MapCitiesCompareAboutFAQContact
Loading Waterloo Region Break and enter map…

Break and enter in Waterloo Region

In 2026 year-to-date through July, Waterloo Region recorded 600 break and enter incidents out of a city total of 7,147 reported offences. Break and enter accounts for 8.4% of total city incidents, ranking fifth among six tracked categories. It is less frequent than theft (3,545), fraud (1,229), assault (900), and auto theft (744), but more common than robbery (129). Kitchener recorded the largest count among listed neighbourhoods with 270 incidents, followed by Cambridge with 158 and Waterloo with 107.

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

600
Break and enter incidents
8.4%
Share of Waterloo Region incidents
5 of 6
Category rank
KITCHENER
Top neighbourhood
270 incidents
2026 (YTD, through Jul)
Data window

Where Break and enter concentrates

KITCHENER 270
45% of Break and enter incidents
CAMBRIDGE 158
26.3% of Break and enter incidents
WATERLOO 107
17.8% of Break and enter incidents
4.8% of Break and enter incidents
WILMOT 20
3.3% of Break and enter incidents

Break and enter in Waterloo Region

This page provides a detailed overview of reported break and enter incidents across Waterloo Region, Ontario, compiled directly from public open-data records. For 2026 year-to-date through July, the region recorded 600 break and enter incidents out of a city-wide total of 7,147 reported incidents across all six tracked categories. The published open-data dataset covers occurrence dates between March 10, 2026 and July 29, 2026.

Break and enter accounts for 8.4% of all reported incidents in Waterloo Region during this timeframe. All figures presented on this page reflect documented incidents from the official dataset rather than unrecorded events. This narrative details how break and enter figures fit into the overall incident landscape across key municipalities and townships, including Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Woolwich, and Wilmot.

How Break and enter compares

In Waterloo Region, break and enter ranks 5th in total incident volume among the 6 tracked category groups for the 2026 year-to-date period. With 600 recorded incidents, break and enter is less frequent than theft, which leads all categories with 3,545 incidents. It also stands below fraud at 1,229 incidents, assault at 900 incidents, and auto theft at 744 incidents. Conversely, break and enter recorded a higher count than robbery, which represents the lowest volume category with 129 incidents across the region.

Key stats

Top neighbourhoods for Break and enter in Waterloo Region

  1. KITCHENER — 270 incidents
  2. CAMBRIDGE — 158 incidents
  3. WATERLOO — 107 incidents
  4. WOOLWICH — 29 incidents
  5. WILMOT — 20 incidents

What these numbers mean

Break and enter constitutes a modest share of Waterloo Region's overall open-data records for 2026 year-to-date, representing 600 out of 7,147 total incidents. Ranking 5th among 6 categories, its 8.4% share remains lower than theft at 3,545 incidents, yet higher than robbery at 129 incidents. The 2026 dataset reflects reported incidents through July, establishing a factual baseline led by Kitchener's 270 incidents and Cambridge's 158 incidents.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Break and enter in Waterloo Region

How many break and enter incidents were reported in Waterloo Region in 2026?

In 2026 year-to-date through July, Waterloo Region recorded 600 break and enter incidents in official open-data records. This total accounts for 8.4% of the 7,147 overall reported incidents across all six tracked crime categories in the region's published dataset.

How does break and enter compare to other categories in Waterloo Region?

Break and enter ranks 5th in incident volume among 6 tracked categories in Waterloo Region for 2026 year-to-date. Its 600 incidents make it less frequent than theft with 3,545 incidents and fraud with 1,229 incidents, but more frequent than robbery, which recorded 129 incidents.

Which municipality in Waterloo Region recorded the highest number of break and enter incidents?

Kitchener recorded the highest number of break and enter incidents among listed areas in Waterloo Region for 2026 year-to-date, with 270 reported incidents. Cambridge followed with 158 incidents, while Waterloo recorded 107 incidents during the same reporting period.

What timeframe is covered by these break and enter figures?

The figures cover the 2026 year-to-date period through July, with documented incident dates spanning from March 10, 2026 to July 29, 2026. During this period, break and enter accounted for 600 of the 7,147 total recorded incidents in the regional open-data repository.

Other crime categories in Waterloo Region

Sources

Data is sourced directly from official police service open-data portals in ON.

CrimeMaps.ca is an interactive crime map of Canada, aggregating open crime incidents from Canadian cities, regions, and census places on official police and municipal open-data portals. Hundreds of mapped places; dedicated city pages for major centres. No account is required.

Visit the national crime map overview or the interactive crime map.