In 2026 YTD through July, Oshawa recorded 176 auto theft incidents, representing 10.5% of the 1,674 total incidents reported across the city. Auto theft ranks 4th among the city's 8 tracked categories. Lakeview had the highest count among listed neighbourhoods with 28 incidents, followed by Oshawa Northwest with 27. Annual open-data records show 1 incident in 2023, 1 in 2024, and 209 in 2025.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Oshawa.
This page provides open-data figures for auto theft incidents recorded in Oshawa, Ontario. During 2026 year-to-date through July, official open-data records include 176 reported incidents of auto theft across the municipality. This specific category accounts for 10.5% of all recorded incidents in Oshawa for this period, drawn from a city-wide total of 1,674 incidents across all eight tracked crime categories.
The complete municipal dataset tracks reported events spanning from June 11, 2009, through August 14, 2026. The 176 incidents recorded in 2026 reflect the selected year-to-date total through July from the full on-disk archive, rather than the 60-day map window. Examining these published figures offers clear factual context regarding vehicle theft occurrences across individual Oshawa neighbourhoods during the active reporting timeline established by local police services.
Auto theft ranks 4th among the 8 crime categories tracked in Oshawa during 2026 year-to-date through July, with 176 reported incidents. It stands below higher-volume categories such as Assault, which leads with 780 incidents, Theft from vehicle with 321 incidents, and Break and enter with 199 incidents. Conversely, Auto theft recorded higher totals than Other offences with 121 incidents and Robbery with 68 incidents. Comparing these numbers highlights how vehicle theft fits into Oshawa's overall incident distribution relative to both personal and property crime categories.
Auto theft accounts for 10.5% of Oshawa's total reported incidents in 2026 year-to-date through July, placing it 4th among the city's 8 crime categories. In the historical series, recorded annual counts shifted from 1 incident in 2024 to 209 incidents in 2025, marking a 20,800% increase from a base of 1 record. Through July 2026, the 176 recorded incidents indicate ongoing multi-incident tracking compared to earlier years. Lakeview and Oshawa Northwest represent the largest neighbourhood totals with 28 and 27 incidents respectively.
In 2026 year-to-date through July, Oshawa recorded 176 auto theft incidents. This figures in a city-wide total of 1,674 reported incidents across all 8 crime categories, making auto theft responsible for 10.5% of all open-data records in the municipality for this period.
Auto theft ranks 4th out of 8 categories in Oshawa for 2026 year-to-date. Its 176 incidents sit below Assault at 780 incidents, Theft from vehicle at 321, and Break and enter at 199, but above Other offences at 121 and Robbery at 68 incidents.
Lakeview recorded the highest count with 28 auto theft incidents in 2026 year-to-date through July. It was followed by Oshawa Northwest with 27 incidents, Downtown Oshawa with 24 incidents, Gibb West with 16 incidents, and Oshawa Northeast with 16 incidents.
According to municipal open data, Oshawa recorded 1 incident in 2023 and 1 incident in 2024, before counts rose to 209 incidents in 2025. For 2026 year-to-date through July, 176 incidents have been published in the official feed.
Data is sourced from official municipal open-data feeds published by local police services in ON.