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Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time
Getting here
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk
Transit & cycling
- Subway
- Fairbank Station (Line 5)578 m; Oakwood Station (Line 5)777 m
- TTC bus
- 1642934146390109 nearest 22 m
- Express
- 929
- Blue Night
- 329334363
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Castlefield Ave at Dufferin St; Dufferin St at Castlefield Ave
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Castlefield Ave / Roselawn Ave 174 m · 15 docks · 8 stations, 151 docks within 1 km
Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.
Within walking distance 1.5 km
- Schools (16)
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 726 m
- Fairbank Public SchoolEnglish Public · 751 m
- Lycee Francais de TorontoPrivate · 830 m
- Sts Cosmas and Damian Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 906 m
- Fairbank Memorial Community SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
- Dante Alighieri Academy - Closed Til 2026English Separate · 1.2 km
- and 10 more
- Community centres
- Glen Long Community Centre1 km
- Fairbank Memorial Community Centre1.1 km
- Viewmount Community Centre1.4 km
- Parks (16)
- J.t. Watson Parkette119 m
- Dufferin Hill Park215 m
- Walter Saunders Memorial Park340 m
- Hillmount Parkette597 m
- Senator Peter Bosa Parkette873 m
- Glen Long Park946 m
- and 10 more
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Maria A. Shchuka branch628 m
- Signal
- 0612, activated 1965 · SA1 · leading pedestrian interval East/West · transit priority
Around the corner
Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node
Restaurants & food
There are 24 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, and 144 eating places within a kilometre — 2.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Toronto Pho, 33 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in February 2026.
| Nearest food premises | Distance | Latest DineSafe inspection |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto Pho · 2473 Dufferin St | 33 m | Passed, Feb 2026 |
| California Sandwiches · 2474 Dufferin St | 35 m | Passed, May 2026 |
| Taste of Shawarma · 2488 Dufferin St | 44 m | Passed, Feb 2026 |
| Edo Japan · 1121 Castlefield Ave | 161 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Fresh Burger · 1121 Castlefield Ave Unit-2 | 161 m | Passed, Jan 2026 |
| Mandy's · 1121 Castlefield Ave | 161 m | Passed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction |
| Monkey Sushi · 1121 Castlefield Ave | 161 m | Passed, Jun 2026 |
| Quesada Burritos& Tacos / Pita-Pit · 1121 Castlefield Ave Unit-18 | 161 m | Passed, Jan 2026 |
Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.
Washrooms & water
The nearest public washroom is Glen Long Community Centre Washroom, 1.0 km away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 279 m away at Walter Saunders Memorial Park.
- Glen Long Community Centre Washroom · 35 Glen Long Ave
View centre hours1 km
- Drinking water
- Walter Saunders Memorial Park bottle filling station · 279 m; Walter Saunders Memorial Park bottle filling station · 441 m
Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.
Child care
Four licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 155 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Macaulay - St. Thomas Aquinas Child Care Centre (726 m, 41 spaces, kindergarten, school age).
- Macaulay - St. Thomas Aquinas Child Care Centre · 636 Glenholme Ave
41 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day726 m - Lycee Francais de Toronto · 2327 Dufferin St
22 spaces · preschool830 m - Plasp Sts. Cosmas and Damian C.s · 111 Danesbury Ave
43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day906 m - Macaulay - Marlee Child Care Centre · 145 Marlee Ave
49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day907 m
Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
Emergency services
The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 341 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 13 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.
Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
43 registered apartment buildings with 3,487 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, seven of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1050 Castlefield Ave (94 m, 64 units, 5 storeys, built 1959), which scored 99 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 66 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 13 fire-code violations are open across them.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | LTB orders | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1050 Castlefield Ave · Signet Group Inc | 64 | 5 | 1959 | 99 · Jun 2025 | 2 | 94 m |
| 2495 Dufferin St | 15 | 3 | 1960 | 97 · Jul 2026 | 2 | 108 m |
| 1040 Castlefield Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation | 44 | 4 | 1959 | 76 · Jun 2025 | 1 | 146 m |
| 1030 Castlefield Ave · Trivest Developments Corporation | 56 | 5 | 1956 | 89 · Jun 2025 | 1 | 179 m |
| 1090 Roselawn Ave · Accadia Apartments | 62 | 5 | 1960 | 97 · Sep 2025 | 0 | 211 m |
| 178 Locksley Ave | 24 | 3 | 1960 | 88 · Jul 2026 | 0 | 280 m |
| 1798 Eglinton Ave W · Copper Crow Property Management Ltd | 34 | 3 | 1937 | 72 · Sep 2024 | 2 | 553 m |
| 1801 Eglinton Ave W · Colliers Macaulay Nicolls Inc | 41 | 3 | 1960 | 89 · Sep 2026 | 2 | 598 m |
The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.
Parking
Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Shortt St · Surface | 534 m | 138 | 27% (Q1 2026) |
| 1531 Eglinton Ave W · Surface | 1 km | 20 | 41% (Q1 2026) |
| 2054 Dufferin St · Surface | 1.6 km | 49 | 25% (Q1 2026) |
| 2053 Dufferin Street · Surface | 1.6 km | 23 * | — |
| 995 Eglinton Ave W · Surface | 1.7 km | 33 | 42% (Q1 2026) |
Nearest lots: 48 m away, ≈24 spaces; 55 m away, ≈38 spaces; 61 m away, ≈15 spaces; 70 m away, ≈163 spaces; 73 m away, ≈88 spaces; 80 m away, ≈8 spaces.
Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be 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; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.
Traffic volume
The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, Sep 5, 2024
The south leg carries the load — 11,337 northbound vehicles, or 31% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 6,015. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 3,227 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (2,928). Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.
How fast traffic moves here
Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming
The City's counter on Castlefield Ave between Fairbank Ave and Miranda Ave (358 m away) recorded an average of 47 km/h in its 24-hour count in November 2009; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 14,500 vehicles a day. Dufferin St between Schell Ave and Beltline Trl measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 48 km/h (May 2025). The reading is 17 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dufferin St · Schell Ave – Beltline Trl · 206 m | May 2025 · 3 days | 27,257 | 36 km/h | 48 km/h | 54 km/h |
| Castlefield Ave · Fairbank Ave – Miranda Ave · 358 m | Nov 2009 · 24 h | 14,460 | 47 km/h | 54 km/h | 59 km/h |
Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.
All police-reported collisions
Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025
2024 was the peak year (17 collisions), and 2025 closed with 16. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 18 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 25, 2026.
By year
Exposure-adjusted: 3.6 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 129 | #824 of 5,508 |
| With an injury | 24 | #662 of 4,660 |
| Property damage only | 88 | |
| Fail to remain | 18 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 5 | #641 of 3,193 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | #1475 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| With a fatality | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 16 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 5 | |
| All since 2014 | 175 | latest Apr 25, 2026 |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.
Killed or seriously injured
Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings
Of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. All happened in daylight or lit conditions (citywide, 39% of KSI collisions occur in darkness). 2018 alone accounted for 2 of them. The most recent was on Oct 2, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All KSI collisions | 3 | #67 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | #98 of 319 |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | #67 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | 0% here vs 39% citywide |
| All KSI since 2006 | 4 | latest Oct 2, 2024 |
KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 8 | 5 | 0 | street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (2) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 27, 2025. 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 Briar Hill-Belgravia.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Dufferin & Castlefield a dangerous intersection?
By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #67 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 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 Dufferin & Castlefield?
A heavily travelled arterial crossing. It ranks #179 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.2× the median for a counted intersection.
How fast do cars go at Dufferin & Castlefield?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Castlefield Ave between Fairbank Ave and Miranda Ave (November 2009), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Dufferin & Castlefield?
The nearest Green P car park is 9 Shortt St (534 m away, 138 spaces, 27% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 678 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 47,810 spaces — 61 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Dufferin & Castlefield by transit?
Fairbank Station (Line 5) is 578 m away; bus routes 164, 29, 34, 14, 63, 90, 109, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Castlefield Ave at Dufferin St, 22 m).
What restaurants are near Dufferin & Castlefield?
24 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 144 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Toronto Pho (33 m), California Sandwiches (35 m), Taste of Shawarma (44 m), Edo Japan (161 m) and Fresh Burger (161 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Dufferin & Castlefield?
The nearest is Glen Long Community Centre Washroom, 35 Glen Long Ave, 1.0 km away (View centre hours). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.
Is there child care near Dufferin & Castlefield?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 155 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Macaulay - St. Thomas Aquinas Child Care Centre (726 m, 41 spaces), Lycee Francais de Toronto (830 m, 22 spaces) and Plasp Sts. Cosmas and Damian C.s (906 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Dufferin & Castlefield?
43 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 3,487 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1050 Castlefield Ave (94 m, 64 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 2495 Dufferin St (108 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 1040 Castlefield Ave (146 m, 44 units, RentSafeTO score 76) and 1030 Castlefield Ave (179 m, 56 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 43 is 88 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.
How many thefts are reported at Dufferin & Castlefield?
Toronto Police place eight thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Briar Hill-Belgravia page.
What neighbourhood is Dufferin & Castlefield in?
Dufferin & Castlefield is in Briar Hill-Belgravia (City of Toronto neighbourhood 108). It is in Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, represented by Councillor Mike Colle.
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 Sep 5, 2024.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Aug 29, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Around the corner: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health); Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; Licensed Child Care Centres; Fire Station Locations, Police Facility Locations, Ambulance Station Locations.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport with the Ontario LTB Order Catalogue and Toronto Fire Services inspection data (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 Oct 27, 2025.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 8 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting here: 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. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Walking distance: City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Parking: 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.
- Coordinates: 43.70076, -79.45177 · centreline node 13458159.