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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 volume8-hour count · Oct 29, 2014
The south leg carries the load — 314 northbound vehicles, or 56% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 251. Morning rush is the busier period: 86 vehicles in the peak hour from 8:15 a.m., compared with 73 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 21.2% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 12 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2014, 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.
Peak hours: 86 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 73 from 5:00 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
2019 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 10% of collisions here involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 40% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 13, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 10 | |
| With an injury | 1 | |
| Property damage only | 7 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 2 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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 Beaconsfield Ave between Lane N of Queen and E of Northcote and Lane S of Argyle and E of Northcote (306 m away) recorded an average of 32 km/h in its 3-day count in October 2011; 85% of drivers were at or under 42 km/h. That segment carries about 1,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 15 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Gladstone Ave (260 m away, 30 km/h limit), 1.4% of the 65,280 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a small minority. 3 speed humps slow traffic on Beaconsfield Avenue between Afton Ave and Rusholme Dr.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield Ave · Lane N of Queen and E of Northcote – Lane S of Argyle and E of Northcote · 306 m | Oct 2011 · 3 days | 955 | 32 km/h | 42 km/h | 48 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Gladstone Ave (southbound), 260 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 24 km/h, 85th percentile 32 km/h; 1.4% at 40 km/h or more. 65,280 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
- Traffic calming
- Beaconsfield Avenue (Afton Ave – Rusholme Dr): 3 speed humps
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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Streetcar
- 505 501 506 nearest 342 m · 4 min
- TTC bus
- 29 63 nearest 505 m · 6 min
- Express
- 929
- Blue Night
- 305 301 306 329 363
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Lisgar St / Dundas St W - SMART 326 m · 4 min · 8 docks · 15 stations, 312 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
- 17 car parks · about 1,155 spaces
- EV charging
- 45 Abell St · 687 m · 12 Level 2 + 4 fast ports; also 1051 Queen Street W (819 m), 283 Ossington Ave (904 m)
- Bike parking
- no post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 76 bikes within 600 m
- Other lots
- 11 mapped lots within 500 m, 454 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface | 603 m | 8 | over 100% (Q1 2026) |
| 146 Harrison St · Surface | 623 m | 79 | 68% (Q1 2026) |
| 45 Abell St · Garage | 642 m | 124 | 60% (Q1 2026) |
| 1117 Dundas St W · Surface | 855 m | 37 | 86% (Q1 2026) |
| 18 Ossington Ave · Surface | 882 m | 20 | over 100% (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
The nearest grocery store is R & C Fruit Market, 341 m away; 8 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 270 eating places are within a kilometre — 6.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Bernhardts, 339 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Rexall, 487 m away; 8 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Bickle Centre, 1.9 km away. For seniors' housing: Fairview Nursing Home, a long-term care home 324 m away (two within a kilometre). West Neighbourhood House - Social Integration runs a seniors' active living programme 800 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Bernhardts · 202 Dovercourt Rd339 m · 4 min
- Nossa Casa Sports Cafe · 1331 Dundas St W345 m · 4 min
- Project Gigglewater · 1369 Dundas St W349 m · 4 min
- Tulipa Croissanteria Salao de Cha · 1309 Dundas St W355 m · 4 min
- Pizzeria Badiali · 181 Dovercourt Rd355 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- R & C Fruit Market 341 m · 4 min · 8 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Mabel's Bakery 451 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Rexall 487 m · 6 min · 8 within 1 km
- Child care
- Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA · 120 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day433 m · 5 min
- Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. · 28 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day496 m · 6 min
- West End Parents Day Care Centre · 78 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day813 m · 10 min
- Washrooms
- Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed685 m · 8 min
- Health and care
- Bickle Centre · hospital site1.9 km · 23 min
- Fairview Nursing Home · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km324 m · 4 min
- West Neighbourhood House - Social Integration · seniors' active living centre800 m · 10 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 (21)
- Osler Playground462 m · 6 min
- Lisgar Park590 m · 7 min
- Harrison-Dovercourt Parkette594 m · 7 min
- Pessoa Park605 m · 7 min
- Lakeview Avenue Parkette670 m · 8 min
- Community centres
- Mary McCormick Recreation Centre693 m · 8 min
- McCormick Arena780 m · 9 min
- Masaryk - Cowan Community Recreation Centre1.2 km · 15 min
- Schools (11)
- Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 433 m · 5 min
- The Orchard Montessori SchoolPrivate · 813 m · 10 min
- Givins Shaw Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 919 m · 11 min
- Pope Francis Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
- Ossington Old Orchard Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch1.1 km · 13 min
- Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1.4 km · 17 min
- Places of interest
- The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 595 m · 7 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.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. 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
29 registered apartment buildings with 2,199 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, five of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 19-21 Rusholme Rd (414 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1940), which scored 82 out of 100 at its July 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 29 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-21 Rusholme Rd · Lvov | 11 | 3 | 1940 | 82 · Jul 2024 | 414 m · 5 min |
| 8 Beaconsfield Ave · Dsm Investment Group Limited | 11 | 4 | 1932 | 91 · Jul 2025 | 432 m · 5 min |
| 12 Rusholme Dr · Signet Group Inc. | 29 | 4 | 1955 | 96 · Jun 2025 | 437 m · 5 min |
| 1289 Dundas St W social housing · Villa Luso Non Profit Housing Corp | 149 | 7 | 1986 | 98 · Aug 2026 | 459 m · 5 min |
| 14 Rusholme Dr · Signet Group Inc. | 22 | 4 | 1955 | 96 · Jun 2025 | 465 m · 6 min |
| 225 Gladstone Ave · Gulburg Inc. | 27 | 4 | 1911 | 87 · Jul 2025 | 505 m · 6 min |
29 registered buildings · 2,199 units · 5 social housing · tallest 18 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 three thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (1), apartment parking (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 Little Portugal.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Beaconsfield & Afton (East) a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 Beaconsfield & Afton (East)?
A lightly travelled intersection at the City's last count here, in 2014. Its latest count is from Oct 29, 2014, 6% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Beaconsfield & Afton (East) a walkable intersection?
Beaconsfield & Afton (East) scores 35 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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: 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m; 8 grocery stores within 1 km · 270 within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic calming.
How fast do cars go at Beaconsfield & Afton (East)?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Beaconsfield Ave between Lane N of Queen and E of Northcote and Lane S of Argyle and E of Northcote (October 2011), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 42 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 260 m away (30 km/h), 1.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Beaconsfield & Afton (East)?
The nearest Green P car park is 110 Dovercourt Rd (603 m away, 8 spaces). The City's mapping shows 454 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,880 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 45 Abell St (687 m).
How do I get to Beaconsfield & Afton (East) by transit?
Streetcar routes 505, 501, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 342 m away; bus routes 29, 63, 929 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Beaconsfield & Afton (East)?
None within 300 m, and 270 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bernhardts (339 m), Nossa Casa Sports Cafe (345 m), Project Gigglewater (349 m), Tulipa Croissanteria Salao de Cha (355 m) and Pizzeria Badiali (355 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Beaconsfield & Afton (East)?
The nearest is Mary McCormick Recreation Centre Washroom, 66 Sheridan Ave, 685 m away.
Is there child care near Beaconsfield & Afton (East)?
Nine licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 637 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Alexander Muir Gladstone Jr YMCA (433 m, 120 spaces), Bumble Bee Garden Child Care Ltd. (496 m, 28 spaces) and West End Parents Day Care Centre (813 m, 78 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Beaconsfield & Afton (East)?
29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,199 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 19-21 Rusholme Rd (414 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 8 Beaconsfield Ave (432 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 12 Rusholme Dr (437 m, 29 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 1289 Dundas St W (459 m, 149 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 29 is 86 out of 100; 2 scored below 70.
How many thefts are reported at Beaconsfield & Afton (East)?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Little Portugal page.
What neighbourhood is Beaconsfield & Afton (East) in?
Beaconsfield & Afton (East) is in Little Portugal (City of Toronto neighbourhood 084). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo.
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 Oct 29, 2014.
- 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary); Traffic Calming Database.
- 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 9 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: 43.64698, -79.42635 · centreline node 13467340.