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In 2018, Wingham recorded a total of 138 reported crime incidents, spanning the full calendar year. The most common classification is “Other,” which comprises 116 incidents, representing roughly eighty‑four percent of the total. Within this “Other” group, the largest subcategories are Calls for service (37 incidents) and Traffic & MVC (32 incidents). Violent offences, including assault, total three incidents.

⚠ Wingham's open-data feed stopped updating on 2018-07-16 (8 years ago). The numbers below are a frozen snapshot, not current. More recent data may be available from the local police service.
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Year × type breakdown · Population 5,411 (2025)

Other 116
Theft 10
Mischief 4
Assault 3
Auto theft 3
Total 138

About this data

Wingham's 2018 open-data page summarizes 138 reported incidents recorded in the community's official police/municipal open-data feed for Ontario. The records carry dates from April 19 to July 16, 2018, making this a concentrated snapshot of reported activity rather than a full 12-month series. The figures come from an official open-data source, so they reflect incidents as reported and published, not estimated or modelled counts.

These 2018 totals offer a baseline for the mix of incident types in Wingham, from the broad Other category that makes up most records to smaller counts of theft, mischief, assault, auto theft, and break and enter. The interactive map adds a separate rolling 60-day view that currently holds 90 incidents, which is distinct from the annual 2018 total. No population data is used here, so these are incident counts, not crime rates.

Recent trend

Year-over-year change is not available for the 2018 period: this archive's year series contains only 2018, with 138 dated incidents, so there is no complete prior-year count to compare against. The 138 figure is the headline total for 2018 and should not be confused with the interactive map's 60-day window, which shows 90 incidents over a rolling two months. All 138 records include dates.

Category breakdown

In Wingham's 2018 open-data archive, the broad Other category dominates with 116 incidents, or 84.1% of the year's 138 total. Theft is next with 10 incidents (7.2%), followed by Mischief with 4 (2.9%). Assault and auto theft each account for 3 incidents (2.2%), and break and enter for 2 (1.4%). Within the Other grouping, Calls for service is the largest slice at 37 incidents, or 31.9% of Other and 26.8% of all 2018 records. Traffic & MVC (32, 27.6% of Other) and Bylaw & Provincial (30, 25.9%) also form significant parts of that category. The Other group also includes harassment (3 records, 2.6% of Other), an open-data person offence that is not physical assault.

Key stats

  • 138 reported incidents in Wingham's 2018 open-data archive.
  • Other led with 116 incidents, 84.1% of total.
  • Calls for service: 37 incidents, 31.9% of Other.
  • Theft: 10 incidents, 7.2% of total.
  • Violent categories: 3 incidents in 2018.
  • Records dated April 19 to July 16, 2018.

What these numbers mean

What stands out in Wingham is how concentrated the 2018 open-data record is: 116 of 138 incidents (84.1%) fall under Other, not a single conventional top category. The largest Other slice is calls for service (37, 26.8% of total), with traffic (32) and bylaw (30) also sizable. Theft (10), mischief (4), assault (3), auto theft (3), and break and enter (2) are much smaller. With records dated only between April 19 and July 16, 2018, this is a short-period snapshot, not a full-year comparison.

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 Calls for service (31.9% of Other, 37 records). These are open-data rows, not a separate "mystery crime" class.
  • Data window: 2018.

Frequently asked questions about crime in Wingham

How many crime incidents were reported in Wingham in 2018?

The open‑data feed records 138 incidents for Wingham in the 2018 calendar year. These incidents span from 19 April 2018 through 16 July 2018, covering the full year‑long reporting period. No undated incidents were reported, and the total reflects the complete calendar‑year basis for 2018.

What was the most common type of incident in Wingham in 2018?

The leading category in 2018 was “Other”, accounting for 116 incidents (84.1 % of the total). “Other” aggregates several sub‑categories: Calls for service (37 incidents, 31.9 % of Other), Traffic & MVC (32 incidents, 27.6 %), Bylaw & Provincial (30 incidents, 25.9 %), Other crime (11 incidents, 9.5 %), plus smaller groups such as Drugs and Harassment each with three incidents.

What was the year‑over‑year change in incident counts for Wingham?

Year‑over‑year change information is not available for the 2018 reporting period, as the dataset does not include a comparable prior‑year total for this city. The archive only contains the single year 2018 for Wingham, so a YoY percentage cannot be calculated.

Why aren’t neighbourhood‑level crime numbers shown for Wingham?

Neighbourhood‑level breakdowns are not provided for Wingham because the source data does not contain incident counts by neighbourhood; consequently the top_neighbourhoods list is empty and no neighbourhood statistics can be generated. Readers looking for granular geographic patterns will need to consult alternative datasets or contact the municipal data portal for more detailed information.

What is the source of the crime data for Wingham?

The incident data for Wingham come from the official police or municipal open‑data portal for Ontario, as no specific police service is listed in the source metadata. These portals publish aggregated counts of reported incidents and are the primary source for the CrimeMaps.ca visualisations.

How up‑to‑date is the data on this page?

The most recent incident in the 2018 dataset occurred on 16 July 2018, and the selected period covers the full 2018 calendar year. The interactive map’s 60‑day window shows 90 incidents, but the figures presented here reflect the complete yearly total of 138 incidents.

Sources

Data are sourced from the Ontario municipal open‑data portal (province code ON).

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