Toronto · intersection · signal 1705

Beecroft & Park Home

Beecroft Rd & Park Home Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Willowdale West · Ward 18, Willowdale

Beecroft & Park Home, in Willowdale West, is an above-average intersection for traffic. At the corner: parks and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: North York Centre Station (Line 1) 381 m away.

Traffic
17,893
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 26, 2026
3,831 pedestrians · 357 cyclists · #1054 busiest
Collisions
81
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1369 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
North York Centre Station 381 m · 9 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
70/100
city median 48 · #820 of 5,672
5 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 434 m

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Beecroft & Park Home

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

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 6,287 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 2,433 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,846 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,927 from 5:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.6% 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 north5,868southbound · 94 bikes · 1.9% heavy
From the west2,433eastbound · 63 bikes · 1.2% heavy
Total vehicles17,8933,831 pedestrians · 357 cyclists · 1.6% heavy
From the east3,305westbound · 97 bikes · 1.2% heavy
From the south6,287northbound · 103 bikes · 1.6% heavy

Peak hours: 1,846 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,927 from 5:15 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 2016, with 15 collisions; 2025 recorded 11. 15 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 24, 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

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions81#1369 of 5,519
With an injury15#1156 of 4,669
Property damage only55
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian2#1573 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist3#724 of 2,576
Severity not classified11
Since January 2026 (outside the window)7
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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2022

On Beecroft Rd between North York Blvd and Park Home Ave, 25 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in January 2014 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 54 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 14,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 12 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Park Home Ave between Tamworth Rd and Blenheim St measured slower: 42 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 50 km/h (Aug 2022) — a much more recent reading than the one above.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Beecroft Rd · North York Blvd – Park Home Ave · 25 mJan 2014 · 24 h14,86645 km/h54 km/h59 km/h
Park Home Ave · Tamworth Rd – Blenheim St · 364 mAug 2022 · 3 days2,15942 km/h50 km/h55 km/h

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 1705, activated 1995 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

Subway
North York Centre Station (Line 1)381 m · 5 min
GO Transit
GO bus 96 Oshawa / Finch Express 27 Milton / North York 19 Mississauga / North York 67 Keswick / North York at Yonge St. @ Park Home Ave.296 m · 4 min
TTC bus
97 98 185 84 nearest 298 m · 4 min
Express
984
Blue Night
320 385 384
Nearest stops
1 surface stop within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
10 Kingsdale Ave 462 m · 6 min · 31 docks · 3 stations, 85 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
11 car parks · about 3,375 spaces
EV charging
33 Elmhurst Ave · 776 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 19 Glendora Ave (1.3 km), 19 Glendora Ave (1.4 km)
Bike parking
2 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 64 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
23 mapped lots within 500 m, 359 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
180 Beecroft Road · Surface124 m173 *—
10 Empress Ave · Surface327 m6769% (Q1 2026)
10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface447 m5344% (Q1 2026)
95 Beecroft Rd · Garage591 m38615% (Q1 2026)
10 Harlandale Avenue · Surface877 m112 *—

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 T&t Supermarket, 434 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 5 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 173 — 4.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Centre Cafe, 135 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Trillium Specialty Pharmacy, 140 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Canterbury Place Retirement Residence, a retirement home 690 m away (two within a kilometre).

Restaurants & cafés
  • Centre Cafe · 5 Park Home Ave135 m
  • Twilight Cafe · 16 Park Home Ave199 m
  • Aroma Espresso Bar · 8 Park Home Ave None225 m
  • California Thai · 5160 Yonge St Unit-F5231 m
  • Procter & Gamble Bistro · 5160 Yonge St Flr-15231 m
5 within 300 m · 173 within 1 km
Grocery
T&t Supermarket 434 m · 5 min · 7 within 1 km
Food shops
Tavazo Dried Nuts & Fruits 400 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Trillium Specialty Pharmacy 140 m · 7 within 1 km
Child care
  • Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre · 114 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day294 m · 4 min
  • Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 118 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day747 m · 9 min
2 licensed centres · 232 spaces within 1 km · 1 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • North York Civic Centre · Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun Closed · accessible235 m
  • Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible263 m · 3 min
Drinking water: Mel Lastman Square 511 m · 6 min
Health and care
  • Canterbury Place Retirement Residence · retirement home · 2 within 1 km690 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 (27)
  • Beecroft Park98 m
  • Gibson Park131 m
  • Dempsey Park239 m
  • North York Civic Centre264 m · 3 min
  • North York Rose Garden292 m · 3 min
and 22 more within 1.5 km
Schools (16)
  • Toronto French MontessoriPrivate · 403 m · 5 min
  • Crown AcademyPrivate · 485 m · 6 min
  • Toronto District School Board - Head OfficeEnglish Public · 487 m · 6 min
  • Claude Watson School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 879 m · 10 min
  • Elpis College Toronto (Temporarily Moved)Private · 1 km · 11 min
and 11 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch180 m
Places of interest
  • Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 202 m
  • Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 290 m · 3 min
  • Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 376 m · 4 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.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #820 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food16/30

    7 grocery stores within 1 km · 5 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    North York Centre Station 0.4 km · 1 stop within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go14/14

    library 180 m away · 3 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    5 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

  • Schools and child care7/8

    3 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 four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,087 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 35 Park Home Ave (100 m, 283 units, 10 storeys, built 1974), which scored 92 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 96, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
35 Park Home Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation28310197492 · Aug 2025100 m
65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management1076196697 · Oct 2025335 m · 4 min
151 Beecroft Rd30627200397 · Aug 2025495 m · 6 min
55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management39117196699 · Jun 2024745 m · 9 min

4 registered buildings · 1,087 units · 1 social housing · tallest 27 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

Five thefts from vehicles and ten bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 1 in 2023–2025, about 0.3 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 80% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 40% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle510street/outdoor (4), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft1000commercial premises (4), apartment parking (2)

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 & Park Home a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 81 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 & Park Home?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #1054 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #487 for pedestrians.

Is Beecroft & Park Home a walkable intersection?

Beecroft & Park Home scores 70 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #820 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: library 180 m away · 3 places of interest within 500 m; 5 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 3 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

How fast do cars go at Beecroft & Park Home?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Beecroft Rd between North York Blvd and Park Home Ave (January 2014), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Beecroft & Park Home?

The nearest Green P car park is 180 Beecroft Road (124 m away, 173 spaces). The City's mapping shows 359 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,020 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (776 m).

How do I get to Beecroft & Park Home by transit?

North York Centre Station (Line 1) is 381 m away; bus routes 97, 98, 185, 84, 984 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Beecroft & Park Home?

5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 173 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Centre Cafe (135 m), Twilight Cafe (199 m), Aroma Espresso Bar (225 m), California Thai (231 m) and Procter & Gamble Bistro (231 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Beecroft & Park Home?

The nearest is North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street, 235 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat-Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre Washroom (263 m); Mel Lastman Square Washroom (285 m).

Is there child care near Beecroft & Park Home?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 232 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Yonge Hearts Child Care Centre (294 m, 114 spaces) and Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (747 m, 118 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Beecroft & Park Home?

Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,087 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 35 Park Home Ave (100 m, 283 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 65 Ellerslie Ave (335 m, 107 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 151 Beecroft Rd (495 m, 306 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 55 Ellerslie Ave (745 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 96 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Beecroft & Park Home?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and ten bicycle thefts 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 & Park Home in?

Beecroft & Park Home is in Willowdale West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 037). 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