Waterloo Region Crime Map
Ontario · September 2026 · updated 2026-10-13
| September 2026 | 1,488 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 10,263 incidents through the last complete month |
| Full archive | 10,263 incidents (2026–2026) |
| CSI 2025 | 66.8 (violent 85.1) |
Source: Waterloo Regional Police open data.
Official statistics (Statistics Canada)
| 2025 incidents | 37,492 (down 4.8% vs 2024) |
|---|---|
| Rate per 100,000 | 5,269.8 (population 711,460) |
| Violent incidents | 9,942 (1,397.4 per 100K) |
| Property incidents | 21,528 (3,025.9 per 100K) |
| Crime Severity Index 2025 | 66.8 (violent 85.1) |
| Cleared by police | 35.1% |
| vs Ontario | 15.0% higher rate (4,581.7 per 100K) |
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidents (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey), Waterloo Region (Kitchener) police service. Annual figures; 2025 is the latest published year.
About crime in Waterloo Region
Latest available snapshot. Waterloo Region has 1,488 mapped incidents for September 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
Across 2026–2026, the current archive contains 10,263 mapped incidents for Waterloo Region. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Waterloo Region crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-13 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Waterloo Region recorded 1,488 incidents in September 2026. The year-to-date mix for 2026, through September, is led by Theft with 5,111 reports, representing 49.8% of dated records, followed by Fraud at 1,745 and Assault at 1,262. Among seven neighbourhoods, Kitchener recorded 5,128 year-to-date incidents, followed by Cambridge with 2,578 and Waterloo with 2,006. Records span 10 March to 26 September 2026, while the interactive map shows 3,200 incidents for the latest 60 days.
About this data
This page summarizes reported crime for Waterloo Region, Ontario, for September 2026, when 1,488 incidents were published as the last complete calendar month with published counts. The underlying open-data file contains 10,263 dated incidents from 10 March 2026 to 26 September 2026, so the September figure is that calendar month only. Category details shown alongside the total reflect the 2026 year-to-date mix through September, not a September-only breakdown.
Figures come from the official police and municipal open-data portal for Ontario, split to the Waterloo Region level for neighbourhood and category comparison. Use the September total to gauge recent volume, and the year-to-date categories and 7-area breakdown to see where reports concentrated. The interactive map shows a different 60-day rolling window with 3,200 incidents, so its total will differ from the monthly headline.
Recent trend
Year-over-year change is not available for September 2026. The archive series provided for this page contains only 2026, with 10,263 dated incidents recorded year-to-date through September, so there is no complete prior calendar year to form a like-for-like comparison. The September headline of 1,488 incidents stands as the last complete calendar month with published counts, within a file spanning 10 March 2026 to 26 September 2026. A year-over-year figure will become possible once a second complete calendar year is published in this feed.
Category breakdown
The year-to-date category mix for 2026 through September is led by Theft with 5,111 incidents, or 49.8% of dated records. Fraud follows with 1,745 incidents, or 17%, while Assault accounts for 1,262 incidents, or 12.3%. Together these three explain the shape of the 10,263-record year-to-date file, separate from the September 2026 monthly headline of 1,488 incidents. Further down the same mix, Auto theft records 1,075 incidents, or 10.5%, Break and enter records 887 incidents, or 8.6%, and Robbery records 183 incidents, or 1.8%. All percentages are shares of the year-to-date dated total, so they describe the 2026 mix through September rather than September alone. The file also records a year-to-date violent-category total of 1,445 incidents covering assault, sexual assault, robbery, homicide and shooting.
Where incidents concentrate
Among 7 areas in Waterloo Region, KITCHENER recorded 5,128 incidents year-to-date, followed by CAMBRIDGE with 2,578 and WATERLOO with 2,006. WOOLWICH recorded 238 and WILMOT recorded 141 to round out the top five. This ordering reflects where incidents were recorded in the 2026 year-to-date file, or concentration of reports, and these are counts, not crime rates or per-capita risk. Smaller totals in NORTH DUMFRIES with 139 and WELLESLEY with 33 complete the published breakdown for the region through September in this open-data feed.
What this means
What stands out for Waterloo Region is the weight of Theft in the 2026 year-to-date mix at 5,111 incidents, or 49.8%, with Fraud next at 1,745 incidents, or 17%. September itself contributed 1,488 incidents to a 10,263-record year-to-date file. Reports concentrate in KITCHENER with 5,128 incidents, CAMBRIDGE with 2,578 and WATERLOO with 2,006, while the remaining four areas each record 238 or fewer. The year-to-date violent-category total of 1,445 incidents sits beside an Assault count of 1,262.
FAQ
How many police-reported incidents happened in Waterloo Region in September 2026?
Waterloo Region recorded 1,488 incidents in September 2026, which was the last complete calendar month with published counts. That monthly figure sits within 10,263 dated incidents recorded from 10 March to 26 September 2026. These are September-only open-data counts, not a rolling 60-day map total.
What type of crime was most commonly reported in Waterloo Region this year?
Theft was the most common category in the 2026 year-to-date mix through September, with 5,111 incidents representing 49.8% of that mix. Fraud ranked second with 1,745 incidents and Assault third with 1,262 incidents. Those category counts describe the 2026 year-to-date mix through September, not just the 1,488 incidents recorded in September 2026.
Are incidents in Waterloo Region going up or down compared with last year?
Year-over-year change is not available for this period because the archive series contains only 2026, with 10,263 dated incidents. With a single year from 10 March to 26 September 2026, there is no complete prior year to compare. The September 2026 total of 1,488 incidents should therefore be read as a monthly snapshot rather than evidence of an annual increase or decrease.
Which neighbourhoods or municipalities in Waterloo Region had the most incidents?
Among the 7 reported areas, KITCHENER recorded 5,128 incidents, followed by CAMBRIDGE with 2,578 and WATERLOO with 2,006. Smaller totals were listed for WOOLWICH with 238, WILMOT with 141, NORTH DUMFRIES with 139 and WELLESLEY with 33. The listings reflect where the open-data points were geocoded, not comparisons of safety between communities.
Where does this Waterloo Region crime data come from?
These figures come from the official police and municipal open-data portal for Ontario, as compiled for Waterloo Region. The September 2026 headline covers 1,488 incidents, while the category mix covers 10,263 dated records through 26 September 2026. Police calls that are not crimes, such as calls for service or collisions, are excluded from every count.
How current is the Waterloo Region data on this page?
The statistics are current through 26 September 2026, with September 2026 as the last complete calendar month at 1,488 incidents. The year-to-date archive runs from 10 March to 26 September 2026 with 10,263 records. Separately, the interactive map shows a rolling 60-day window with 3,200 incidents, so its total differs from the monthly headline by design.
Explore Waterloo Region
By category
- Waterloo Region Assault (1,262)
- Waterloo Region Robbery (183)
- Waterloo Region Break & enter (887)
- Waterloo Region Auto theft (1,075)
- Waterloo Region Theft (5,111)
- Waterloo Region Fraud (1,745)
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