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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 25, 2023 · weekend
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 11,876 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 1,415 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 3,651 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 2,353 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 2,353 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 3,651 from 2:00 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
The worst year was 2023, with 40 collisions; 2025 recorded 23. 40 collisions (23%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 17 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 20, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Nov 23, 2011.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 176 | #592 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 40 | #344 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 118 | |
| Fail to remain | 22 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 18 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 17 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Nov 23, 2011 |
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 Kennard Ave between Wilson Heights Blvd and William R Allen Rd, 51 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in November 2022 put the average speed at 28 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 36 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 40 km/h or more. That segment carries about 6,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennard Ave · Wilson Heights Blvd – William R Allen Rd · 51 m | Nov 2022 · 24 h | 6,875 | 28 km/h | 36 km/h | 40 km/h |
| Dufferin St · William R Allen Rd – Steeprock Dr · 88 m | Oct 2012 · 3 days | 31,586 | — | — | — |
| William R Allen Rd · Rimrock Rd – Dufferin St · 95 m | Sep 2009 · 8 days | 21,959 | — | — | — |
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 1699, activated 1995 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 104 105 107 nearest 43 m
- Blue Night
- 329
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Kennard Ave at William R Allen Rd
- Regional
- York Region Transit 105 Dufferin at Dufferin St / Overbrook Pl172 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Wilmington Ave / Kennard Ave 746 m · 9 min · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 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
- 17 mapped lots within 500 m, 197 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 | 1.7 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
No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Yummy Market, 805 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 6 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 21. The nearest is Subway, 50 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 517 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Subway · 1123 Lodestar Rd50 m
- Sunset Grill · 1123 Lodestar Rd50 m
- North American Impex Q/A Prosperity Foods · 4250 Dufferin St, Unit-B182 m
- McDonald's · 150 Rimrock Rd192 m
- Takimi Sushi Asian Cuisine Happy Fruit Bubble Tea · 150 Rimrock Rd192 m
- Grocery
- Yummy Market 805 m · 10 min
- Food shops
- Bakery Gateau 853 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 517 m · 6 min · 2 within 1 km
- Child care
- Children Are People Education · 155 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day797 m · 9 min
- Gan Chabad Preschool · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day826 m · 10 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
- Kennard Parkette182 m
- Garthdale Parkette740 m · 9 min
- Michael Feldman Parkette742 m · 9 min
- Irving W. Chapley Park896 m · 11 min
- Community centres
- Irving W. Chapley Community Centre783 m · 9 min
- Schools
- Adelfiha's Christian AcademyPrivate · 448 m · 5 min
- Tanenbaum Chat Wallenberg CampusPrivate · 854 m · 10 min
- William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Charles H Best Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Wilmington Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 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 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 three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 101 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 750 Wilson Heights Blvd (66 m, 79 units, 4 storeys, built 1993), which scored 86 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 750 Wilson Heights Blvd Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 79 | 4 | 1993 | 86 · Aug 2024 | 66 m |
| 229 Pannahill Rd · Sarossa Investments Inc | 12 | 3 | 1950 | 92 · Jun 2025 | 424 m · 5 min |
| 81 Garthdale Crt | 10 | 3 | 1959 | 78 · Aug 2024 | 747 m · 9 min |
3 registered buildings · 101 units · 1 social housing · tallest 4 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
Three thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), apartment parking (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 0 | commercial premises (1) |
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 Bathurst Manor.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Dufferin & William R Allen a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 176 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 Dufferin & William R Allen?
A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #590 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.52× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Dufferin & William R Allen a walkable intersection?
Dufferin & William R Allen scores 48 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: 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 6 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child cares within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Dufferin & William R Allen?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kennard Ave between Wilson Heights Blvd and William R Allen Rd (November 2022), found an average of 28 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 36 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Dufferin & William R Allen?
The nearest Green P car park is Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd (1.7 km away, 632 spaces). The City's mapping shows 197 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 40,750 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Dufferin & William R Allen by transit?
Bus routes 104, 105, 107 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kennard Ave at William R Allen Rd, 43 m); York Region Transit route 105 Dufferin at Dufferin St / Overbrook Pl.
What restaurants are near Dufferin & William R Allen?
6 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 21 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Subway (50 m), Sunset Grill (50 m), North American Impex Q/A Prosperity Foods (182 m), McDonald's (192 m) and Takimi Sushi Asian Cuisine Happy Fruit Bubble Tea (192 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Dufferin & William R Allen?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 204 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Children Are People Education (797 m, 155 spaces) and Gan Chabad Preschool (826 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Dufferin & William R Allen?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 101 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 750 Wilson Heights Blvd (66 m, 79 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 229 Pannahill Rd (424 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 81 Garthdale Crt (747 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 78). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 85 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Dufferin & William R Allen?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Bathurst Manor page.
What neighbourhood is Dufferin & William R Allen in?
Dufferin & William R Allen is in Bathurst Manor (City of Toronto neighbourhood 034). 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 Nov 25, 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.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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 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: 43.75947, -79.46495 · centreline node 13449081.