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Theft in Oakville

In 2026 year-to-date through July, Oakville recorded 280 theft incidents out of 6,632 total city incidents. Theft represents 4.2% of the city total, ranking 3rd among 9 categories. In comparison, auto theft recorded 309 incidents, while theft from vehicle recorded 217 incidents. The highest listed neighbourhood count for theft was River Oaks with 74 incidents, followed by South West Oakville with 47 incidents.

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

280
Theft incidents
4.2%
Share of Oakville incidents
3 of 9
Category rank
River Oaks
Top neighbourhood
74 incidents
2026 (YTD, through Jul)
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Where Theft concentrates

26.4% of Theft incidents
16.8% of Theft incidents
11.4% of Theft incidents
10.7% of Theft incidents
10.4% of Theft incidents

Theft in Oakville

This page details published open-data records for reported Theft incidents in Oakville, Ontario. During the selected period of 2026 (YTD, through Jul), municipal open-data feeds registered 280 Theft incidents across the municipality. This volume accounts for 4.2% of the 6,632 total reported incidents recorded city-wide across all 9 tracked categories in Oakville during this period.

The open-data dataset spans occurrence records from 2025-04-17 through 2026-08-15. The multi-year category series shows 437 incidents recorded in 2025 and 280 incidents recorded in 2026 YTD through July. The figures compile reported events categorized by local neighbourhood areas, with River Oaks recording 74 incidents and South West Oakville registering 47 incidents. These records provide a snapshot of municipal police incident reports for the town, based entirely on official open-data releases without estimated figures.

How Theft compares

Within Oakville's open dataset, Theft ranks 3rd among all 9 tracked crime categories for the 2026 YTD period through July, with 280 recorded incidents. The category with the highest count in the city is Other, which recorded 5,380 incidents. Theft is also lower in count than Auto theft, which recorded 309 incidents. However, Theft recorded a higher count than several other sibling categories, including Theft from vehicle (217 incidents), Mischief (202 incidents), and Break and enter (175 incidents). Together with the remaining categories, these reported numbers form Oakville's total of 6,632 incidents.

Key stats

Top neighbourhoods for Theft in Oakville

  1. River Oaks — 74 incidents
  2. South West Oakville — 47 incidents
  3. North Central Oakville — 32 incidents
  4. South East Oakville — 30 incidents
  5. South Central Oakville — 29 incidents

What these numbers mean

In Oakville's 2026 year-to-date open data, Theft stands as the 3rd most frequent recorded category out of 9 total categories, behind Other (5,380) and Auto theft (309). With 280 reported Theft incidents through July 2026, the category makes up 4.2% of the municipality's 6,632 total incidents. In the multi-year series, Oakville logged 437 Theft incidents in 2025. River Oaks leads the listed neighbourhoods with 74 recorded Theft incidents in 2026.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Theft in Oakville

How many Theft incidents were reported in Oakville in 2026?

For the selected period of 2026 (YTD, through Jul), municipal police open-data records show 280 Theft incidents in Oakville. This count represents 4.2% of the 6,632 total reported incidents across all 9 tracked categories in the city during this timeframe.

How does Theft compare to other crime categories in Oakville?

Theft ranks 3rd among 9 tracked categories in Oakville for 2026 YTD, with 280 incidents. It is lower than Other (5,380 incidents) and Auto theft (309 incidents), but higher than Theft from vehicle (217 incidents), Mischief (202 incidents), and Break and enter (175 incidents).

Which Oakville neighbourhood has the highest recorded Theft count?

According to municipal open data for 2026 YTD through July, River Oaks recorded the highest number of Theft incidents among listed neighbourhoods with 74 incidents. South West Oakville followed with 47 incidents, while North Central Oakville registered 32 Theft incidents in total.

How many Theft incidents were recorded in Oakville in previous years?

In the published multi-year series, Oakville recorded 437 Theft incidents during 2025. For 2026 YTD through July, 280 Theft incidents have been logged in the open-data archive, which spans occurrence dates from 2025-04-17 to 2026-08-15 across all categories.

Other crime categories in Oakville

Sources

Data is sourced from municipal open-data portal releases for Oakville, ON.

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