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Beecroft & Ellerslie

Beecroft Rd & Ellerslie Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Willowdale West · Ward 18, Willowdale · Yonge North York BIA

In Willowdale West, Beecroft & Ellerslie is a moderately travelled crossing. It has 2 schools within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: North York Centre Station (Line 1) 431 m away. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
11,717
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 26, 2026
1,688 pedestrians · 193 cyclists · #1574 busiest
Collisions
25
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
3 with an injury · 21 property damage · #3061 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
0
TTC stops within 100 m
North York Centre Station 431 m · 4 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 840 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 72% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 7 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). That comes with about 2.5 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — 2.1 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 21%, from 14 in 2016–2020 to 11 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Beecroft & Ellerslie

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
North York Centre Station (Line 1)431 m
GO Transit
GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York at Yonge St. @ Ellerslie Ave.258 m
TTC bus
97983639 nearest 260 m
Blue Night
320336339
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
10 Kingsdale Ave 347 m · 31 docks · 5 stations, 123 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 (23)
  • Toronto French MontessoriPrivate · 79 m
  • Crown AcademyPrivate · 244 m
  • Toronto District School Board - Head OfficeEnglish Public · 521 m
  • McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 555 m
  • St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 648 m
  • Daryk HighPrivate · 759 m
  • and 17 more
Parks (34)
  • Dempsey Park152 m
  • Beecroft Linear Park180 m
  • Gibson Park252 m
  • Kempford Parkette272 m
  • North York Rose Garden315 m
  • Doris - Norton Park380 m
  • and 28 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch369 m
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 216 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 447 m
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 556 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 260 eating places within a kilometre — 3.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Lucullus, 243 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés18 within 300 m · 260 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 20 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Lucullus · 5200 Yonge St243 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Twilight Cafe · 16 Park Home Ave275 mPassed, Apr 2025
Twilight Cafe · 16 Park Home Ave276 mPassed, Aug 2026
555 Boat Noodles · 5308 Yonge St278 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
Subway · 5225 Yonge St Bldg-3282 mPassed, Sep 2026
Evviva Restaurant # 4 Corp · 5221 Yonge St282 mPassed, Sep 2026
Dakgogi · 5310 Yonge St Bldg-1283 mPassed, Nov 2025
Chat Bar · 5312 Yonge St Bldg-A2284 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction

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

The nearest public washroom is North York Civic Centre, 450 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 428 m away at Mel Lastman Square.

  • North York Civic Centre · 5100 Yonge Street
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible
    450 m
  • Mel Lastman Square Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · closed — Planned Closure
    459 m
  • Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom · 5100 Yonge St
    View centre hours · accessible
    464 m
Drinking water
Mel Lastman Square drinking fountain · 428 m; Mel Lastman Square drinking fountain · 428 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 866 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre (217 m, 114 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 866 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 8
  • Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre · 5176 Yonge St
    114 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    217 m
  • Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 5350 Yonge St
    118 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    367 m
  • McKee McKids Enrichment Centre · 35 Church Ave
    166 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    555 m
  • St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme · 18 Kempford Blvd
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    648 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (195 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (139 m) and the nearest ambulance station 195 m away.

FireFire Station 114 · 195 m12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 139 m30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 195 m12 Canterbury Pl

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

Five registered apartment buildings with 1,326 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 23. The nearest is 65 Ellerslie Ave (78 m, 107 units, 6 storeys, built 1966), which scored 97 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 2 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 1 fire-code violation is open across them.

Registered buildings5 · 1,326 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score96 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 20262 across the 5
Open fire-code violations1
Tallest27 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 2025078 m
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 20242 · 1 fire149 m
35 Park Home AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation28310197492 · Aug 20250345 m
5430 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23914198695 · Aug 20250549 m
151 Beecroft Rd30627200397 · Aug 20250715 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 lots441 lots · ≈32,100 spaces · 96.3 ha
Within 500 m42 lots · ≈1,880 spaces
Green P (public)11 car parks · about 3,375 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 1 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking20 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 64 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface335 m5344% (Q1 2026)
10 Empress Ave · Surface379 m6769% (Q1 2026)
180 Beecroft Road · Surface397 m173 *
95 Beecroft Rd · Garage862 m38615% (Q1 2026)
11 Finch Ave W · Surface911 m6267% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 67 m away, ≈129 spaces; 70 m away, ≈180 spaces; 116 m away, ≈87 spaces; 135 m away, ≈139 spaces; 151 m away, ≈6 spaces; 179 m away, ≈77 spaces. More EV charging: 19 Glendora Ave (1.4 km, 2 ports); 19 Glendora Ave (1.4 km, 2 ports).

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 — 14-hour, May 26, 2026

The north leg carries the load — 5,590 southbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 91. Most cyclists arrived from the south (88 of 193). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,255 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,143). Heavy vehicles made up 1.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north5,590southbound · 82 bikes · 1.8% heavy
From the west91eastbound · 13 bikes · 7.7% heavy
Total vehicles11,7171,688 pedestrians · 193 cyclists · 1.8% heavy
From the east777westbound · 10 bikes · 3.3% heavy
From the south5,259northbound · 88 bikes · 1.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,143 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour1,255 vehicles from 5:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 26, 2026

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 counter on Beecroft Rd between Dempsey Park Trl and Basil Hall Crt (92 m away) recorded an average of 51 km/h in its 24-hour count in January 2014; 85% of drivers were at or under 59 km/h. That segment carries about 12,200 vehicles a day. Ellerslie Ave between Canterbury Pl and Beecroft Rd measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Feb 2004). The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Beecroft Rd · Dempsey Park Trl – Basil Hall Crt · 92 mJan 2014 · 24 h12,23551 km/h59 km/h64 km/h
Ellerslie Ave · Canterbury Pl – Beecroft Rd · 122 mFeb 2004 · 24 h4,07436 km/h44 km/h48 km/h

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

2019 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 5. 12% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 4% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Dec 29, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.1 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions25#3061 of 5,508
With an injury3#3189 of 4,660
Property damage only21
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1#2213 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201430latest 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 eight thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 0 in 2023–2025, about 0.0 a year, against 1.4 a year before that. 50% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle800house driveway/garage (4), street/outdoor (3)
Bicycle theft200apartment parking (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 23, 2022. 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 Willowdale West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Beecroft & Ellerslie a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 25 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 Beecroft & Ellerslie?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1574 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 72% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Beecroft & Ellerslie?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Beecroft Rd between Dempsey Park Trl and Basil Hall Crt (January 2014), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Beecroft & Ellerslie?

The nearest Green P car park is 10 Kingsdale Ave (335 m away, 53 spaces, 44% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 441 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,100 spaces — 42 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.0 km).

How do I get to Beecroft & Ellerslie by transit?

North York Centre Station (Line 1) is 431 m away; bus routes 97, 98, 36, 39 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Beecroft & Ellerslie?

18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 260 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Lucullus (243 m), Twilight Cafe (275 m), Twilight Cafe (276 m), 555 Boat Noodles (278 m) and Subway (282 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 Beecroft & Ellerslie?

The nearest is North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street, 450 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Mel Lastman Square Washroom (459 m); Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom (464 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Beecroft & Ellerslie?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 866 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre (217 m, 114 spaces), Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (367 m, 118 spaces) and McKee McKids Enrichment Centre (555 m, 166 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Beecroft & Ellerslie?

Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,326 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 65 Ellerslie Ave (78 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 55 Ellerslie Ave (149 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 35 Park Home Ave (345 m, 283 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 5430 Yonge St (549 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 96 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 Beecroft & Ellerslie?

Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts 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 Willowdale West page.

What neighbourhood is Beecroft & Ellerslie in?

Beecroft & Ellerslie is in Willowdale West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 037). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng. The corner falls inside the Yonge North York Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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