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Theft from vehicle in London

London open-data records show 784 theft from vehicle incidents for 2026 year-to-date through July. This category accounts for 11.5% of the 6,817 total reported incidents across the city during this period, ranking third among all ten tracked offences. Theft from vehicle counts are lower than general theft (3,657) and mischief (895), but higher than assault (614), fraud (345), and break and enter (287) offences.

Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering London.

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Theft from vehicle incidents
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Share of London incidents
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Theft from vehicle in London

This page details official open-data police incident counts for theft from vehicle in London, Ontario. For the 2026 year-to-date reporting window through July, local police services logged 784 incidents of theft from vehicle across the entire city. These recorded events form a key component of London's public open-data feed, which documents a cumulative total of 6,817 incidents across all 10 monitored offence categories during this same timeframe.

Theft from vehicle represents exactly 11.5% of all reported police incidents in London for this 2026 year-to-date snapshot. Examining vehicle-related theft alongside other municipal offence categories provides clearer structural context regarding local property incident figures. All incident numbers presented on this page derive directly from official municipal open-data records covering the published dates between April 1, 2026, and August 11, 2026.

How Theft from vehicle compares

In London, theft from vehicle ranks 3rd among all 10 tracked offence categories for the 2026 year-to-date period. With 784 reported incidents, it is less frequent than general Theft (3,657 incidents) and Mischief (895 incidents). Conversely, theft from vehicle counts remain higher than several other recorded categories in the city, including Assault with 614 incidents, Fraud with 345 incidents, and Break and enter with 287 incidents. This ranking demonstrates that vehicle-related property theft forms a substantial portion of London's overall reported municipal dataset relative to violent or commercial property offences.

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What these numbers mean

Theft from vehicle stands as the 3rd most frequent offence category in London for 2026 year-to-date, trailing only general Theft and Mischief. Comprising 784 of the city's 6,817 total open-data incidents, it accounts for 11.5% of recorded municipal reports. Because the published multi-year archive for this category currently includes only 2026 data through July, annual comparison trends cannot be established. Within the available 2026 snapshot, vehicle theft represents a prominent portion of property-related reports in London compared to categories like Break and enter or Assault.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Theft from vehicle in London

How many theft from vehicle incidents were reported in London in 2026?

For the 2026 year-to-date reporting window through July, London police recorded 784 incidents of theft from vehicle. This specific category count represents exactly 11.5% of the 6,817 total police incidents documented across all 10 monitored offence categories in the municipality's public open-data release.

How does theft from vehicle rank compared to other crime types in London?

Theft from vehicle ranks 3rd among London's 10 tracked categories for 2026 YTD. It is lower than general Theft at 3,657 incidents and Mischief at 895 incidents, but higher than Assault with 614 incidents and Break and enter with 287 incidents.

Does the 784 count cover a full year of data?

No, the 784 recorded incidents of theft from vehicle cover the 2026 year-to-date reporting period through July. This figure reflects public municipal records logged between April 1, 2026, and August 11, 2026, rather than a complete 12-month annual count or a rolling 60-day map window.

What is the difference between the 2026 YTD count and the 60-day map window?

The 2026 year-to-date count of 784 covers theft from vehicle incidents through July 2026. In contrast, the rolling 60-day map window displays recent incident activity across all categories combined, which totals 3,407 incidents across London for that specific short-term map tier.

Other crime categories in London

Sources

Incident counts are sourced from official municipal open-data releases for London, ON.

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