Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time. Steeles Avenue is the city limit: the north side is Vaughan or Markham and outside Toronto's records
Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets, and the red-light camera
Traffic volume8-hour count · Dec 10, 2022 · weekend
The east leg carries the load — 6,298 westbound vehicles, or 31% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 3,685. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 3,029 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 52% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,999). Heavy vehicles made up 1.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. 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.
Peak hours: 1,999 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 3,029 from 5:00 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
2017 was the peak year (41 collisions), and 2025 closed with 36. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 40 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 27 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 26, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Sep 6, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 258 | #362 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 42 | #313 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 182 | |
| Fail to remain | 40 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1175 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 4 | #556 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 3 | |
| Severity not classified | 34 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 27 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #747 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Sep 6, 2023 |
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 Steeles Ave E between Ashcott St and Brimley Rd (190 m away) recorded an average of 49 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 59 km/h. That segment carries about 23,200 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Port Royal Trl (365 m away, 40 km/h limit), 3.3% of the 38,005 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimley Rd · Port Royal Trl – Steeles Ave E · 190 m | Jun 2016 · 3 days | 21,266 | — | — | — |
| Steeles Ave E · Ashcott St – Brimley Rd · 190 m | Apr 2025 · 3 days | 23,221 | 49 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Port Royal Trl (westbound), 365 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 38 km/h, 85th percentile 44 km/h; 3.3% at 50 km/h or more. 38,005 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.
- Red-light camera
- In operation since 2008; 363 tickets in 2025. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.
- The crossing
- Signal 1491, activated 1985 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West · bicycle signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 21 53 43 57 nearest 22 m
- Express
- 953
- Blue Night
- 353 343
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Brimley Rd at Steeles Ave East; Steeles Ave East at Brimley Rd
- Cycling
- Cycle Track on Steeles Ave E installed 2024
- Bike Share
- no station 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 7 mapped lots within 500 m, 71 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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.
Steeles Avenue is the city limit. Everything on the north side of the street is in Vaughan or Markham and outside every Toronto dataset on this page — the restaurants, shops and services across the road are not counted, on the map or in the score below.
Food, shops and services
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. There are 3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 12 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Confused Kitchen, 90 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Fenton Discount Pharmacy, 469 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Confused Kitchen · 5005 Steeles Ave E90 m
- Domino's Pizza · 5005 Steeles Ave E Unit-10990 m
- Lucky Pot · 5005 Steeles Ave E Unit-10290 m
- Bb.q Chicken · 4915 Steeles Ave E Unit-8362 m · 4 min
- Edge BBQ & Grill Filipino Cuisine · 4915 Steeles Ave E Unit-1362 m · 4 min
- Food shops
- Bakers Best Bakery 362 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Fenton Discount Pharmacy 469 m · 6 min · 4 within 1 km
- Child care
- Port Royal Jr YMCA · 110 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day745 m · 9 min
- Banting and Best Child Care Centre (380 Goldhawk) · 118 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day836 m · 10 min
- Midland Child Care Centre · 63 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km · 12 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
- Audrelane Park882 m · 11 min
- Goldhawk Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Community centres
- Milliken Park Community Recreation Centre1.2 km · 15 min
- Schools (6)
- Port Royal Public SchoolEnglish Public · 717 m · 9 min
- Banting and Best Public SchoolEnglish Public · 836 m · 10 min
- Prince of Peace Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
- St Rene Goupil Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 15 min
- Ecole Elementaire Laure RieseFrench Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Goldhawk Park branch1.2 km · 14 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.
Not within a walk: a grocery store, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is, and nothing north of Steeles.
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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (1) |
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 Milliken.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Brimley & Steeles a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#747 of 1,505), out of 258 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Brimley & Steeles?
A heavily travelled arterial crossing at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Dec 10, 2022, 2.2× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Brimley & Steeles a walkable intersection?
Brimley & Steeles scores 35 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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: 6 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; nearest park 0.9 km · nearest centre 1.2 km; nearest school 0.7 km · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals. Steeles Avenue is the city limit, so nothing on the north side of the street is counted.
Is there a red-light camera at Brimley & Steeles?
Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Brimley & Steeles since 2008, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 363 tickets in 2025 (169 in 2024); 5,744 since it was switched on.
How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Brimley & Steeles?
363 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — up from 169 in 2024. The camera has issued 5,744 tickets since 2008. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.
How fast do cars go at Brimley & Steeles?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Steeles Ave E between Ashcott St and Brimley Rd (April 2025), found an average of 49 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 365 m away (40 km/h), 3.3% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Brimley & Steeles?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 71 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,780 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Brimley & Steeles by transit?
Bus routes 21, 53, 43, 57, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Brimley Rd at Steeles Ave East, 22 m).
What restaurants are near Brimley & Steeles?
3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 12 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Confused Kitchen (90 m), Domino's Pizza (90 m), Lucky Pot (90 m), Bb.q Chicken (362 m) and Edge BBQ & Grill Filipino Cuisine (362 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours, and nothing on the north side of Steeles, which is outside Toronto, is in it.
Is there child care near Brimley & Steeles?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 291 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Port Royal Jr YMCA (745 m, 110 spaces), Banting and Best Child Care Centre (380 Goldhawk) (836 m, 118 spaces) and Midland Child Care Centre (1.0 km, 63 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Brimley & Steeles?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Milliken page.
What neighbourhood is Brimley & Steeles in?
Brimley & Steeles is in Milliken (City of Toronto neighbourhood 130). It is in Ward 23, Scarborough North, represented by Councillor Jamaal Myers.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 10, 2022.
- 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026).
- 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; 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.
- 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 23 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: 43.82827, -79.28722 · centreline node 13441677.