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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 14, 2026
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 615 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 318 from the north. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 247 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m., 25% above the afternoon peak from 3:15 p.m. (198). Heavy vehicles made up 2.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
Peak hours: 247 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 198 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
The worst year was 2023, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 2 collisions (13%) involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Dec 3, 2025.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 16 | 9.0 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 2 | |
| Property damage only | 10 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| 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
On Farmbrook Rd between Nelson St and Chestermere Blvd, 128 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2024 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 44 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 49 km/h or more. That segment carries about 700 vehicles a day. Nelson St between Kinsmen Gt and Bellamy Rd N measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 38 km/h (Jul 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Nelson St (70 m away, 40 km/h limit), 1.3% of the 22,692 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmbrook Rd · Nelson St – Chestermere Blvd · 128 m | Sep 2024 · 3 days | 712 | 34 km/h | 44 km/h | 49 km/h |
| Nelson St · Kinsmen Gt – Bellamy Rd N · 254 m | Jul 2025 · 3 days | 1,044 | 28 km/h | 38 km/h | 43 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Nelson St (westbound), 70 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 29 km/h, 85th percentile 39 km/h; 1.3% at 50 km/h or more. 22,692 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.
- The crossing
- pedestrian crossover
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 9 102 nearest 183 m
- Express
- 902
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Markham Rd / Blakemanor Blvd 888 m · 11 min · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 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
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 4 mapped lots within 500 m, 142 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
A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is M&s West Indian Supermarket, 193 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 4 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Super Churros - Br 59187, 85 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Super Churros - Br 59187 · 51 Nelson St85 m
- Choice Indian Restaurant · 200 Bellamy Rd N Bldg-1 and 2247 m
- Coyote Jack's Bar & Grill · 200 Bellamy Rd N Unit-5247 m
- Island Breeze Authentic Jamaican Restaurant · 34 Nelson St270 m · 3 min
- Grocery
- M&s West Indian Supermarket 193 m
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Child care
- Heart Beatz Child Care - Cedarbrook Site · 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day154 m
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)
- Cedargrove Park326 m · 4 min
- Bakerton Parkette689 m · 8 min
- Cedarbrook Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Secor Memorial Park1.3 km · 15 min
- McCowan Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Community centres
- Cedarbrook Community Centre1.2 km · 14 min
- Schools
- Cedarbrook Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 154 m
- St Nicholas Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 606 m · 7 min
- Cedarbrae Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 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 pharmacy, a library or a public washroom.
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 — 662 rental units. The nearest is 126 Bellamy Rd N (792 m, 253 units, 16 storeys, built 1971), which scored 90 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 Bellamy Rd N · Berkley Property Management Inc. | 253 | 16 | 1971 | 90 · Jul 2026 | 792 m · 9 min |
| 123 Bellamy Rd N · Hazelview Properties | 250 | 12 | 1964 | 96 · Aug 2025 | 858 m · 10 min |
| 421 Markham Rd · 1597180 Ontario Inc | 159 | 12 | 1969 | 94 · Sep 2024 | 1 km · 12 min |
3 registered buildings · 662 units · tallest 16 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
Six thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Apr 22, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 6 | 3 | 1 | house driveway/garage (4), 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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Farmbrook & Nelson a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 16 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 Farmbrook & Nelson?
A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 14, 2026, 11% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Farmbrook & Nelson a walkable intersection?
Farmbrook & Nelson 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 300 m · 4 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.2 km. The crossing itself: pedestrian crossover.
How fast do cars go at Farmbrook & Nelson?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Farmbrook Rd between Nelson St and Chestermere Blvd (September 2024), found an average of 34 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 70 m away (40 km/h), 1.3% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Farmbrook & Nelson?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 142 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,150 spaces — 4 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Farmbrook & Nelson by transit?
Bus routes 9, 102, 902 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Farmbrook & Nelson?
4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 4 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Super Churros - Br 59187 (85 m), Choice Indian Restaurant (247 m), Coyote Jack's Bar & Grill (247 m) and Island Breeze Authentic Jamaican Restaurant (270 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Farmbrook & Nelson?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 28 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Heart Beatz Child Care - Cedarbrook Site (154 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Farmbrook & Nelson?
Three RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 662 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 126 Bellamy Rd N (792 m, 253 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 123 Bellamy Rd N (858 m, 250 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 421 Markham Rd (1.0 km, 159 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 3 is 93 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Farmbrook & Nelson?
Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn page.
What neighbourhood is Farmbrook & Nelson in?
Farmbrook & Nelson is in Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn (City of Toronto neighbourhood 141), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.
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 14, 2026.
- 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; Licensed Child Care Centres; 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 24 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: 43.74701, -79.22886 · centreline node 13450437.