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Bellamy & Ellesmere

Bellamy Rd N & Ellesmere Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Woburn North · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

Bellamy & Ellesmere is a busier-than-typical intersection. It sits in Woburn North. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2017 that issued 212 tickets in 2025, 3 schools within 250 m and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 19 TTC routes within a kilometre. It is among the hundred Toronto intersections with the most reported collisions.

Traffic volume
16,770
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 17, 2022
563 pedestrians · 1 cyclists
Collisions
551
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
79 with an injury · 388 property damage · #99 of 5,508 · +23 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #902 of 1,505
Red-light camera
212
tickets in 2025
since 2017 · 152 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
13 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,100 vehicles an hour, 1.81× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 30 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 55 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 18× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 25%, from 314 in 2016–2020 to 237 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 551 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Bellamy & Ellesmere

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
3895133940613416102129130131132169 nearest 26 m
Express
995903938902
Blue Night
395316
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Ellesmere Rd at Bellamy Rd North; Bellamy Rd North at Ellesmere Rd
Regional
Durham Region Transit 920 Route 920921 Route 921 at Progress Eastbound @ Bellamy663 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
100 Grangeway Ave 664 m · 39 docks · 3 stations, 73 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 (18)
  • Advanced Christian AcademyPrivate · 224 m
  • Advanced Christian Academy (Renamed)Private · 224 m
  • New Covenant Church SchoolPrivate · 249 m
  • Talenta AcademyPrivate · 514 m
  • Bellmere Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 593 m
  • North Bendale Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 641 m
  • and 12 more
Community centres
  • Centennial Recreation Centre - Scarborough381 m
  • Strides Toronto765 m
Parks (10)
  • Confederation Park453 m
  • North Bendale Park569 m
  • Lee Centre Park838 m
  • Hillsborough Park1 km
  • Woodsworth Park1 km
  • Frank Faubert Wood Lot1.1 km
  • and 4 more
Signal
0700, activated 1968 · FT · 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 13 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store; within a kilometre the count is 52. The nearest is Thai On Rock, 69 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés13 within 300 m · 52 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Thai On Rock · 1911 Ellesmere Rd Unit-A69 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Royal Flavours · 1850 Ellesmere Rd95 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Cochin Delights · 1850 Ellesmere Rd95 mPassed, Jan 2025 · 1 infraction
Federick Restaurant · 1920 Ellesmere Rd Unit-102100 mPassed, Jul 2026
Loukoumaki X Smashed Plus · 1920 Ellesmere Rd Unit-101100 mPassed, Jan 2026
Thayakam Taste Food Factory · 1085 Bellamy Rd N 12grocery141 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
The Avenue Restaurant and Lounge · 1085 Bellamy Rd N Unit-4150 mPassed, Aug 2026
Gerhard's Cafe · 1085 Bellamy Rd N 1150 mPassed, Aug 2026

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 Centennial Recreation Centre Scarborough Washroom, 380 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 548 m away at Confederation Park.

  • Centennial Recreation Centre Scarborough Washroom · 1967 Ellesmere Rd
    View centre hours
    380 m
Drinking water
Confederation Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 548 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

Two licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 150 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre - North Bendale (641 m, 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km2 centres · 150 spaces
Fee subsidy2 of 2
  • The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre - North Bendale · 29 Aveline Cres
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    641 m
  • Children's Village Day Care Centre #1 · 1050 Markham Rd
    94 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    818 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 231 (1.6 km), the nearest police station 42 Division (1.7 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.4 km away.

FireFire Station 231 · 1.6 km740 Markham Rd
Police42 Division · 1.7 km242 Milner Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 29 · 2.4 km4560 Sheppard Ave E

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 seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,337 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1680 Ellesmere Rd (666 m, 145 units, 8 storeys, built 1994), which scored 98 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 28 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 11 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings7 · 1,337 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202628 across the 7
Open fire-code violations11
Tallest19 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1680 Ellesmere Rdsocial housing · Aykler Management1458199498 · Sep 20243 · 8 fire666 m
1050 Markham Rd · CAPREIT29519196797 · Nov 20258 · 3 fire818 m
555 Brimorton Dr · Amaz Property Management18015196589 · Aug 20261848 m
2180 Ellesmere RdToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation18016196986 · Jun 20263925 m
40 Meadowglen Pl · R A B Properties Limited14617201994 · Aug 20261927 m
960 Markham Rd · Pic Property Management18115196578 · Oct 20240933 m
10 Tuxedo Crt · CAPREIT21015196895 · Jul 2024121 km

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 lots269 lots · ≈62,670 spaces · 188 ha
Within 500 m12 lots · ≈4,730 spaces
Green P (public)5 car parks · about 602 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
101 Grangeway Ave · Surface679 m2557% (Q1 2026)
40 Bushby Dr · Surface771 m21532% (Q1 2026)
158 Borough Drive · Surface1.2 km16 *
284 Milner Ave · Surface1.7 km9218% (Q1 2026)
1530 Markham Road - minor capital repairs onsite · Surface1.7 km24 *

Nearest lots: 47 m away, ≈108 spaces; 50 m away, ≈49 spaces; 120 m away, ≈402 spaces; 194 m away, ≈1,369 spaces; 222 m away, ≈150 spaces; 234 m away, ≈653 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 — 8-hour, Dec 17, 2022 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,292 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 32% of the total, against 2,763 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 3,033 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 1,182 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north2,763southbound · 0 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west5,137eastbound · 1 bikes · 3.5% heavy
Total vehicles16,770563 pedestrians · 1 cyclists · 2.6% heavy
From the east5,292westbound · 0 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the south3,578northbound · 0 bikes · 0.8% heavy
AM peak hour1,182 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour3,033 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 17, 2022 · weekend

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 Bellamy Rd N between Bridlington St and Lynnbrook Dr, 320 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2024 put the average speed at 56 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 69 km/h or more. That segment carries about 15,300 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Ellesmere Rd · Parkington Cres – Bellamy Rd N · 189 mSep 2014 · 3 days15,144
Bellamy Rd N · Bridlington St – Lynnbrook Dr · 320 mMar 2024 · 3 days15,27756 km/h64 km/h69 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

The worst year was 2019, with 77 collisions; 2025 recorded 50. 79 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 91 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 23 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 26, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions551#99 of 5,508
With an injury79#99 of 4,660
Property damage only388
Fail to remain91
Involving a pedestrian6#560 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist3#782 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified84
Since January 2026 (outside the window)23
All since 2014684latest May 26, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on May 31, 2017. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#902 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#511 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest May 31, 2017

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

53 thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 9.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 6 in 2023–2025, about 2.0 a year, against 6.9 a year before that. 51% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 4, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle5351street/outdoor (27), commercial premises (22)
Bicycle theft110house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 4, 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 Woburn North.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bellamy & Ellesmere a dangerous intersection?

By collision count, yes: it ranks #99 of 5,508 Toronto intersections for police-reported collisions in 2016–2025, and 1 of those left someone killed or seriously injured. 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 Bellamy & Ellesmere?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 17, 2022, 1.81× the median for a counted intersection.

Is there a red-light camera at Bellamy & Ellesmere?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Bellamy & Ellesmere since 2017, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 212 tickets in 2025 (260 in 2024) and 152 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 2,947 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Bellamy & Ellesmere?

212 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 260 in 2024, and 152 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 2,947 tickets since 2017. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

How fast do cars go at Bellamy & Ellesmere?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bellamy Rd N between Bridlington St and Lynnbrook Dr (March 2024), found an average of 56 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bellamy & Ellesmere?

The nearest Green P car park is 101 Grangeway Ave (679 m away, 255 spaces, 7% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 269 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 62,670 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Bellamy & Ellesmere by transit?

Bus routes 38, 95, 133, 9, 406, 134, 16, 102 and 9 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Ellesmere Rd at Bellamy Rd North, 26 m); Durham Region Transit routes 920 Route 920, 921 Route 921 at Progress Eastbound @ Bellamy.

What restaurants are near Bellamy & Ellesmere?

13 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 52 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Thai On Rock (69 m), Royal Flavours (95 m), Cochin Delights (95 m), Federick Restaurant (100 m) and Loukoumaki X Smashed Plus (100 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 Bellamy & Ellesmere?

The nearest is Centennial Recreation Centre Scarborough Washroom, 1967 Ellesmere Rd, 380 m away (View centre hours). 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 Bellamy & Ellesmere?

Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 150 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre - North Bendale (641 m, 56 spaces) and Children's Village Day Care Centre #1 (818 m, 94 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bellamy & Ellesmere?

Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,337 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1680 Ellesmere Rd (666 m, 145 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 1050 Markham Rd (818 m, 295 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 555 Brimorton Dr (848 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 89) and 2180 Ellesmere Rd (925 m, 180 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 91 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 Bellamy & Ellesmere?

Toronto Police place 53 thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Woburn North page.

What neighbourhood is Bellamy & Ellesmere in?

Bellamy & Ellesmere is in Woburn North (City of Toronto neighbourhood 142), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.

Sources

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