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) 438 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
11,607
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 26, 2026
1,976 pedestrians · 239 cyclists · #1585 busiest
Collisions
20
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 14 property damage · #3381 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
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
Finch Station 438 m · 8 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 830 vehicles an hour, 72% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 2.1% of vehicle volume, about 2.7× the typical share. On average 2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 1.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 57%, from 14 in 2016–2020 to 6 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Beecroft & Kempford

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Finch Station (Line 1)438 m; North York Centre Station (Line 1)1 km
GO Transit
GO bus 27 Milton / North York19 Mississauga / North York96 Oshawa / Finch Express67 Keswick / North York32 Brampton Trinity Common / North York at Yonge St. @ Kempford Blvd.201 m
TTC bus
97363942605312598 nearest 202 m
Express
939960953
Blue Night
320336339
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m
Regional
York Region Transit 002 Milliken005 Clark023 Thornhill Woods077 Highway 7088 Bathurst091 Bayview098|099 Yonge (Late Night)099 Yonge300 Business Express301 Markham Express302 Unionville Express303 Bur Oak Express at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 2655 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kempford Blvd / Yonge St 187 m · 19 docks · 5 stations, 103 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 (19)
  • St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 85 m
  • Daryk HighPrivate · 265 m
  • TFSPrivate · 496 m
  • Toronto French MontessoriPrivate · 530 m
  • McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 567 m
  • Crown AcademyPrivate · 699 m
  • and 13 more
Parks (33)
  • Lorraine Drive Park124 m
  • Kempford Parkette320 m
  • Basswood Parkette337 m
  • Holmes Park354 m
  • Olive Square Park380 m
  • Beecroft Linear Park411 m
  • and 27 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch943 m
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 779 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 1 km
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 1.1 km
Signal
2305, activated 2012 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 66 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 233 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is St. Cyril's B & A Club, 91 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in October 2025.

Restaurants & cafés66 within 300 m · 233 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 16 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
St. Cyril's B & A Club · 18 Kempford Blvd91 mPassed, Oct 2025
Kayagum Korean Restaurant · 5460 Yonge St Unit-100173 mPassed, Jan 2026
Misato Sushi Japanese Restaurant · 5460 Yonge St Unit-102173 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 1 infraction
Mr. Sun · 5460 Yonge St Bldg-112173 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
My Sushi/Hui Lau Shan · 5440 Yonge St181 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Bowlbowl Yogurtery · 5440 Yonge St, Unit-1181 mPassed, Apr 2025
Hi Yogurt · 5440 Yonge St, Unit-2181 mPassed, Jun 2025
Aitaiker Taiwanese Fried Chicken · 5418 Yonge St Unit-21195 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 Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 729 m away, View centre hours; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 360 m away at Holmes Park.

  • Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom · 89 Church Ave
    View centre hours · accessible
    729 m
  • Edithvale Community Centre Washroom · 131 Finch Ave W
    View centre hours
    729 m
Drinking water
Holmes Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 360 m; Kenneth Park drinking fountain · 539 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 St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme (85 m, 142 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 866 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 8
  • St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme · 18 Kempford Blvd
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    85 m
  • Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 5350 Yonge St
    118 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    338 m
  • Kids & Company - Finch Site · 5650 Yonge St
    65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    415 m
  • McKee McKids Enrichment Centre · 35 Church Ave
    166 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    567 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 114 (449 m), the nearest police station 32 Division (551 m) and the nearest ambulance station 449 m away.

FireFire Station 114 · 449 m12 Canterbury Pl
Police32 Division · 551 m30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 58 · 449 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

Within a kilometre there are eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,657 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 5430 Yonge St (179 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 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 32 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings8 · 1,657 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score95 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202632 across the 8
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
5430 Yonge StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation23914198695 · Aug 20250179 m
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 20242 · 1 fire620 m
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 20250623 m
77 Finch Ave E · Quadreal Residential Properties G.p. Inc.438211985100 · Jun 202429656 m
5754 Yonge St · Colonnade Bridgeport11812197080 · Jun 20240 · 10 fire768 m
35 Park Home AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation28310197492 · Aug 20250932 m
422 Willowdale Avesocial housing · Canadian Helen Keller Centre164199298 · Jun 20240940 m
414 Willowdale Ave · O'shanter Development Company Ltd.653195897 · Aug 20251942 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 lots416 lots · ≈32,080 spaces · 96.2 ha
Within 500 m59 lots · ≈2,560 spaces
Green P (public)10 car parks · about 3,358 spaces
EV charging (City)33 Elmhurst Ave · 1.6 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking17 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
11 Finch Ave W · Surface331 m6267% (Q1 2026)
5667 Yonge Street · Surface581 m23 *
Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface631 m1,552 *
Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface668 m900 *
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface773 m5344% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 115 m away, ≈51 spaces; 123 m away, ≈57 spaces; 164 m away, ≈56 spaces; 165 m away, ≈100 spaces; 177 m away, ≈46 spaces; 195 m away, ≈17 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 — 14-hour, 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 16,183 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
AM peak hour1,163 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,205 vehicles from 4:00 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

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), 0.5% of the 7,598 vehicles logged in July 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

School-zone speed sign 86 m

Posted limit40 km/h
Median · 85th pct32 · 41 km/h
Over the limit5.6%
50 km/h or more0.5%

Beecroft, 50 Hounslow Avenue · 7,598 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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 1.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions20#3381 of 5,508
With an injury4#2892 of 4,660
Property damage only14
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian2#1571 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201426latest Apr 21, 2026

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

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

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.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle400house driveway/garage (4)
Bicycle theft100school/campus (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 12, 2020. 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. It ranks #1585 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 72% of the median for a counted intersection.

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), 0.5% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Beecroft & Kempford?

The nearest Green P car park is 11 Finch Ave W (331 m away, 62 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 416 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,080 spaces — 59 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.6 km).

How do I get to Beecroft & Kempford by transit?

Finch Station (Line 1) is 438 m away; bus routes 97, 36, 39, 42, 60, 53, 125, 98 and 3 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?

66 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 233 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are St. Cyril's B & A Club (91 m), Kayagum Korean Restaurant (173 m), Misato Sushi Japanese Restaurant (173 m), Mr. Sun (173 m) and My Sushi/Hui Lau Shan (181 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 & Kempford?

The nearest is Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 89 Church Ave, 729 m away (View centre hours), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Edithvale Community Centre Washroom (729 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 & Kempford?

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 St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme (85 m, 142 spaces), Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (338 m, 118 spaces) and Kids & Company - Finch Site (415 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Beecroft & Kempford?

Eight RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,657 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5430 Yonge St (179 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 55 Ellerslie Ave (620 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 65 Ellerslie Ave (623 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 77 Finch Ave E (656 m, 438 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 8 is 95 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 & Kempford?

Toronto Police place four 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 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

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