, South East Burlington, Central East Burlington. These are incident counts, not per-capita risk rankings.
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Drill into categories, years, and areas on the interactive map. Counts below use the same open-data archive as the city overview.