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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 9, 2024 · weekend
The west leg carries the load — 11,589 eastbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 794. Most cyclists arrived from the east (30 of 62). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,187 vehicles in the hour from 3:45 p.m., 40% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,563). Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 23 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,563 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,187 from 3:45 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
2024 was the peak year (15 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 14, 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 Dec 16, 2014.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 98 | #1133 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 19 | #902 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 68 | |
| Fail to remain | 15 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #1525 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 7 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Dec 16, 2014 |
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
The City's counter on Albion Rd between Lund Ave and Riverdale Dr (143 m away) recorded an average of 56 km/h in its 2-day count in June 2012; 85% of drivers were at or under 66 km/h. That segment carries about 22,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 14 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Thistle Down Blvd between Albion Rd and Thistle Down Ter measured slower: 39 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (Apr 2024) — a much more recent reading than the one above.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thistle Down Blvd · Albion Rd – Thistle Down Ter · 97 m | Apr 2024 · 3 days | 3,990 | 39 km/h | 48 km/h | 53 km/h |
| Riverdale Dr · McGillivray Ave – College St · 129 m | Nov 2021 · 3 days | 1,583 | 43 km/h | 54 km/h | 60 km/h |
| Albion Rd · Lund Ave – Riverdale Dr · 143 m | Jun 2012 · 2 days | 22,217 | 56 km/h | 66 km/h | 72 km/h |
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 1102, activated 1974 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 73 118 37 nearest 19 m
- Express
- 937
- Blue Night
- 337
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Albion Rd at Riverdale Dr; Albion Rd at Thistle Down Blvd North Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Thistletown Community Centre 36 m · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 docks within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- 1 car park · about 23 spaces
- EV charging
- 14 Barkwin Dr · 580 m · 4 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
- Bike parking
- 2 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 18 mapped lots within 500 m, 85 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Barkwin Dr · Surface | 535 m | 23 | 20% (Q1 2026) |
Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.
Within a walk
What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.
Food, shops and services
You can do a shop on foot from here: Manuel Market is 204 m away, one of three grocery stores within 300 m. There is also a specialist food shop, Shikshas Cake Rush, 286 m away. There are 14 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 36 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Ice Flame, 145 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 116 m away, one of four within 300 m. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Westside, a long-term care home 621 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Ice Flame · 974 Albion Rd145 m
- Afro Continental Restaurant · 849 Albion Rd159 m
- Super Samosa Snacks and Sweets · 837 Albion Rd Unit--185 m
- Shawarma Royal · 967 Albion Rd203 m
- Dosa Twist · 827 Albion Rd214 m
- Grocery
- Manuel Market 204 m · 3 within 300 m
- Food shops
- Shikshas Cake Rush 286 m · 3 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 116 m · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- Rexdale Day Nursery · 73 spaces, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day137 m
- Garderie du Cercle de L'amitie - Etobicoke · 69 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day213 m
- Washrooms
- Thistledown Communty Centre Washroom · hours not listed119 m
- Health and care
- Westside · long-term care home621 m · 7 min
Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.
Parks, schools and places
- Parks (7)
- Village Green Park597 m · 7 min
- Curtin Park671 m · 8 min
- Albion Gardens Park769 m · 9 min
- Thistletown Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Beaumonde Heights Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Community centres
- Schools
- St Noel Chabanel Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 213 m
- St John Vianney Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 716 m · 9 min
- Thistletown Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.
Not within a walk: a library.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,602 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
One registered apartment building with 80 rental units stands within a kilometre of the corner, it is social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 2715 Islington Ave (1.0 km, 80 units, 5 storeys, built 1992), which scored 100 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2715 Islington Ave social housing · Our Saviour Thistletown Lutheran Lodge | 80 | 5 | 1992 | 100 · Nov 2025 | 1 km · 11 min |
1 registered building · 80 units · 1 social housing · tallest 5 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 2 | 0 | house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 0 | other (1) |
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 Thistletown-Beaumond Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Albion & Thistle Down a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 98 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.
How busy is Albion & Thistle Down?
A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #668 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.44× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Albion & Thistle Down a walkable intersection?
Albion & Thistle Down scores 60 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,602 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: 3 grocery stores within 300 m · 14 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; nearest park 0.6 km · 1 community centre within 800 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Albion & Thistle Down?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Albion Rd between Lund Ave and Riverdale Dr (June 2012), found an average of 56 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 66 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Albion & Thistle Down?
The nearest Green P car park is 14 Barkwin Dr (535 m away, 23 spaces, 20% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 85 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 7,230 spaces — 18 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 14 Barkwin Dr (580 m).
How do I get to Albion & Thistle Down by transit?
Bus routes 73, 118, 37, 937 within 1 km (nearest stop: Albion Rd at Riverdale Dr, 19 m).
What restaurants are near Albion & Thistle Down?
14 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 36 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Ice Flame (145 m), Afro Continental Restaurant (159 m), Super Samosa Snacks and Sweets (185 m), Shawarma Royal (203 m) and Dosa Twist (214 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Albion & Thistle Down?
The nearest is Thistledown Communty Centre Washroom, 925 Albion Rd, 119 m away.
Is there child care near Albion & Thistle Down?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 142 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Rexdale Day Nursery (137 m, 73 spaces) and Garderie du Cercle de L'amitie - Etobicoke (213 m, 69 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Albion & Thistle Down?
One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 80 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 2715 Islington Ave (1.0 km, 80 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 100 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Albion & Thistle Down?
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Thistletown-Beaumond Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Albion & Thistle Down in?
Albion & Thistle Down is in Thistletown-Beaumond Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 003), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 1, Etobicoke North, represented by Councillor Vincent Crisanti. The corner falls inside the Albion Islington Square Business Improvement Area.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 9, 2024.
- 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 1 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: 43.73536, -79.56139 · centreline node 13453013.