Oakland Crime Watch

Vehicle crime in Oakland, reports through Oct 29, 2026

How bad are car thefts and break-ins right now?

Vehicle crime is 11% below last year, comparing January 1 to Jun 30, 2026 with the same dates in 2025; June 2026, the last full month, was 17% above. This family is 28% of everything reported to OPD. Vehicle crime combines stolen vehicles, vehicles later recovered, and burglary from a vehicle — the smashed-window break-ins that make up the single largest category of reports in the city.

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This year so far
5,776down 11% vs. the same dates in 2025
Jan 1–Jun 30
June 2026, last full month
1,018up 17% vs. June 2025
Share of all reports
28%last 12 months

Vehicle crime by month, 2025–2026

calendar months; the latest three are still filling in
03757501,1251,500Jan 2025: 1,174 reportsFeb 2025: 1,166 reportsFeb 25Mar 2025: 1,140 reportsApr 2025: 1,149 reportsMay 2025: 961 reportsMay 25Jun 2025: 868 reportsJul 2025: 1,122 reportsAug 2025: 1,175 reportsAug 25Sep 2025: 1,131 reportsOct 2025: 1,115 reportsNov 2025: 977 reportsNov 25Dec 2025: 1,072 reportsJan 2026: 1,071 reportsFeb 2026: 880 reportsFeb 26Mar 2026: 906 reportsApr 2026: 873 reportsMay 2026: 1,028 reportsMay 26Jun 2026: 1,018 reportsJul 2026: 812 reportsAug 2026: 620 reportsAug 26Sep 2026: 448 reportsOct 2026: 289 reports (month in progress)
  • Vehicle crime

Vehicle crime categories

Oct 29, 2025–Oct 29, 2026
  1. Stolen Vehicle5,365
  2. Burglary - Auto4,061
  3. Stolen And Recovered Vehicle675

By hour of day

Oct 29, 2025–Oct 29, 2026, busiest around 8 pm
05001,00012 am: 455 reports12a1 am: 280 reports2 am: 242 reports3 am: 220 reports3a4 am: 190 reports5 am: 145 reports6 am: 186 reports6a7 am: 234 reports8 am: 304 reports9 am: 246 reports9a10 am: 238 reports11 am: 254 reports12 pm: 376 reports12p1 pm: 264 reports2 pm: 302 reports3 pm: 311 reports3p4 pm: 384 reports5 pm: 568 reports6 pm: 851 reports6p7 pm: 920 reports8 pm: 962 reports9 pm: 905 reports9p10 pm: 727 reports11 pm: 537 reports

Police beats with the most reports

Oct 29, 2025–Oct 29, 2026
  1. Temescal police beat 12X802
  2. Rockridge police beat 12Y596
  3. Northgate police beat 08X554
  4. Uptown police beat 04X534
  5. Jack London police beat 01X381
  6. Piedmont Ave police beat 09X374
  7. Greater San Antonio police beat 19X310
  8. Chinatown police beat 03X243

By year, 2016–2026

2026 is year to date; earlier bars are complete years
015,00030,0002016: 14,55614,55620162017: 15,97915,97920172018: 13,47913,47920182019: 18,03918,03920192020: 13,58613,58620202021: 16,16716,16720212022: 19,85519,85520222023: 27,42227,42220232024: 16,65016,65020242025: 13,05013,05020252026: 7,9457,9452026

Latest vehicle crime reports

Oct 15–29, 2026, newest first, up to 40

1 report

  1. Stolen Vehicle2200 Linden StPeralta 07X

1 report

  1. Stolen Vehicle3900 Alameda AvFruitvale 23X

4 reports

  1. Stolen Vehicle98th Av & Armstrong DrNorth Stonehurst 32X
  2. Stolen Vehicle3400 Lynde StAllendale Park 24Y
  3. Stolen Vehicle2400 Valdez StNorthgate 08X
  4. Stolen Vehicle8600 Holly StWebster 34X

10 reports

  1. Stolen Vehicle3900 Edenvale PlMillsmont 29X
  2. Stolen Vehicle3800 Lusk StHoover/Foster 06X
  3. Stolen Vehicle700 Kingston AvPiedmont Ave 09X
  4. Stolen Vehicle1700 Webster StUptown 04X
  5. Stolen Vehicle4000 San Leandro StFruitvale 23X
  6. Stolen Vehicle900 Fallon StChinatown 03X
  7. Stolen Vehicle600 9th StOld Oakland 03Y
  8. Stolen Vehicle1000 76th AvColiseum 26Y
  9. Stolen Vehicle700 EmbarcaderoGreater San Antonio 19X
  10. Stolen Vehicle5200 Foothill BlvdMelrose-High Hopes 27X

14 reports

  1. Stolen Vehicle1000 53rd StGolden Gate 10X
  2. Stolen Vehicle300 9th AvGreater San Antonio 19X
  3. Stolen Vehicle1400 Seminary AvEastmont 27Y
  4. Stolen Vehicle2600 74th AvEastmont Hills 30Y
  5. Stolen Vehicle1600 Clay StUptown 04X
  6. Stolen Vehicle2100 Wood StPrescott 05Y
  7. Stolen Vehicle8600 Mountain BlvdSequoyah 35Y
  8. Stolen Vehicle1400 Excelsior AvGlenview 16Y
  9. Stolen Vehicle6900 International BlvdArroyo Viejo/Hegenberger/Havenscourt 30X
  10. Stolen Vehicle700 Harrison StChinatown 03X
  11. Stolen Vehicle200 Brooklyn Basin Wy77X
  12. Stolen Vehicle3800 Brighton AvGlenview 16Y
  13. Stolen And Recovered Vehicle800 27th AvOaktree/Hawthorne 20X
  14. Stolen Vehicle1700 85th AvWebster 34X

10 reports

  1. Stolen Vehicle8000 B StColiseum 26Y
  2. Stolen Vehicle1500 51st AvEastmont 27Y
  3. Stolen Vehicle4000 Harding WyFruitvale 22X
  4. Stolen Vehicle3500 Gray StHarrington 24X
  5. Burglary - Auto600 23rd StNorthgate 08X
  6. Stolen Vehicle400 42nd StTemescal 12X
  7. Stolen Vehicle5400 Coliseum WyColiseum Melrose 26X
  8. Stolen Vehicle300 Macarthur BlvdAdams Point 14X
  9. Burglary - Auto1300 Lakeshore AvGreater San Antonio 19X
  10. Stolen Vehicle100 Washington StJack London 01X
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Yearly totals, streets and police beats with the most vehicle-crime reports, and a section-by-section comparison you can drill into.

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