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Bloor & Crawford

Bloor St W & Crawford St · Toronto, Ontario · Palmerston-Little Italy · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Bloorcourt Village BIA

At its last City count, in 2021, Bloor & Crawford, in Palmerston-Little Italy, in central Toronto, was an intersection of typical volume, with significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a protected bikeway and parks. Nearby: Christie Station (Line 2) 320 m away.

Traffic
7,461
vehicles · 8-hour count, Sep 15, 2021
2,008 pedestrians · 2,420 cyclists
Collisions
76
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1445 of 5,519
Getting there
2
TTC stops within 100 m
Christie Station 320 m · 13 routes within 1 km · protected bikeway
Within a walk
76/100
city median 48 · #493 of 5,672
38 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 247 m

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Bloor & Crawford

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Traffic volume8-hour count · Sep 15, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 4,116 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 55% of the total, against 490 from the south. Most cyclists arrived from the west (1,345 of 2,420). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,006 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,060 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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 north0southbound · 23 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4,116eastbound · 1,345 bikes · 3.1% heavy
Total vehicles7,4612,008 pedestrians · 2,420 cyclists · 3.3% heavy
From the east2,855westbound · 995 bikes · 3.9% heavy
From the south490northbound · 57 bikes · 2.2% heavy

Peak hours: 1,006 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,060 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 2023, with 13 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 7 collisions (9%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 24 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 32% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 3, 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 collisions76#1445 of 5,519
With an injury7#2186 of 4,669
Property damage only47
Fail to remain24
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist4#548 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified22
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
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 2019

On Crawford St between Christie Pits Park Trl and Barton Ave, 307 m from the corner, a 2-day count in November 2019 put the average speed at 32 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 7 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 4 speed humps slow traffic on Crawford Street between Harbord St and Bloor St W.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Bloor St W · Carling Ave – Ossington Ave · 259 mSep 2019 · 7 days7,798———
Crawford St · Christie Pits Park Trl – Barton Ave · 307 mNov 2019 · 2 days1,11332 km/h40 km/h44 km/h
Traffic calming
Crawford Street (Harbord St – Bloor St W): 4 speed humps

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.

Getting there

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

Transit and cycling

Subway
Christie Station (Line 2)320 m · 4 min; Ossington Station (Line 2)365 m · 4 min; Bathurst Station (Line 2)902 m · 11 min
Streetcar
506 511 nearest 910 m · 11 min
TTC bus
63 161 126 94 nearest 314 m · 4 min
Blue Night
306 300 363 307
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Shaw St; Bloor St West at Montrose Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2016
Bike Share
Bloor St W / Shaw St - SMART 107 m · 34 docks · 19 stations, 346 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
21 car parks · about 958 spaces
EV charging
705 Shaw St · 250 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 685 Dovercourt Rd (791 m), 365 Lippincott St. (1 km)
Bike parking
70 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 44 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
38 mapped lots within 500 m, 498 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
745 Ossington Ave · Surface335 m4667% (Q1 2026)
376 Clinton St · Surface470 m3468% (Q1 2026)
675 Manning Ave · Surface572 m4981% (Q1 2026)
557 Palmerston Ave · Surface768 m5580% (Q1 2026)
9 Salem Ave · Surface851 m3374% (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

A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Bloor Fresh Market, 247 m away. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Bakeshop at 123 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 38 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 214 — 5.2× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Chantecler, 24 m away. Three pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Omni Pharmacy, 67 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: The O'neill Centre, a long-term care home 397 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Chantecler · 798 Bloor St W24 m
  • Hello Coffee · 800 Bloor St W28 m
  • Banjara Indian Cuisine · 796 Bloor St W29 m
  • Madras Masala · 796 Bloor St W29 m
  • Fresh Habesha and BBQ Restaurant · 810 Bloor St W47 m
38 within 300 m · 214 within 1 km
Grocery
Bloor Fresh Market 247 m · 10 within 1 km
Food shops
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Bakeshop 123 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Omni Pharmacy 67 m · 10 within 1 km
Child care
  • Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South · 39 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day352 m · 4 min
  • Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day388 m · 5 min
  • Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie · 56 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day392 m · 5 min
7 licensed centres · 662 spaces within 1 km · 6 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed185 m
  • Christie Pits Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs301 m · 4 min
Drinking water: Irene Avenue Parkette 166 m; Christie Pits Park 267 m · 3 min
Health and care
  • The O'neill Centre · long-term care home397 m · 5 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 (21)
and 16 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (22)
  • St Bruno & St Raymond Catholic Elementary School (Future Site)English Separate · 371 m · 4 min
  • West End Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 566 m · 7 min
  • Montrose Jr & Delta Alternative SrEnglish Public · 630 m · 8 min
  • Central Toronto Academy & Horizon Alternative SrEnglish Public · 655 m · 8 min
  • Sacre Coeur Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 663 m · 8 min
and 17 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Palmerston branch735 m · 9 min
  • Toronto Public Library College/Shaw branch1 km · 12 min
Places of interest
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.1 km · 13 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.

76of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #493 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 38 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit23/28

    Christie Station 0.3 km · 6 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go6/14

    library 735 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    3 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care7/8

    1 school within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot2/10

    traffic calming

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 16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 900 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 805 Bloor St W (62 m, 24 units, 4 storeys, built 1989), which scored 86 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 16 scored below 70; the average is 81, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
805 Bloor St W social housing · Neighbours Community Homes244198986 · Sep 202562 m
496 Montrose Ave · Landlord Property & Rental Management Inc243193085 · Jul 202595 m
723 Bloor St W · Cogir Real Estate1641920100 · Jul 2026334 m · 4 min
711 Bloor St W123192023 · Jul 2026357 m · 4 min
336 Clinton St173199295 · Oct 2025470 m · 6 min
318 Clinton St123197076 · Oct 2025526 m · 6 min

16 registered buildings · 900 units · 2 social housing · tallest 20 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

Seven thefts from vehicles and nine bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.6 a year. 86% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 44% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 12, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle710street/outdoor (6), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft941street/outdoor (4), other (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 Palmerston-Little Italy.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Bloor & Crawford a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 76 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 Bloor & Crawford?

An intersection of typical volume at the City's last count here, in 2021. Its latest count is from Sep 15, 2021, 81% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Bloor & Crawford a walkable intersection?

Bloor & Crawford scores 76 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #493 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: 3 parks within 500 m · 2 community centres within 800 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 38 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic calming.

How fast do cars go at Bloor & Crawford?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Crawford St between Christie Pits Park Trl and Barton Ave (November 2019), found an average of 32 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Bloor & Crawford?

The nearest Green P car park is 745 Ossington Ave (335 m away, 46 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 498 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,890 spaces — 38 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 705 Shaw St (250 m).

How do I get to Bloor & Crawford by transit?

Christie Station (Line 2) is 320 m away; streetcar routes 506, 511 stop within 1 km, the nearest 910 m away; bus routes 63, 161, 126, 94 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Shaw St, 314 m).

What restaurants are near Bloor & Crawford?

38 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 214 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Chantecler (24 m), Hello Coffee (28 m), Banjara Indian Cuisine (29 m), Madras Masala (29 m) and Fresh Habesha and BBQ Restaurant (47 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Bloor & Crawford?

The nearest is Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 485 Montrose Ave, 185 m away. Next nearest: Christie Pits Park Washroom (301 m); Alex Duff Memorial Outdoor Pool Washroom (560 m).

Is there child care near Bloor & Crawford?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 662 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue South (352 m, 39 spaces), Network Child Care Services - Ossington Avenue North (388 m, 49 spaces) and Kids & Company Ltd. - Bloor Christie (392 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Bloor & Crawford?

16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 900 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 805 Bloor St W (62 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 496 Montrose Ave (95 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 723 Bloor St W (334 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 711 Bloor St W (357 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 23). The average RentSafeTO score across the 16 is 81 out of 100; 3 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at Bloor & Crawford?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Palmerston-Little Italy page.

What neighbourhood is Bloor & Crawford in?

Bloor & Crawford is in Palmerston-Little Italy (City of Toronto neighbourhood 080). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Bloorcourt Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined