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Guelph crime in 2026

Guelph recorded 1,753 total crime incidents in 2026, representing the complete open-data record for the city in this single archive year. Theft led all categories with 886 reported incidents, followed by fraud with 334 cases and assault with 219. Additional reported figures include 168 auto thefts, 122 break and enter incidents, and 24 robberies. Year-over-year trends cannot be calculated because 2026 is the only year present in the dataset.

1,753
Incidents in 2026
100%
Share of selected city data
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Rank among years
Theft
Top category
886 incidents

Category mix in 2026

Theft 886
50.5% of 2026 incidents
Fraud 334
19.1% of 2026 incidents
Assault 219
12.5% of 2026 incidents
9.6% of 2026 incidents
7% of 2026 incidents
Robbery 24
1.4% of 2026 incidents

Guelph crime 2026

During the 2026 calendar year, Guelph, Ontario recorded a total of 1,753 police-reported incidents in its municipal open-data archive. This page presents a factual, structured breakdown of all reported incidents logged throughout the city during this single calendar year, providing clear figures across each major offense classification recorded by local authorities.

The dataset captures all documented incident categories within Guelph for 2026, representing 100 percent of the 1,753 incidents currently available in the city's open-data archive spanning 2026 to 2026. Readers can review category-specific figures, including 886 logged incidents of Theft, 334 incidents of Fraud, and 219 logged cases of Assault, alongside other documented offense types across the community.

Year-over-year

In the 2026 open-data release for Guelph, ON, Theft represented the largest individual category with 886 logged incidents. Fraud recorded the second highest volume at 334 incidents, followed by Assault with 219 logged incidents. Property-focused offenses continued with Auto theft accounting for 168 incidents and Break and enter logging 122 incidents. Robbery represented the smallest of the top categories with 24 recorded incidents. Because the city archive currently contains records exclusively for 2026 across 1 total year, multi-year trend comparisons are not available for this reporting period.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

Guelph's 2026 dataset shows a heavy concentration in property offenses, where Theft alone accounts for 886 of the 1,753 total incidents. Combined with Fraud at 334 incidents and Auto theft at 168, property and financial offenses dominate the municipal open-data mix. Violent offenses were lower in comparison, led by Assault with 219 incidents and Robbery with 24. With 2026 ranking 1 out of 1 total year in the present archive, these figures establish the baseline volume for open-data tracking in Guelph.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Guelph crime in 2026

How many criminal incidents were reported in Guelph in 2026?

In 2026, Guelph, Ontario recorded a total of 1,753 police-reported incidents in its open-data dataset. This count represents 100 percent of the 1,753 total incidents logged in the city's current archive, which spans from 2026 to 2026 across 1 total recorded year.

What is the year-over-year crime trend for Guelph in 2026?

Year-over-year trend comparisons are not available for 2026 because the current dataset for Guelph, ON contains only 1 year of data, covering 2026. The 1,753 incidents logged in 2026 represent the complete baseline city archive to date, so prior year figures cannot be compared.

What was the most common reported crime category in Guelph during 2026?

Theft was the most frequently logged incident category in Guelph during 2026, totaling 886 reported occurrences. Fraud was the second highest category with 334 incidents, while Assault ranked third among logged categories with 219 incidents out of the 1,753 total incidents reported that year.

Where does the 2026 incident data for Guelph come from?

The data for Guelph, ON is published through municipal open-data portals and reflects official police-reported incident records. A total of 1,753 incidents were recorded for the 2026 reporting period, providing an official record of logged occurrences across the city.

Sources

Data is sourced from open-data records published for Guelph, ON.

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