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Pickering recorded 751 total open-data incidents during 2026 (YTD, through Jul), according to Durham Regional Police Service records. Auto theft and Theft from vehicle were the top categories with 182 incidents each (24.2% of total), followed by Assault at 181 incidents (24.1%). Frenchman's Bay recorded the highest count among neighbourhoods with 193 incidents, followed by Pickering City Centre with 160. Violent-category offences totaled 215 incidents.

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Area × type · 2026 · Population 118,378 (2025) · 2026 is year-to-date, through Jul

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About this data

This page provides an empirical overview of police-reported incident data for Pickering, Ontario, covering 2026 (YTD, through Jul). All statistics featured here are derived directly from Durham Regional Police Service public open data, which publishes incident records for Pickering as part of the broader Durham Region dataset. During this selected year-to-date period, the city recorded 751 total incidents, including 215 violent-category incidents across tracked classifications.

Examining open-data records offers valuable context for tracking police activity and public safety reporting throughout municipal neighbourhoods. While the interactive map displays a rolling 60-day window containing 275 incidents for recent spatial analysis, the headline metrics detailed on this page reflect the entire 2026 (YTD, through Jul) dataset of 751 incidents compiled through July 2026.

Recent trend

The open-data archive tracks multi-year trends for Pickering across complete calendar years. In 2024, the dataset recorded 5 incidents, which rose 13,660% to 688 incidents in 2025 from that base of 5 records. Earlier years in the archive recorded minimal figures, including 1 incident in 2023 and 2 incidents in 2022. For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the dataset contains 751 incidents through July. Because 2026 is an active year-to-date period, annual year-over-year comparisons are limited to complete calendar years such as 2024 and 2025.

Category breakdown

During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), police-reported incidents in Pickering spanned six main classifications. The top three categories in the dataset are Auto theft with 182 incidents (24.2%), Theft from vehicle with 182 incidents (24.2%), and Assault with 181 incidents (24.1%). Together, property offences represent a significant portion of the total volume. Break and enter accounted for 105 incidents (14%), while Other registered 67 incidents (8.9%) and Robbery comprised 28 incidents (3.7%). In addition, full-archive subcategory tracking shows that Traffic & MVC accounts for 137 incidents within the broader Other parent classification, representing 100% of Other subcategories and 9% of total archive records.

Where incidents concentrate

Incident counts across Pickering vary by geographic area in the 2026 (YTD, through Jul) open dataset. Among the 7 tracked local areas, Frenchman's Bay recorded the highest volume with 193 incidents, followed by Pickering City Centre with 160 incidents and Pickering North with 120 incidents. Amberlee registered 81 incidents, while Dunbarton logged 69 incidents during the same period. These figures reflect total reported incident activity within neighbourhood boundaries rather than per-capita risk or relative danger, as population data is not included in the municipal open-data feed.

Key stats

  • 751 total open-data incidents recorded in 2026 (YTD, through Jul).
  • 215 violent-category incidents logged across Pickering in 2026 (YTD, through Jul).
  • Auto theft and Theft from vehicle each accounted for 182 incidents.
  • Assault registered 181 incidents, representing 24.1% of all reported cases.
  • Frenchman's Bay recorded the highest volume with 193 incidents.

What these numbers mean

Pickering's 2026 (YTD, through Jul) open data shows an almost equal split among its top three categories: Auto theft (182 incidents, 24.2%), Theft from vehicle (182 incidents, 24.2%), and Assault (181 incidents, 24.1%). Vehicle-related property crimes together make up a distinct portion of local activity. Meanwhile, Frenchman's Bay recorded 193 incidents, the highest among Pickering's 7 neighbourhood divisions. Under the archive's subcategories, Traffic & MVC represents 137 records, comprising 100% of the Other subcategory breakdown and 9% of total archive incidents.

About this dataset

  • Reporting basis: Counts reflect incidents reported to police only. Under-reporting — especially for sexual assault, fraud, and minor theft — means actual incidence is higher than these figures show.
  • Not a per-capita rate: These are absolute incident counts. Comparing one place’s counts to another without normalising for population can mislead — see the Crime Severity Index for severity-weighted, population-adjusted rankings.
  • Privacy: Coordinates on the map are rounded to roughly 111 m so individual addresses cannot be inferred.
  • What "Other" includes: The parent Other category is split on the map into Traffic & MVC, Drugs, Weapons offences, Bylaw & Provincial, Calls for service, and Other crime. In this dataset the largest Other slice is Traffic & MVC (100% of Other, 137 records). These are open-data rows, not a separate "mystery crime" class.
  • Data window: 2026 (YTD, through Jul).

Frequently asked questions about crime in Pickering

How many incidents were reported in Pickering in 2026?

In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Pickering recorded 751 total open-data incidents. This count includes 215 violent-category incidents, which cover assault, sexual assault, robbery, homicide, and shooting. The data spans from January through July 2026 across 7 tracked neighbourhoods in the municipality.

What is the most common crime category in Pickering?

Auto theft and Theft from vehicle are tied as the top categories in Pickering for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), each accounting for 182 incidents or 24.2% of total records. Assault closely follows with 181 incidents (24.1%), while Break and enter accounts for 105 incidents (14%).

What is the year-over-year crime trend in Pickering?

Year-over-year percentage change for the full year 2025 showed 688 incidents compared to 5 in 2024, representing a 13,660% increase from a base of 5 records. For 2026, the dataset provides year-to-date data through July with 751 incidents, so full annual comparisons are not available for this period.

Which Pickering neighbourhoods report the highest number of incidents?

Frenchman's Bay recorded the highest volume with 193 incidents, followed by Pickering City Centre with 160 incidents and Pickering North with 120 incidents. Across all 7 tracked neighbourhoods, Amberlee recorded 81 incidents, Dunbarton recorded 69, Brock Ridge Pickering recorded 65, and West Rouge recorded 63.

What is the source of Pickering's incident data?

The statistics originate from Durham Regional Police Service open data portal records. Pickering is part of the Durham Region open-data layer, which aggregates municipal police incidents across sibling municipalities including Oshawa, Whitby, and Ajax. The dataset includes 1,520 total incidents in its multi-year archive from 2009 through 2026.

How current is the incident data for Pickering?

The open-data feed contains records with occurrence dates up to August 13, 2026. The headline figures cover 2026 (YTD, through Jul) with 751 total incidents. For short-term tracking, the interactive map window reflects a rolling 60-day period comprising 275 incidents.

Sources

Data is sourced from Durham Regional Police Service open data, where regional incident records are split into municipal views for Pickering.

Pickering crime map and recent reports

This Pickering crime map is built for searches such as Pickering crime map, crime map Pickering Ontario. Filter the interactive map by crime type and time window to inspect recent open-data reports — not a live 911 or CAD feed.

auto theft is the largest category with 183 incidents (24.4%).

The highest-count local areas in the current data are Frenchman's Bay, Pickering City Centre, Pickering North, Amberlee. These are incident counts, not per-capita risk rankings.

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