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Bayview & Hillcrest

Bayview Ave & Hillcrest Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Bayview Village · Ward 18, Willowdale

Bayview & Hillcrest is a heavily travelled arterial crossing. It sits in Bayview Village. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: Bayview Station (Line 4) 658 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
20,347
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 14, 2021
165 pedestrians · 8 cyclists
Collisions
12
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 10 property damage · #4030 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Bayview Station 658 m · 2 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,540 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 2.2× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 123 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 1.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Bayview & Hillcrest

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Bayview Station (Line 4)658 m
TTC bus
11185 nearest 18 m
Blue Night
385
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Bayview Ave at Hillcrest Ave
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Hawksbury Dr / Sheppard Ave E 700 m · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (14)
  • Hollywood Public SchoolEnglish Public · 299 m
  • St Gabriel Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 408 m
  • Bayview Middle SchoolEnglish Public · 528 m
  • Bannockburn Montessori School & Beth Tikvah SynagoguePrivate · 731 m
  • St George AcademyPrivate · 742 m
  • Elkhorn Public SchoolEnglish Public · 763 m
  • and 8 more
Parks (22)
  • Empress Parkette171 m
  • Bayview Village Park179 m
  • Parkview Park437 m
  • Hawksbury Park541 m
  • Empress Tot Lot598 m
  • Bayview Parkette647 m
  • and 16 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Ethennonnhawahstihnen' (formely Bayview) branch1.2 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 30 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Aroma Espresso Bar, 378 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 30 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Aroma Espresso Bar · 2901 Bayview Ave378 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Bloomer's · 2901 Bayview Ave Unit-107a378 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Bread & Roses · 2901 Bayview Ave 120378 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Goa Indian Farm Kitchen · 2901 Bayview Ave Unit-102b378 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Il Fornello · 2901 Bayview Ave Unit-107378 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 4 infractions
Ju-Raku Japanese Restaurant · 2901 Bayview Ave Unit-101378 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
King's Crown · 2901 Bayview Ave Unit-16a378 mPassed, Jul 2026
Lettieri Espresso Bar + Cafe · 2901 Bayview Ave378 mPassed, Jul 2026

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 47 m away at Bayview Village Park.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Bayview Village Park drinking fountain · 47 m; Empress Parkette drinking fountain · 177 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 715 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Hollywood All-Stars Child Care (298 m, 201 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 715 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 7
  • Hollywood All-Stars Child Care · 360 Hollywood Ave
    201 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    298 m
  • St. Gabriel's Jr YMCA · 396 Spring Garden Ave
    87 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    408 m
  • Willowbrae Academy Bayview Village · 432 Sheppard Ave E
    102 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    685 m
  • Toronto Woods Daycare · 3072 Bayview Ave
    35 spaces · toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    693 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 111 (2.0 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (2.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 111 · 2 km3300 Bayview Ave
Police32 Division · 2.1 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 56 · 2 km3300 Bayview Ave

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Seven registered apartment buildings with 964 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 2911 Bayview Ave (332 m, 304 units, 3 storeys, built 1964), which scored 92 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 18 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 964 units
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202618 across the 7
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2911 Bayview Ave · Quadreal Property Group3043196492 · Sep 20241 · 1 fire332 m
644 Sheppard Ave E · GWLRA Residential12818197085 · Jul 20264596 m
22 Elkhorn Dr · Sterling Karamar Property Management2235197086 · Aug 20258 · 1 fire646 m
642 Sheppard Ave E · GWLRA Residential12619197086 · Jul 20263654 m
640 Sheppard Ave E12819197094 · Jul 20251699 m
2818 Bayview Ave · 2818 Avenue Property Management203196872 · Sep 20240758 m
688 Sheppard Ave E · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc354195885 · Jul 20251890 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots308 lots · ≈20,130 spaces · 60.4 ha
Within 500 m12 lots · ≈910 spaces
Green P (public)3 car parks · about 222 spaces
EV charging (City)Bessarion CC · 1.2 km · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street · Surface1.8 km102 *
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface1.9 km5344% (Q1 2026)
10 Empress Ave · Surface1.9 km6769% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 35 m away, ≈31 spaces; 37 m away, ≈7 spaces; 219 m away, ≈8 spaces; 296 m away, ≈29 spaces; 307 m away, ≈27 spaces; 320 m away, ≈53 spaces.

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Dec 14, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 10,883 southbound vehicles, or 53% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 155. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,983 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 43% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (2,086). Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north10,883southbound · 3 bikes · 1.8% heavy
From the west155eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.6% heavy
Total vehicles20,347165 pedestrians · 8 cyclists · 2.0% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south9,309northbound · 5 bikes · 2.2% heavy
AM peak hour2,086 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,983 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 14, 2021

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's most recent midblock count on Bayview Ave between Bayview Mews Lane and Meadow Larkway (316 m away, Nov 2013) recorded volume only — about 40,106 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Estelle Ave (216 m away, 30 km/h limit), 3.2% of the 11,736 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bayview Ave · Bayview Mews Lane – Meadow Larkway · 316 mNov 2013 · 7 days40,106

School-zone speed sign 216 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct17 · 31 km/h
Over the limit10%
40 km/h or more3.2%

Estelle Ave (northbound), 360 Hollywood Avenue · 11,736 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2016 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 8% of collisions here involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 8% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Dec 29, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions12#4030 of 5,508
With an injury1#4089 of 4,660
Property damage only10
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201417latest Dec 29, 2025

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle000
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 28, 2018. 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 Bayview Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bayview & Hillcrest a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 12 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 Bayview & Hillcrest?

A heavily travelled arterial crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 14, 2021, 2.2× the median for a counted intersection.

Where can I park near Bayview & Hillcrest?

The nearest Green P car park is Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street (1.8 km away, 102 spaces). The City's mapping shows 308 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,130 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Bessarion CC (1.2 km).

How do I get to Bayview & Hillcrest by transit?

Bayview Station (Line 4) is 658 m away; bus routes 11, 185 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bayview Ave at Hillcrest Ave, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Bayview & Hillcrest?

None within 300 m, and 30 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Aroma Espresso Bar (378 m), Bloomer's (378 m), Bread & Roses (378 m), Goa Indian Farm Kitchen (378 m) and Il Fornello (378 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Bayview & Hillcrest?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 47 m away at Bayview Village Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near Bayview & Hillcrest?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 715 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Hollywood All-Stars Child Care (298 m, 201 spaces), St. Gabriel's Jr YMCA (408 m, 87 spaces) and Willowbrae Academy Bayview Village (685 m, 102 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bayview & Hillcrest?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 964 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2911 Bayview Ave (332 m, 304 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 644 Sheppard Ave E (596 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 22 Elkhorn Dr (646 m, 223 units, RentSafeTO score 86) and 642 Sheppard Ave E (654 m, 126 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 86 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Bayview & Hillcrest?

Toronto Police place no thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Bayview Village page.

What neighbourhood is Bayview & Hillcrest in?

Bayview & Hillcrest is in Bayview Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 052). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined