Toronto · intersection · signal 2305

Beecroft & Kempford

Beecroft Rd & Kempford Blvd · Toronto, Ontario · Willowdale West · Ward 18, Willowdale · Yonge North York BIA

Beecroft & Kempford, in Willowdale West, is an intersection of typical volume. At the corner: a school within 250 m, a park and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: Finch Station (Line 1) 575 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic
11,607
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 26, 2026
1,976 pedestrians · 239 cyclists
Collisions
20
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Finch Station 575 m · 13 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
68/100
city median 48 · #956 of 5,672
23 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 418 m

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Beecroft & Kempford

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 · May 26, 2026

This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 5,711 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 781 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the north (112 of 239). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,163 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,205 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north5,711southbound · 112 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 16 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles11,6071,976 pedestrians · 239 cyclists · 1.4% heavy
From the east781westbound · 15 bikes · 2.7% heavy
From the south5,115northbound · 96 bikes · 1.0% heavy

Peak hours: 1,163 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,205 from 4:00 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 2020, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 4 collisions (20%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 21, 2026.

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions201.7 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles
With an injury4
Property damage only14
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian2#1571 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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 Beecroft Rd between Kempford Blvd and Lorraine Dr, 74 m from the corner, a 3-day count in December 2025 put the average speed at 40 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 48 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 53 km/h or more. That segment carries about 11,900 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Beecroft (86 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.7% of the 8,243 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Beecroft Rd · Kempford Blvd – Lorraine Dr · 74 mDec 2025 · 3 days11,92340 km/h48 km/h53 km/h
Speed sign
Beecroft, 86 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 33 km/h, 85th percentile 41 km/h; 0.7% at 50 km/h or more. 8,243 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 2305, activated 2012 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
Finch Station (Line 1)575 m · 7 min
GO Transit
GO bus 96 Oshawa / Finch Express 27 Milton / North York 19 Mississauga / North York 67 Keswick / North York 32 Brampton Trinity Common / North York at Yonge St. @ Kempford Blvd.226 m
TTC bus
97 36 39 42 60 125 53 nearest 218 m
Express
939 960
Blue Night
320 336 339
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Regional
York Region Transit 002 Milliken 005 Clark 023 Thornhill Woods 077 Highway 7 088 Bathurst 091 Bayview 098|099 Yonge (Late Night) 099 Yonge 300 Business Express 301 Markham Express 302 Unionville Express 303 Bur Oak Express at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 2809 m · 10 min
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kempford Blvd / Yonge St 192 m · 19 docks · 3 stations, 69 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
10 car parks · about 3,358 spaces
EV charging
33 Elmhurst Ave · 1.7 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking
10 post-and-rings within 300 m
Other lots
36 mapped lots within 500 m, 281 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
11 Finch Ave W · Surface497 m6267% (Q1 2026)
5667 Yonge Street · Surface741 m23 *—
Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface794 m1,552 *—
Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface833 m900 *—
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface1 km5344% (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

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Eroon Supermarket, 418 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 23 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 194 — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Kayagum Korean Restaurant, 211 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Dynasty Pharmacy, 244 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Delmanor Northtown, a retirement home 414 m away (two within a kilometre). North York Seniors Centre - Active Living Centre - Multicultural runs a seniors' active living programme 648 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Kayagum Korean Restaurant · 5460 Yonge St Unit-100211 m
  • Misato Sushi Japanese Restaurant · 5460 Yonge St Unit-102211 m
  • Mr. Sun · 5460 Yonge St Bldg-112211 m
  • My Sushi/Hui Lau Shan · 5440 Yonge St223 m
  • Bowlbowl Yogurtery · 5440 Yonge St, Unit-1223 m
23 within 300 m · 194 within 1 km
Grocery
Eroon Supermarket 418 m · 5 min · 4 within 1 km
Food shops
La La Bakeshop 305 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Dynasty Pharmacy 244 m · 10 within 1 km
Child care
  • St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme · 142 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day116 m
  • Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 118 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day525 m · 6 min
  • Kids & Company - Finch Site · 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day572 m · 7 min
6 licensed centres · 563 spaces within 1 km · 2 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Edithvale Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed897 m · 11 min
  • Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible1 km · 12 min
Drinking water: Holmes Park 466 m · 6 min; Kenneth Park 599 m · 7 min (off)
Health and care
  • Delmanor Northtown · retirement home · 2 within 1 km414 m · 5 min
  • North York Seniors Centre - Active Living Centre - Multicultural · seniors' active living centre648 m · 8 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 (30)
  • Lorraine Drive Park194 m
  • Kempford Parkette345 m · 4 min
  • Beecroft Linear Park429 m · 5 min
  • Holmes Park481 m · 6 min
  • Olive Square Park512 m · 6 min
and 25 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (10)
  • St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 116 m
  • Daryk HighPrivate · 331 m · 4 min
  • Toronto French MontessoriPrivate · 580 m · 7 min
  • TFSPrivate · 651 m · 8 min
  • McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 803 m · 10 min
and 5 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch1.1 km · 13 min
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 1 km · 12 min
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 1.2 km · 14 min
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 1.3 km · 15 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.

68of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #956 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food21/30

    4 grocery stores within 1 km · 23 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit20/28

    Finch Station 0.6 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go5/14

    library 1.1 km away · 3 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    4 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

    2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot8/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking · 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.

Apartment buildings nearby

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

Within a kilometre there are five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,293 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 5430 Yonge St (333 m, 239 units, 14 storeys, built 1986), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
5430 Yonge St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23914198695 · Aug 2025333 m · 4 min
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 2024710 m · 8 min
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 2025716 m · 9 min
77 Finch Ave E · Quadreal Residential Properties G.p. Inc.438211985100 · Jun 2024804 m · 10 min
5754 Yonge St · Colonnade Bridgeport11812197080 · Jun 20241 km · 12 min

5 registered buildings · 1,293 units · 1 social housing · tallest 21 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

Four thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle400house driveway/garage (4)
Bicycle theft100school/campus (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 Willowdale West.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Beecroft & Kempford a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 20 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 & Kempford?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from May 26, 2026, 72% of the median for a counted intersection.

Is Beecroft & Kempford a walkable intersection?

Beecroft & Kempford scores 68 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #956 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: 2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; Finch Station 0.6 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km; 4 grocery stores within 1 km · 23 places to eat within 300 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

How fast do cars go at Beecroft & Kempford?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Beecroft Rd between Kempford Blvd and Lorraine Dr (December 2025), found an average of 40 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 86 m away (40 km/h), 0.7% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.

Where can I park near Beecroft & Kempford?

The nearest Green P car park is 11 Finch Ave W (497 m away, 62 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 281 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,480 spaces — 36 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.7 km).

How do I get to Beecroft & Kempford by transit?

Finch Station (Line 1) is 575 m away; bus routes 97, 36, 39, 42, 60, 125, 53, 939 and 1 more within 1 km; York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 005 Clark, 023 Thornhill Woods, 077 Highway 7 at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 2.

What restaurants are near Beecroft & Kempford?

23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 194 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Kayagum Korean Restaurant (211 m), Misato Sushi Japanese Restaurant (211 m), Mr. Sun (211 m), My Sushi/Hui Lau Shan (223 m) and Bowlbowl Yogurtery (223 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Beecroft & Kempford?

The nearest is Edithvale Community Centre Washroom, 131 Finch Ave W, 897 m away. Next nearest: Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom (1.0 km).

Is there child care near Beecroft & Kempford?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 563 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme (116 m, 142 spaces), Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (525 m, 118 spaces) and Kids & Company - Finch Site (572 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Beecroft & Kempford?

Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,293 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5430 Yonge St (333 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 55 Ellerslie Ave (710 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 65 Ellerslie Ave (716 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 77 Finch Ave E (804 m, 438 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 94 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Beecroft & Kempford?

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 Willowdale West page.

What neighbourhood is Beecroft & Kempford in?

Beecroft & Kempford 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