The Oshawa crime map is the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) Public Crime Map, part of the free Community Safety Data Portal that DRPS launched in March 2026; the map covers Oshawa and the rest of Durham Region and is updated once a day. For the bigger picture, Statistics Canada’s 2025 figures put Durham Regional Police’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) at 43.18, down about 8% from 2024 and about 42% below the national 75.0.
Data: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime statistics for 2025 (released 22 July 2026), Crime Severity Index for police services in Ontario (Table 35-10-0188-01). Portal, map and dataset details were checked on 15 October 2026 on the DRPS announcement page and in the portal’s public ArcGIS listings. We link to the DRPS map and data but do not reproduce figures from them. Percentages and rankings not in the release are our own arithmetic. Updated 15 October 2026.
Key facts
- Durham Regional Police launched its Community Safety Data Portal in March 2026, with interactive maps, open data and dashboards (DRPS announcement, 23 March 2026).
- The portal’s Public Crime Map is described by DRPS as updated once a day (portal listing, checked 15 October 2026).
- DRPS publishes seven crime open-data sets: assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery, theft over $5,000, firearm shooting and drug violations, plus traffic collisions.
- Durham Regional Police’s Crime Severity Index was 43.18 in 2025, down about 8% from 47.19 in 2024 (Statistics Canada, released 22 July 2026; change is our calculation).
- Durham’s 2025 CSI was the second-lowest of 11 large Ontario police services in our data, after Halton’s 30.61 (our ranking of Statistics Canada data).
What is the Oshawa crime map?
The Oshawa crime map is the DRPS Public Crime Map, an interactive online map published by Durham Regional Police that shows reported crime across Durham Region, including Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering and Clarington. It sits inside the DRPS Community Safety Data Portal, which DRPS announced on 23 March 2026 in a news release. DRPS recommends a desktop computer for the full set of features.
A crime map is a map of individual incidents reported to police. It is different from the Crime Severity Index, which is Statistics Canada’s annual measure of the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime, set at 100 for Canada in 2006. The map shows where; the CSI shows how much and how serious. Our Crime Severity Index explainer covers the method.
What is in the Durham Community Safety Data Portal?
The Durham Community Safety Data Portal contains three kinds of tools: interactive crime and traffic maps, downloadable open data, and dashboards on current and historical trends, according to Durham Regional Police.
| Portal section | What it contains (checked 15 October 2026) |
|---|---|
| Public Crime Map | Reported crime across Durham Region on an interactive map; updated once a day |
| Crime open data | Separate point data sets for assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery, theft over $5,000, firearm shooting and drug violations |
| Traffic open data | Traffic collision data set |
| Dashboards | Monthly crime and traffic statistics, hate crimes, use of force and community input survey results |
| Reports | Annual reports, strategic plans, budgets and use-of-force reports |
Each crime data set records the year, month, day, hour and day of week of the occurrence, plus the municipality, police division, neighbourhood and location type, based on the break and enter layer we inspected. DRPS says the portal is designed to protect privacy and the integrity of active investigations.
How do I use the Oshawa crime map, step by step?
- Open the Community Safety Data Portal on a desktop computer and choose the Public Crime Map.
- Zoom to the street or area you care about, for example a 10-minute walk around a home you are considering in Oshawa or Whitby.
- Pick the crime types that matter: break and enter for a home, auto theft for parking, robbery and assault for walking routes.
- Use a long period, ideally a full year. A few weeks of data can be misleading for a single block.
- Compare with a part of Durham Region you already know, using the same crime types and dates.
- For trends, open the monthly crime and traffic statistics dashboard in the same portal.
The same approach works in other cities; see our guide to checking crime in your neighbourhood.
What are the limits of the Durham crime map?
The Durham crime map shows selected reported crime types at approximate locations, so it cannot give a complete picture of crime on a single street.
- Selected crime types. The open data covers seven crime categories, not every Criminal Code offence.
- Privacy protections. DRPS says the portal protects privacy and active investigations, so some details are generalized or withheld.
- Reported crime only. Statistics Canada found that only about 29% of victimizations in Canada were reported to police in 2019.
- Footfall. Downtown Oshawa, large shopping centres, Highway 401 corridors and GO stations record more incidents because more people pass through, not because residents face more risk.
Is crime in Oshawa going up or down?
Crime severity in Oshawa’s police area went down in 2025: Durham Regional Police’s Crime Severity Index fell about 8%, from 47.19 to 43.18, according to Statistics Canada data (change is our calculation). It had risen every year from 2020 to 2024.
| Year | Durham Regional Police CSI | Canada CSI |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40.85 | 73.92 |
| 2021 | 43.11 | 74.87 |
| 2022 | 44.43 | 78.74 |
| 2023 | 47.00 | 81.27 |
| 2024 | 47.19 | 78.84 |
| 2025 | 43.18 | 75.01 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Tables 35-10-0188-01 and 35-10-0026-01.
The 2025 value is only about 6% above the 2020 level, a flatter path than York Region, whose CSI is about 31% higher than in 2020. Durham’s violent CSI was 59.20 in 2025, about 39% below the national 97.19, and its non-violent CSI was 37.14, about 44% below the national 66.78 (our arithmetic). For the full picture, read is Oshawa safe?
How does Durham compare with other Ontario police services?
Durham Regional Police had the second-lowest Crime Severity Index of 11 large Ontario police services in 2025, at 43.18, behind only Halton Regional Police at 30.61, by our ranking of Statistics Canada data.
| Police service | Crime Severity Index (2024) | Crime Severity Index (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Halton Regional Police | 31.20 | 30.61 |
| Durham Regional Police (Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax) | 47.19 | 43.18 |
| York Regional Police | 53.57 | 50.28 |
| Ottawa Police Service | 55.97 | 52.23 |
| Niagara Regional Police | 58.94 | 53.84 |
| Peel Regional Police | 57.01 | 59.41 |
| Toronto Police Service | 68.62 | 59.98 |
| Hamilton Police Service | 66.70 | 62.21 |
| Waterloo Regional Police | 73.13 | 66.82 |
| Ontario (province) | 60.95 | 57.17 |
| Canada | 78.84 | 75.01 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0188-01. Windsor (71.52) and London (73.00) police services are also in the 11 but not shown.
Durham’s CSI was about 24% below Ontario’s provincial figure and about 28% below the Toronto Police Service’s (our arithmetic). Compare the neighbouring police maps in our York Region crime map, Toronto crime map and Kitchener-Waterloo crime map guides, the safest places to live in the GTA, the safest cities in Ontario ranking, and every police map in the province on our Ontario crime map.
Is there a separate crime rate for Oshawa?
Statistics Canada’s police-service table gives one Crime Severity Index for all of Durham Region (43.18 in 2025), so there is no official Oshawa-only figure in our data and no official way to rank Oshawa against Whitby or Ajax. The DRPS open data does include a municipality field, so the portal is the place to look at Oshawa on its own. Practical precautions still apply: lock vehicles and keep fobs away from the front door (see how to protect your car from theft).
The DRPS map shows where incidents happened. Our Canada crime map puts Durham next to every other region using official Statistics Canada figures.
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Oshawa crime map FAQ
Does Oshawa have an official crime map?
Yes. Durham Regional Police runs the Public Crime Map in its Community Safety Data Portal, launched in March 2026, which covers Oshawa and the rest of Durham Region.
How often is the Durham crime map updated?
Durham Regional Police describes the Public Crime Map as updated once a day.
Can I download Durham Region crime data?
Yes. The portal offers open data sets for assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery, theft over $5,000, firearm shooting, drug violations and traffic collisions.
What is the crime severity in Oshawa?
Durham Regional Police, which covers Oshawa, had a Crime Severity Index of 43.18 in 2025, down about 8% from 2024 and about 42% below the national 75.0.
Is Oshawa safer than Toronto?
On the 2025 index, yes: Durham Regional Police’s CSI of 43.18 was about 28% lower than the Toronto Police Service’s 59.98.
Related: Is Oshawa safe? · Ontario crime map · Safest places in the GTA · York Region crime map · Home security tips. Official source: Statistics Canada, The Daily. In an emergency call 911.