Adelaide & Bathurst (North)

Traffic volume14-hour count · Aug 1, 2026 · weekend

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 9,422 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 1,295 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the west (626 of 1,445). Evening rush dominates here: 1,683 vehicles in the peak hour from 6:00 p.m., against 1,323 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

Peak hours: 1,323 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,683 from 6:00 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

The worst year was 2018, with 78 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 12 collisions (5%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 23 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 11 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 1, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Aug 30, 2012.

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

How fast traffic moves here

On Adelaide St W between St. Andrew's Playground Trl and Maud St, 317 m from the corner, a 7-day count in July 2022 put the average speed at 36 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 45 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 52 km/h or more. That segment carries about 8,700 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Adelaide Pl measured slower: 12 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 21 km/h (Nov 2022).

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

The crossing

Signal 1883, activated 2001 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · transit priority · bicycle signal

Not within a walk: a care or retirement home.

• Groceries and food30/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 48 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit17/28

  11 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 733 m away · 2 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation7/10

  4 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.8 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · accessible signals

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Within a kilometre there are 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,797 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 552 Adelaide St W (97 m, 84 units, 5 storeys, built 2005), which scored 93 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 17 scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

17 registered buildings · 2,797 units · 6 social housing · tallest 36 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

32 thefts from vehicles and 13 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 7.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 5.6 a year before that. 72% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 62% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Wellington Place.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Aug 1, 2026.
• Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
• All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
• Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
• Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 10 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
• Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
• Coordinates: 43.64519, -79.40323 · centreline node 13467569.