Beecroft & Sheppard

Traffic volume14-hour count · Mar 25, 2026

The west leg carries the load — 10,107 eastbound vehicles, or 30% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 5,335. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 3,534 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 13% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (3,123). Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

Peak hours: 3,123 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 3,534 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

2018 was the peak year (28 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 24 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 18 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 3, 2026.

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. All of them involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrians or cyclists. The most recent was on Mar 30, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.

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 Beecroft Rd between Elmhurst Ave and North York Blvd (325 m away) recorded an average of 54 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 64 km/h. That segment carries about 13,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Sheppard Ave W between Beecroft Rd and Albert Standing Park Trl measured slower: 52 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 63 km/h (Nov 2018). At the school-zone speed sign on Greenfield Ave (387 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 41,368 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Greenfield Ave (eastbound), 387 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 24 km/h, 85th percentile 34 km/h; 0.1% at 50 km/h or more. 41,368 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 1169, activated 1981 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

• Groceries and food30/30

  3 grocery stores within 300 m · 62 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit26/28

  Sheppard-Yonge Station · 10 stops within 300 m · 10 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 recreation8/10

  1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care8/8

  5 schools within 500 m · 4 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot6/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking

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.

Seven registered apartment buildings with 1,615 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 151 Beecroft Rd (504 m, 306 units, 27 storeys, built 2003), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

7 registered buildings · 1,615 units · 1 social housing · tallest 36 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.

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 26, 2026.

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 Lansing-Westgate.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Mar 25, 2026.
• 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).
• 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 18 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: 43.76103, -79.41316 · centreline node 13448755.