Crime trends in Brampton change from year to year as Peel Regional Police respond to new challenges throughout the city. While some offences have declined significantly over the past year, others continue to place pressure on police resources and affect residents across Brampton and Peel Region.
Understanding these statistics provides valuable insight into the types of crimes occurring in the community. It also helps explain why police devote significant resources to investigating certain offences.
Below is an overview of some of the most important crime trends affecting Brampton and the Region of Peel.
Auto Theft Continues to Decline
Auto theft has been one of the most significant public safety concerns in Brampton over the past several years.
The good news is that Peel Regional Police reported a substantial improvement in 2025.
- 2023: 8,322 vehicle thefts
- 2024: 7,231 vehicle thefts
- 2025: 5,280 vehicle thefts
That represents a 27% decrease in vehicle thefts between 2024 and 2025, following a 13% decrease the previous year. Despite this progress, more than 5,000 vehicles were still stolen across Peel Region during 2025, showing that organized auto theft remains a significant issue.
Robberies Also Declined
Peel Regional Police also reported encouraging improvements in robbery investigations.
- 2024: 997 robberies
- 2025: 830 robberies
This represents a 17% decrease in reported robberies over one year. Although the trend is moving in the right direction, robberies continue to require significant police resources because many involve violence or weapons.
Break and Enters Remained Relatively Stable
Break and enter offences changed very little during 2025.
- 2024: 2,852 incidents
- 2025: 2,815 incidents
This represents a decline of approximately 1.3%, suggesting that residential and commercial break-ins remain an ongoing concern throughout the region.
Impaired Driving Increased
While several crime categories declined, impaired driving moved in the opposite direction.
- 2024: 922 impaired driving offences
- 2025: 1,002 impaired driving offences
This represents an 8.7% increase in impaired driving investigations.
Peel Regional Police continue to conduct RIDE programs and proactive enforcement throughout Brampton in an effort to reduce impaired driving and improve road safety.
Mischief Complaints Declined Slightly
Police also recorded a modest decline in mischief offences.
- 2024: 4,811 incidents
- 2025: 4,705 incidents
This represents a decrease of approximately 2.2%. Mischief offences can include vandalism, property damage, graffiti, or interfering with another person’s property.
Crime Trends Do Not Tell the Whole Story
Although statistics provide valuable information, they do not explain the circumstances behind individual investigations.
For example, an assault charge may involve:
- Self-defence.
- Defence of another person.
- False allegations.
- Contradictory witness statements.
- Mutual combat.
- Mistaken identity.
Similarly, fraud, robbery, theft, and impaired driving investigations each involve unique facts that cannot be understood by looking at statistics alone.
Every criminal case must be evaluated on its own evidence.
An Arrest Does Not Mean a Conviction
Many people assume that an arrest automatically leads to a conviction.
That is simply not how Canada’s criminal justice system operates.
Every person charged with a criminal offence is presumed innocent unless the Crown proves the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.
An experienced criminal defence lawyer carefully reviews police notes, witness statements, surveillance footage, forensic evidence, and every aspect of the investigation before advising a client on the strongest available defence.
Contact Gurasish at GPS Criminal Law
If you have been charged with assault, impaired driving, robbery, theft, fraud, drug offences, or another criminal offence in Brampton or anywhere in Peel Region, obtaining legal advice as early as possible is important.
Contact us at GPS Criminal Law for a free, in-depth consultation. He will personally review your case, explain your legal rights, answer your questions, and develop a defence strategy tailored to your circumstances.