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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 30, 2024
The north leg carries the load — 5,841 southbound vehicles, or 38% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 676. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,450 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 26% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,149). Trucks and buses were 7.9% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,149 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,450 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
2019 was the peak year (17 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 8% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 28 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 22, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 114 | #963 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 9 | #1842 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 82 | |
| Fail to remain | 28 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | #1051 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 23 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 7 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
Traffic on these streets
The City's most recent midblock count on Chesswood Dr between Sheppard Ave W and Steeprock Dr (97 m away, Apr 2013) recorded volume only — about 15,715 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesswood Dr · Sheppard Ave W – Steeprock Dr · 97 m | Apr 2013 · 3 days | 15,715 | — | — | — |
| Steeprock Dr · Chesswood Dr – Whitehorse Rd · 131 m | Nov 2011 · 3 days | 9,102 | — | — | — |
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 1513, activated 1986 · 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
- Subway
- Downsview Park Station (Line 1)696 m · 8 min
- GO Transit
- Downsview Park GO — Barrie638 m · 8 min
- TTC bus
- 107 101 84 106 108 104 105 nearest 27 m
- Express
- 984
- Blue Night
- 384 329
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Steeprock Dr at Chesswood Dr; Steeprock Dr at Chesswood Dr East Side
- Regional
- York Region Transit 105 Dufferin at Dufferin St / Overbrook Pl929 m · 11 min
- Cycling
- Cycle Track on Chesswood Dr installed 2023; Cycle Track on Steeprock Dr installed 2024
- Bike Share
- Sheppard Ave W / Chesswood Dr 209 m · 19 docks · 2 stations, 39 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
- 1 car park · about 632 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 23 mapped lots within 500 m, 240 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd · Surface | 2 km | 632 * | — |
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
The nearest grocery store is The Grocery Outlet, 741 m away. There are 10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 30 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Bakerberry's, 25 m away. The nearest pharmacy is York Downs Chemists, 874 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Bakerberry's · 3958 Chesswood Dr25 m
- Delicious Solutions · 3974 Chesswood Dr25 m
- California Sandwiches · 3701 Chesswood Dr144 m
- Coffee Time · 3701 Chesswood Dr144 m
- Kgolf Toronto · 3705 Chesswood Dr144 m
- Grocery
- The Grocery Outlet 741 m · 9 min
- Food shops
- Bakery Gateau 466 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- York Downs Chemists 874 m · 10 min · 2 within 1 km
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
- Kennard Parkette1.3 km · 15 min
- Garthdale Parkette1.5 km · 18 min
- Schools
- Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary SchoolPrivate · 614 m · 7 min
- Adelfiha's Christian AcademyPrivate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Centennial College - Downsview CampusCollege · 1.4 km · 17 min
- Blyth Academy School - Downsview ParkPrivate · 1.4 km · 17 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 community centre, licensed child care, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #2,624 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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 22 thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.4 a year. 73% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 24, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 22 | 4 | 1 | street/outdoor (16), commercial premises (5) |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 2 | 0 | commercial premises (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 York University Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Chesswood & Steeprock a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 114 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 Chesswood & Steeprock?
An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from May 30, 2024, about the median for a counted intersection.
Is Chesswood & Steeprock a walkable intersection?
Chesswood & Steeprock scores 50 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,624 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: Downsview Park Station 0.7 km · 7 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 10 places to eat within 300 m; nearest park 1.3 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
Where can I park near Chesswood & Steeprock?
The nearest Green P car park is Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd (2.0 km away, 632 spaces). The City's mapping shows 240 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 66,250 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Chesswood & Steeprock by transit?
Downsview Park Station (Line 1) is 696 m away; Downsview Park GO is 638 m away; bus routes 107, 101, 84, 106, 108, 104, 105, 984 within 1 km (nearest stop: Steeprock Dr at Chesswood Dr, 27 m); York Region Transit route 105 Dufferin at Dufferin St / Overbrook Pl.
What restaurants are near Chesswood & Steeprock?
10 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 30 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bakerberry's (25 m), Delicious Solutions (25 m), California Sandwiches (144 m), Coffee Time (144 m) and Kgolf Toronto (144 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
How many thefts are reported at Chesswood & Steeprock?
Toronto Police place 22 thefts from vehicles and two 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 York University Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Chesswood & Steeprock in?
Chesswood & Steeprock is in York University Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 027), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 6, York Centre, represented by Councillor James Pasternak. The corner falls inside the DuKe Heights Business Improvement Area.
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 May 30, 2024.
- 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.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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 6 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: 43.75722, -79.47508 · centreline node 13449421.