Dufferin & Croatia

Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 5, 2024

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 8,763 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 696 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (386 of 639). Evening rush dominates here: 1,535 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 1,312 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 1,312 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,535 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 2024, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 12 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 8 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (11%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 14, 2026.

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian and 1 cyclist were among those hurt. The most recent was on May 22, 2022.

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

On Dufferin St between Dufferin Grove Park Trl and Dufferin Park Ave, 145 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2026 put the average speed at 36 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 46 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 51 km/h or more. That segment carries about 20,900 vehicles a day. Croatia St between Assembly Lane and Collegiate Rd measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Sep 2025).

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.

• Groceries and food19/30

  7 grocery stores within 1 km · 13 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit23/28

  Dufferin Station 0.3 km · 7 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go7/14

  library 306 m away

• Parks and recreation5/10

  1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.1 km

• Schools and child care5/8

  2 schools within 500 m · 5 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot0/10

  no crossing features on file

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.

Within a kilometre there are 15 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,283 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 919 Dufferin St (119 m, 113 units, 15 storeys, built 1971), which scored 91 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 15 scored below 70; the average is 82, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

15 registered buildings · 1,283 units · 1 social housing · tallest 20 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.

Six thefts from vehicles and nine bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.5 a year. 33% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 44% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 25, 2026.

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 Dufferin Grove.

• 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 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; 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 9 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: 43.65833, -79.43475 · centreline node 13465500.