In partial-year 2026 reporting, Oshawa recorded 1,754 total incidents published by Durham Regional Police Service, up from 1,705 incidents in 2025. Assault was the leading category with 818 incidents, followed by theft from vehicle (336), break and enter (209), auto theft (184), and robbery (71). The 127 incidents listed under Other consisted entirely of Traffic & MVC offences. Year totals reflect open-data reporting windows rather than per-capita risk.
In 2026, Oshawa recorded 1,754 total incidents in the Durham Regional Police Service open-data dataset. This total represents 50.1% of the 3,502 total incidents recorded in Oshawa across all 10 tracked years between 2009 and 2026. Because 2026 remains an active, partial reporting year, these figures reflect recorded incident counts logged to date rather than per-capita risk.
Compared to the 1,705 incidents recorded in 2025, the 2026 raw count of 1,754 reflects an ongoing partial-year tally. Assault was the most frequently logged category during 2026, with 818 recorded incidents, followed by Theft from vehicle at 336 incidents and Break and enter at 209 incidents.
The 2026 dataset covers an incomplete reporting period, recording 1,754 incidents compared to 1,705 incidents logged throughout 2025. Direct comparisons between 2026 and prior years must account for this partial-year status, as annual counts indicate open-data reporting totals rather than population-based risk. Within 2026, Assault led all recorded categories with 818 incidents, while Auto theft accounted for 184 incidents and Robbery recorded 71 incidents. Additionally, all 127 incidents in the Other category consisted entirely of Traffic & MVC subcategory entries, representing 7.2% of the overall 2026 total.
With 1,754 recorded incidents, 2026 ranks first out of 10 tracked years in Oshawa's dataset, slightly surpassing the 1,705 incidents logged in 2025. Assault dominated the local category mix with 818 incidents, followed by Theft from vehicle at 336 incidents and Break and enter at 209 incidents. Additionally, all 127 incidents listed under Other were specific to Traffic & MVC, demonstrating how traffic-related reports account for a distinct portion of the city's open-data records.
In 2026, Oshawa recorded 1,754 total incidents in the open-data dataset. This total accounts for 50.1% of the 3,502 incidents logged across all 10 tracked years in the city archive from 2009 through 2026. Because 2026 is an active reporting year, this figure represents an ongoing partial-year count.
The 1,754 incidents recorded in 2026 compare to 1,705 incidents logged during 2025. Because 2026 remains incomplete, raw counts should be interpreted as open-data reporting totals rather than full annual changes or per-capita risk measurements. Year-over-year totals reflect police record releases across Oshawa.
Assault was the leading category in Oshawa during 2026 with 818 incidents. Other prominent categories included Theft from vehicle with 336 incidents, Break and enter with 209 incidents, Auto theft with 184 incidents, Other offences with 127 incidents, and Robbery with 71 incidents.
The data is sourced from open-data records published by the Durham Regional Police Service. It covers reported incidents within Oshawa, Ontario. The complete historical dataset for the city includes 3,502 total records spanning 10 distinct years between 2009 and 2026.
Data for Oshawa, ON is sourced from official open-data releases published by the Durham Regional Police Service.