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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 2, 1990
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 8,161 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 92% of the total, against 154 from the east. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 1,652 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m., 9% above the afternoon peak from 4:45 p.m. (1,511). Heavy vehicles made up 4.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 37 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 1990, 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: 1,652 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,511 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 2019, with 15 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 6 collisions (10%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 3% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jul 28, 2026.
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 | 60 | #1791 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 6 | |
| Property damage only | 52 | |
| Fail to remain | 2 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 2 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 6 | |
| 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 Finch Ave E between Winlock Pk and Manorcrest Dr, 82 m from the corner, a 3-day count in July 2022 put the average speed at 51 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 59 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 64 km/h or more. That segment carries about 23,900 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Finch Ave E (81 m away, 30 km/h limit), 81% of the 14,415 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finch Ave E · Winlock Pk – Manorcrest Dr · 82 m | Jul 2022 · 3 days | 23,895 | 51 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Finch Ave E (eastbound), 81 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 43 km/h, 85th percentile 50 km/h; 81% at 40 km/h or more. 14,415 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.
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 39 11 98 nearest 17 m
- Express
- 939
- Blue Night
- 339
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Finch Ave East at Estelle Ave; Finch Ave East at Winlock Park
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Maxome Ave / Finch Hydro Corridor 581 m · 7 min · 19 docks · 2 stations, 38 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
- 4 car parks · about 2,537 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 11 mapped lots within 500 m, 127 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Finch Ave W · Surface | 1.7 km | 62 | 67% (Q1 2026) |
| 5667 Yonge Street · Surface | 1.8 km | 23 * | — |
| Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface | 1.9 km | 1,552 * | — |
| Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface | 1.9 km | 900 * | — |
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 listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 3 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Grand Luxe Event Boutique, 745 m away. The nearest pharmacy is True Light Pharmacy, 941 m away. The nearest hospital site is St. John's Rehab, 1.4 km away. For seniors' housing: Carefree Lodge, a long-term care home 222 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Grand Luxe Event Boutique · 3125 Bayview Ave745 m · 9 min
- Nikki's Cafe · 3292 Bayview Ave Unit-100923 m · 11 min
- More Than Noodles · 1 Byng Ave1 km · 12 min
- Pharmacy
- True Light Pharmacy 941 m · 11 min
- Child care
- Finch Flyers Child Care Program · 146 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day113 m
- Blessed Trinity Before & After School · 103 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day614 m · 7 min
- Bayview Gardens Day Care Centre · 74 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day746 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- St. John's Rehab · hospital site1.4 km · 16 min
- Carefree Lodge · long-term care home222 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 (11)
- Bayview Arena Park784 m · 9 min
- Laredo Park815 m · 10 min
- Maxome Park834 m · 10 min
- Gustav Parkette1.1 km · 13 min
- Parkview Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Community centres
- Bayview Arena768 m · 9 min
- Schools (7)
- Finch Public SchoolEnglish Public · 113 m
- Blessed Trinity Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 613 m · 7 min
- Cummer Valley Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 868 m · 10 min
- Bannockburn Montessori School & Beth Tikvah SynagoguePrivate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Dora Education CentrePrivate · 1.2 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 grocery store, 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 two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 310 rental units. The nearest is 11 Ruddington Dr (734 m, 155 units, 13 storeys, built 1968), which scored 91 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Ruddington Dr · The Brown Group of Companies Inc. | 155 | 13 | 1968 | 91 · Aug 2026 | 734 m · 9 min |
| 10 Ruddington Dr · Novi Properties | 155 | 13 | 1967 | 83 · Aug 2026 | 873 m · 10 min |
2 registered buildings · 310 units · tallest 13 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
Nine 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. 44% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 9 | 5 | 0 | house driveway/garage (4), apartment parking (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 Newtonbrook East.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Finch & Estelle a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 60 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 Finch & Estelle?
A moderately travelled crossing at the City's last count here, in 1990. Its latest count is from Apr 2, 1990, about today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Finch & Estelle a walkable intersection?
Finch & Estelle scores 26 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 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; nearest park 0.8 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; 4 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Finch & Estelle?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Finch Ave E between Winlock Pk and Manorcrest Dr (July 2022), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 81 m away (30 km/h), 81% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Finch & Estelle?
The nearest Green P car park is 11 Finch Ave W (1.7 km away, 62 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 127 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,330 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Finch & Estelle by transit?
Bus routes 39, 11, 98, 939 within 1 km (nearest stop: Finch Ave East at Estelle Ave, 17 m).
What restaurants are near Finch & Estelle?
None within 300 m, and 3 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Grand Luxe Event Boutique (745 m), Nikki's Cafe (923 m) and More Than Noodles (1.0 km). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Finch & Estelle?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 323 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Finch Flyers Child Care Program (113 m, 146 spaces), Blessed Trinity Before & After School (614 m, 103 spaces) and Bayview Gardens Day Care Centre (746 m, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Finch & Estelle?
Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 310 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 11 Ruddington Dr (734 m, 155 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 10 Ruddington Dr (873 m, 155 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 87 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Finch & Estelle?
Toronto Police place nine 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 Newtonbrook East page.
What neighbourhood is Finch & Estelle in?
Finch & Estelle is in Newtonbrook East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 050). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.
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 2, 1990.
- 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; 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 18 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: 43.78399, -79.39630 · centreline node 13445569.