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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 · Apr 23, 2025
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. The north leg carries the load — 3,465 southbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 974. Most cyclists arrived from the north (46 of 92). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 701 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 748 from 3:15 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.0% 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 18 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 701 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 748 from 3:15 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
2017 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 4% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 42% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 26, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 26 | 3.6 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 1 | |
| Property damage only | 14 | |
| Fail to remain | 11 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| 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.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Topcliff Ave between Finch Ave W and Yellowstone St (398 m away) recorded an average of 36 km/h in its 24-hour count in June 2013; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 5,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Driftwood Ave between Yewtree Blvd and Topcliff Ave measured slower: 37 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 43 km/h (Mar 2011). At the school-zone speed sign on Topcliff Ave (124 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.1% of the 17,919 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driftwood Ave · Yewtree Blvd – Topcliff Ave · 62 m | Mar 2011 · 24 h | 5,354 | 37 km/h | 43 km/h | 45 km/h |
| Topcliff Ave · Finch Ave W – Yellowstone St · 398 m | Jun 2013 · 24 h | 5,379 | 36 km/h | 44 km/h | 49 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Topcliff Ave (eastbound), 124 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 30 km/h, 85th percentile 37 km/h; 0.1% at 50 km/h or more. 17,919 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Driftwood Station (Line 6)198 m; Jane and Finch Station (Line 6)534 m · 6 min; Tobermory Station (Line 6)650 m · 8 min
- TTC bus
- 108 35 99 nearest 124 m
- Express
- 935
- Blue Night
- 336 335
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Driftwood Ave / Finch Corridor Trail 571 m · 7 min · 19 docks · 3 stations, 53 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- 320 DRIFTWOOD AVE · 1.3 km · 2 Level 2 ports
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 13 mapped lots within 500 m, 208 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
The nearest grocery store is Starfish Caribbean Market, 570 m away; 6 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 39 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is McDonald's, 151 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 343 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is Humber River Health, York-Finch site, 1.3 km away. For seniors' housing: Hawthorne Place Care Centre, a long-term care home 921 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- McDonald's · 1831 Finch Ave W151 m
- Pizza Pizza · 1837 Finch Ave W193 m
- Pita Land · 1841 Finch Ave W277 m · 3 min
- Roti Palace · 1845 Finch Ave W278 m · 3 min
- Cactus · 1911 Finch Ave W Unit-4564 m · 7 min
- Grocery
- Starfish Caribbean Market 570 m · 7 min · 6 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Al Marwa Sunrise Meats 571 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 343 m · 4 min · 4 within 1 km
- Child care
- Topcliff Community Child Care · 95 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day272 m · 3 min
- Sandalwood Centre For Early Learning (Centres For Early Learning Inc.) · 145 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day324 m · 4 min
- Palisades Centre For Early Learning · 137 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day503 m · 6 min
- Washrooms
- Derrydowns Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible868 m · 10 min
- Health and care
- Humber River Health, York-Finch site · hospital site1.3 km · 16 min
- Hawthorne Place Care Centre · long-term care home921 m · 11 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 (11)
- Langdale Court Greenbelt254 m · 3 min
- Topcliff Park427 m · 5 min
- Yorkwoods Park737 m · 9 min
- Driftwood Park1 km · 12 min
- Derrydowns Park1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Oakdale Community Centre1.2 km · 14 min
- Driftwood Community Recreation Centre1.3 km · 16 min
- Schools (13)
- Topcliff Public SchoolEnglish Public · 272 m · 3 min
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 559 m · 7 min
- Yorkwoods Public SchoolEnglish Public · 748 m · 9 min
- Seneca College (Yorkgate Campus)College · 805 m · 10 min
- Firgrove Public SchoolEnglish Public · 820 m · 10 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library York Woods branch713 m · 8 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.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,624 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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
16 registered apartment buildings with 2,828 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 101 Driftwood Ave (274 m, 32 units, 4 storeys, built 1971), which scored 88 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 Driftwood Ave · 101 Driftwood Apts Ltd | 32 | 4 | 1971 | 88 · Sep 2026 | 274 m · 3 min |
| 1825 Finch Ave W · Kings College Management Limited | 171 | 16 | 1971 | 91 · Sep 2026 | 324 m · 4 min |
| 2999 Jane St Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 188 | 15 | 1971 | 92 · Oct 2025 | 396 m · 5 min |
| 2970 Jane St · 1597180 Ontario Inc | 164 | 14 | 1970 | 94 · Aug 2024 | 488 m · 6 min |
| 50 Driftwood Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc | 109 | 14 | 1970 | 92 · Oct 2025 | 550 m · 7 min |
| 2940 Jane St · 1597180 Ontario Inc | 153 | 13 | 1970 | 98 · Aug 2024 | 559 m · 7 min |
16 registered buildings · 2,828 units · 3 social housing · tallest 34 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
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (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 Glenfield-Jane Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Driftwood & Topcliff a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 26 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 Driftwood & Topcliff?
A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 23, 2025, 45% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Driftwood & Topcliff a walkable intersection?
Driftwood & Topcliff scores 60 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,624 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: Driftwood Station · 6 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km; 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km.
How fast do cars go at Driftwood & Topcliff?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Topcliff Ave between Finch Ave W and Yellowstone St (June 2013), found an average of 36 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 124 m away (40 km/h), 0.1% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Driftwood & Topcliff?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 208 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 26,650 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 320 DRIFTWOOD AVE (1.3 km).
How do I get to Driftwood & Topcliff by transit?
Driftwood Station (Line 6) is 198 m away; bus routes 108, 35, 99, 935 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Driftwood & Topcliff?
4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 39 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are McDonald's (151 m), Pizza Pizza (193 m), Pita Land (277 m), Roti Palace (278 m) and Cactus (564 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Driftwood & Topcliff?
The nearest is Derrydowns Park Washroom, 271 Derrydown Rd, 868 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom.
Is there child care near Driftwood & Topcliff?
Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 610 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Topcliff Community Child Care (272 m, 95 spaces), Sandalwood Centre For Early Learning (Centres For Early Learning Inc.) (324 m, 145 spaces) and Palisades Centre For Early Learning (503 m, 137 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Driftwood & Topcliff?
16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,828 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 101 Driftwood Ave (274 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 1825 Finch Ave W (324 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 91), 2999 Jane St (396 m, 188 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 2970 Jane St (488 m, 164 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 16 is 90 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Driftwood & Topcliff?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Glenfield-Jane Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Driftwood & Topcliff in?
Driftwood & Topcliff is in Glenfield-Jane Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 025), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek, represented by Councillor Anthony Perruzza.
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 Apr 23, 2025.
- 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 7 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: 43.75648, -79.51340 · centreline node 13449604.