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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 · Nov 22, 2023
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 5,986 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 892 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,933 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,961 from 4:15 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,933 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,961 from 4:15 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
The worst year was 2019, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 6. 9 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 13 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 5, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Jul 14, 2014.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 62 | #1743 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 9 | #1860 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 44 | |
| Fail to remain | 13 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #1201 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 9 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 5 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Jul 14, 2014 |
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 most recent midblock count on Dixon Rd between Blackfriar Ave and Celestine Dr (33 m away, Nov 2011) recorded volume only — about 15,139 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Ludstone Dr (178 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.5% of the 14,591 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Rd · Blackfriar Ave – Celestine Dr · 33 m | Nov 2011 · 3 days | 15,139 | — | — | — |
- Speed sign
- Ludstone Dr (eastbound), 178 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 28 km/h, 85th percentile 37 km/h; 0.5% at 50 km/h or more. 14,591 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 0436, activated 1962 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 52 45 145 46 nearest 20 m
- Express
- 952 945
- Blue Night
- 352 345
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Dixon Rd at Celestine Dr
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- 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
- 13 mapped lots within 500 m, 151 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.
Food, shops and services
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Dixon Foods Market, 568 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 12 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Estrela Restaurant, 395 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Famcare Pharmacy, 399 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Estrela Restaurant · 5 Lavington Dr Unit-1a395 m · 5 min
- Martingrove Fish & Chips · 5 Lavington Dr 5395 m · 5 min
- Chinese & Japanese Gourmet Express · 1735 Kipling Ave Unit-12514 m · 6 min
- Lazeez Shawarma · 1735 Kipling Ave Unit-6514 m · 6 min
- McDonalds · 1735 Kipling Ave514 m · 6 min
- Grocery
- Dixon Foods Market 568 m · 7 min
- Food shops
- Montesanto Bakery 395 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Famcare Pharmacy 399 m · 5 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- PLASP Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic School · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day283 m · 3 min
- Garderie La Farandole Felix-Leclerc · 105 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day446 m · 5 min
- Kingsview Child Care · 99 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day780 m · 9 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
- Blackfriar Park249 m
- Martingrove Gardens Park633 m · 8 min
- Dixon Park798 m · 10 min
- Kingsview Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Wincott Park1.2 km · 15 min
- Schools (7)
- Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 284 m · 3 min
- Ecole Elementaire Felix LeclercFrench Public · 446 m · 5 min
- St Maurice Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 14 min
- Dixon Grove Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 14 min
- Kingsview Village Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 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 community centre, a library, 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.
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 14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,065 rental units. The nearest is 10 Blackfriar Ave (77 m, 61 units, 5 storeys, built 1965), which scored 98 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Blackfriar Ave · CAPREIT | 61 | 5 | 1965 | 98 · Jul 2025 | 77 m |
| 41 Blackfriar Ave · CAPREIT | 32 | 6 | 1965 | 91 · Sep 2024 | 350 m · 4 min |
| 55 Bridesburg Dr · CAPREIT | 61 | 5 | 1965 | 99 · Jul 2025 | 381 m · 5 min |
| 186 Kingsview Blvd · CAPREIT | 81 | 11 | 1965 | 92 · Jul 2024 | 387 m · 5 min |
| 15 Bridesburg Dr · CAPREIT | 62 | 5 | 1965 | 90 · Sep 2024 | 416 m · 5 min |
| 345 Dixon Rd · Fieldgate Properties | 95 | 10 | 1969 | 87 · Sep 2026 | 547 m · 7 min |
14 registered buildings · 1,065 units · tallest 16 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
Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (1), apartment parking (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Dixon & Celestine a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 62 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 Dixon & Celestine?
An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Nov 22, 2023, 76% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Dixon & Celestine a walkable intersection?
Dixon & Celestine scores 38 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: 2 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 2 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
Where can I park near Dixon & Celestine?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 151 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 44,830 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Dixon & Celestine by transit?
Bus routes 52, 45, 145, 46, 952, 945 within 1 km (nearest stop: Dixon Rd at Celestine Dr, 20 m).
What restaurants are near Dixon & Celestine?
None within 300 m, and 12 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Estrela Restaurant (395 m), Martingrove Fish & Chips (395 m), Chinese & Japanese Gourmet Express (514 m), Lazeez Shawarma (514 m) and McDonalds (514 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Dixon & Celestine?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 564 m away at Martingrove Gardens Park.
Is there child care near Dixon & Celestine?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 345 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are PLASP Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic School (283 m, 43 spaces), Garderie La Farandole Felix-Leclerc (446 m, 105 spaces) and Kingsview Child Care (780 m, 99 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Dixon & Celestine?
14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,065 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 10 Blackfriar Ave (77 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 41 Blackfriar Ave (350 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 55 Bridesburg Dr (381 m, 61 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 186 Kingsview Blvd (387 m, 81 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 90 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Dixon & Celestine?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview page.
What neighbourhood is Dixon & Celestine in?
Dixon & Celestine is in Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview (City of Toronto neighbourhood 007). It is in Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, represented by Councillor Stephen Holyday.
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 Nov 22, 2023.
- 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 2 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: 43.69340, -79.56252 · centreline node 13459757.