In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Clarington recorded 61 auto theft incidents, representing 15.5% of the 393 total reported city incidents across all categories. Auto theft ranks third among eight tracked crime categories in the municipality, below assault (138) and break and enter (69), but above theft from vehicle (55). Darlington recorded the highest count among listed neighbourhoods with 17 incidents, followed by Bowmanville South with 12.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Clarington.
This page provides factual documentation of reported Auto theft incidents recorded across Clarington, Ontario, for the period of 2026 (YTD, through Jul). During this year-to-date timeframe, official open-data sources log 61 incidents of Auto theft out of a city total of 393 incidents reported across all eight tracked categories. Auto theft accounts for 15.5% of all reported incidents in Clarington during this period.
The complete municipal data archive covers incidents from December 17, 2016, through August 13, 2026. For the selected 2026 year-to-date timeframe through July, all 61 Auto theft occurrences are fully dated incidents, with zero undated entries. By examining these official records, readers can observe how reported Auto theft volume is distributed across specific Clarington communities, including Darlington, Bowmanville South, Clarke, Bowmanville North, and Courtice South.
Within Clarington's open data, Auto theft ranks 3rd among all 8 tracked crime categories for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), with 61 reported incidents. Auto theft is less frequent than Assault, which recorded 138 incidents, and Break and enter, which recorded 69 incidents. However, Auto theft recorded higher incident counts than several other sibling categories during the same period, including Other at 58 incidents, Theft from vehicle at 55 incidents, and Robbery at 8 incidents. Together, these figures illustrate the relative placement of vehicle theft within the municipality's overall reported crime statistics.
Auto theft stands as the 3rd most reported category in Clarington for 2026 through July, accounting for 15.5% of the city's 393 recorded incidents. In the available multi-year record, Auto theft logged 54 incidents in 2025 and 61 incidents in 2026 through July. Among local areas, Darlington recorded the largest count with 17 incidents, followed by Bowmanville South with 12 incidents. These figures highlight Auto theft as a primary property-related category in the municipality's current open-data dataset.
For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), there were 61 reported Auto theft incidents in Clarington. All 61 occurrences are dated incidents in the municipal open dataset. Auto theft makes up 15.5% of the city's 393 total reported incidents across all categories during this year-to-date period.
Darlington recorded the highest number of Auto theft incidents in Clarington for 2026 year-to-date, with 17 incidents. Bowmanville South recorded the second-highest count with 12 incidents, followed by Clarke with 9 incidents, and both Bowmanville North and Courtice South with 7 incidents each.
Auto theft ranks 3rd out of 8 tracked crime categories in Clarington for 2026 through July. It is less frequent than Assault, which has 138 incidents, and Break and enter, which has 69 incidents. However, Auto theft recorded more incidents than Theft from vehicle at 55 incidents and Robbery at 8 incidents.
The year series for Auto theft in Clarington shows 54 reported incidents in 2025 and 61 reported incidents in 2026 through July. Because the 2026 figure covers only part of the calendar year through July, it represents a year-to-date total rather than a full annual comparison.
Crime data for Clarington is sourced from municipal open-data records published in Ontario (ON).