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Wellington County OPP crime statistics
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
Area policed
Statistics Canada reports Wellington County OPP as one area and does not split its figures by municipality. They are shown here, and not on the pages of the municipalities it serves.
Municipalities served (7)
- Centre Wellington (31,093)
- Guelph/Eramosa (13,904)
- Wellington North (12,431)
- Erin (11,981)
- Mapleton (10,839)
- Minto (9,094)
- Puslinch (7,944)
Population: 2021 census.
Wellington County OPP crime statistics, 2025
Police service reporting these figures: Wellington County, Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police, municipal
Police-reported incidents
2,399
−0.3% vs previous year
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0180-01, 2025
How to read thisCrime Severity Index, Canada
75.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0026-01, 2025
How to read thisPolice-reported incidents in Wellington County OPP, 2010 to 2025
All violations: Criminal Code, traffic and other federal laws.
- Wellington County OPP
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| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,920 |
| 2011 | 2,512 |
| 2012 | 2,730 |
| 2013 | 2,406 |
| 2014 | 1,783 |
| 2015 | 2,151 |
| 2016 | 2,072 |
| 2017 | 2,410 |
| 2018 | 2,499 |
| 2019 | 2,681 |
| 2020 | 2,377 |
| 2021 | 2,276 |
| 2022 | 2,202 |
| 2023 | 2,354 |
| 2024 | 2,406 |
| 2025 | 2,399 |
Most reported offences in Wellington County OPP, 2025
- Fraud398
- Mischief262
- Theft $5,000 or under255
- Assault, level 1186
- Breaking and entering120
- Fail to comply with order108
- Uttering threats95
- Shoplifting $5,000 or under85
- Theft $5,000 or under from a motor vehicle84
- Theft over $5,00073
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| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Fraud | 398 |
| Mischief | 262 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 255 |
| Assault, level 1 | 186 |
| Breaking and entering | 120 |
| Fail to comply with order | 108 |
| Uttering threats | 95 |
| Shoplifting $5,000 or under | 85 |
| Theft $5,000 or under from a motor vehicle | 84 |
| Theft over $5,000 | 73 |
Types of crime in Wellington County OPP, 2025
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
- Property crime63.8 %
- Violent crime25.5 %
- Other Criminal Code10.7 %
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| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 1,418 | 63.8 |
| Violent crime | 566 | 25.5 |
| Other Criminal Code | 238 | 10.7 |
Every reported offence
The most reported offences in Wellington County OPP, 2010 to 2025
Police-reported incidents per year.
- Fraud
- Mischief
- Theft $5,000 or under
- Assault, level 1
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| Year | Fraud | Mischief | Theft $5,000 or under | Assault, level 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 113 | 581 | 443 | 170 |
| 2011 | 137 | 433 | 395 | 174 |
| 2012 | 141 | 460 | 427 | 237 |
| 2013 | 139 | 398 | 422 | 183 |
| 2014 | 118 | 289 | 246 | 118 |
| 2015 | 173 | 325 | 327 | 143 |
| 2016 | 201 | 284 | 340 | 136 |
| 2017 | 242 | 360 | 359 | 165 |
| 2018 | 302 | 255 | 413 | 175 |
| 2019 | 359 | 336 | 434 | 171 |
| 2020 | 328 | 264 | 333 | 146 |
| 2021 | 339 | 317 | 316 | 141 |
| 2022 | 321 | 283 | 281 | 117 |
| 2023 | 447 | 257 | 241 | 173 |
| 2024 | 405 | 201 | 275 | 200 |
| 2025 | 398 | 262 | 255 | 186 |