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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 volume8-hour count · Apr 5, 2016
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 7,413 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 45% of the total, against 176 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 2,467 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 2,247 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.
Peak hours: 2,247 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,467 from 4:45 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 2018, with 26 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 9 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 25 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 30% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 1 more collision has been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 12, 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 Aug 19, 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 83 | #1340 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 9 | #1884 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 50 | |
| Fail to remain | 25 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 24 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Aug 19, 2006 |
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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2017
On Ellesmere Rd between Pollard Dr and Pharmacy Ave, 115 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in June 2017 put the average speed at 48 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 66 km/h or more. That segment carries about 22,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Rd · Pollard Dr – Pharmacy Ave · 115 m | Jun 2017 · 24 h | 22,414 | 48 km/h | 59 km/h | 66 km/h |
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
- TTC bus
- 95 24 67 nearest 162 m
- Express
- 995 996 924
- Blue Night
- 395 324
- Nearest stops
- 9 surface stops within 300 m
- 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
- 9 mapped lots within 500 m, 189 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 Metro, 469 m away. A specialist food shop is closer still: Venus Bakery & Cake, 241 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 16 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 25. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 53 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 49 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tim Hortons · 75 Ellesmere Rd Unit-B453 m
- Parkway Bowl · 67 Ellesmere Rd129 m
- Express Pizza · 80 Ellesmere Rd Unit-8241 m
- Lakay Kusina · 80 Ellesmere Rd241 m
- Mr. Fresh Meat & Chicken · 80 Ellesmere Rd241 m
- Grocery
- Metro 469 m · 6 min
- Food shops
- Venus Bakery & Cake 241 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 49 m · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- After Four Children's Enrichment Program · 60 spaces, school age722 m · 9 min
- Our Lady of Wisdom YMCA · 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day722 m · 9 min
- Maryvale Jr YMCA · 77 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day857 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 (6)
- Cassandra Park1 km · 12 min
- Willowfield Gardens Park1 km · 12 min
- Maryvale Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Terraview Park1.2 km · 15 min
- Rowena Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Community centres
- Ellesmere Community Recreation Centre1.4 km · 16 min
- Schools (13)
- Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 722 m · 9 min
- Maryvale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 857 m · 10 min
- Victoria Park Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 929 m · 11 min
- Terraview Willowfield Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- St Isaac Jogues Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Maryvale branch563 m · 7 min
- Toronto Public Library Brookbanks branch1.2 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 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 21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,893 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2126 Victoria Park Ave (430 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1961), which scored 96 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2126 Victoria Park Ave | 11 | 3 | 1961 | 96 · Sep 2026 | 430 m · 5 min |
| 270 Cassandra Blvd · Colonia Treuhand Management Inc. | 83 | 4 | 1969 | 99 · Jun 2025 | 586 m · 7 min |
| 121 Combermere Dr · Park Property Management Inc | 66 | 8 | 1963 | 97 · Sep 2026 | 605 m · 7 min |
| 111 Combermere Dr · Park Property Management Inc | 81 | 7 | 1963 | 98 · Aug 2026 | 624 m · 7 min |
| 2255 Victoria Park Ave · Greenwin Corp. | 72 | 6 | 1964 | 93 · Aug 2024 | 630 m · 8 min |
| 51 Parkwoods Village Dr Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 81 | 7 | 1962 | 87 · Jun 2026 | 723 m · 9 min |
21 registered buildings · 1,893 units · 2 social housing · tallest 12 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 no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (3) |
| 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 Wexford/Maryvale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Ellesmere & Pollard a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 83 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 Ellesmere & Pollard?
An above-average intersection for traffic at the City's last count here, in 2016. Its latest count is from Apr 5, 2016, 1.80× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Ellesmere & Pollard a walkable intersection?
Ellesmere & Pollard scores 45 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 grocery store within 1 km · 16 places to eat within 300 m; 9 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km; library 563 m away.
How fast do cars go at Ellesmere & Pollard?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Ellesmere Rd between Pollard Dr and Pharmacy Ave (June 2017), found an average of 48 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Ellesmere & Pollard?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 189 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,620 spaces — 9 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Ellesmere & Pollard by transit?
Bus routes 95, 24, 67, 995, 996, 924 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Ellesmere & Pollard?
16 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 25 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tim Hortons (53 m), Parkway Bowl (129 m), Express Pizza (241 m), Lakay Kusina (241 m) and Mr. Fresh Meat & Chicken (241 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Ellesmere & Pollard?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 229 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are After Four Children's Enrichment Program (722 m, 60 spaces), Our Lady of Wisdom YMCA (722 m, 56 spaces) and Maryvale Jr YMCA (857 m, 77 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Ellesmere & Pollard?
21 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,893 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2126 Victoria Park Ave (430 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 270 Cassandra Blvd (586 m, 83 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 121 Combermere Dr (605 m, 66 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 111 Combermere Dr (624 m, 81 units, RentSafeTO score 98). The average RentSafeTO score across the 21 is 92 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Ellesmere & Pollard?
Toronto Police place three 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 Wexford/Maryvale page.
What neighbourhood is Ellesmere & Pollard in?
Ellesmere & Pollard is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.
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 5, 2016.
- 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 21 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: 43.75841, -79.31293 · centreline node 13448938.