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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, and the red-light camera
Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 26, 2025 · weekend
Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,632 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 31% of the total, against 2,025 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 1,722 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 1,190 in the morning peak from 9:30 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 Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
Peak hours: 1,190 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,722 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 2019, with 26 collisions; 2025 recorded 15. 41 collisions (28%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 3 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low 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 Sep 25, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Sep 17, 2015.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 149 | #725 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 41 | #332 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 98 | |
| Fail to remain | 11 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 10 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 8 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Sep 17, 2015 |
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 Neilson Rd and Blackbird Gt, 141 m from the corner, a 3-day count in September 2026 put the average speed at 53 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 62 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 67 km/h or more. That segment carries about 16,000 vehicles a day. Neilson Rd between Finch Ave E and Morningside Ave measured slower: 50 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 59 km/h (Apr 2024). At the school-zone speed sign on Neilson Rd (388 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.7% of the 21,100 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finch Ave E · Neilson Rd – Blackbird Gt · 141 m | Sep 2026 · 3 days | 16,015 | 53 km/h | 62 km/h | 67 km/h |
| Neilson Rd · Finch Ave E – Morningside Ave · 283 m | Apr 2024 · 3 days | 6,002 | 50 km/h | 59 km/h | 65 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Neilson Rd (southbound), 388 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 44 km/h, 85th percentile 51 km/h; 0.7% at 60 km/h or more. 21,100 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.
- Red-light camera
- In operation since 2021; 185 tickets in 2025, 88 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.
- The crossing
- Signal 1587, activated 1989 · transit priority
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 39 133 134 116 53 nearest 35 m
- Express
- 939 953
- Blue Night
- 353 334 339
- Nearest stops
- 9 surface stops within 300 m — Finch Ave East at Neilson Rd; Neilson Rd at Finch Ave East
- Cycling
- Bike Lane on Finch Ave E installed 2008
- 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
- 10 mapped lots within 500 m, 131 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 Eraa Supermarket, 455 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 21 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Ana's Hot Spot, 375 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Vital Care Comounding Pharmacy, 405 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Ana's Hot Spot · 5928 Finch Ave E Unit-105375 m · 4 min
- Nisha's Culinary · 5928 Finch Ave E Unit-3375 m · 4 min
- Zion Pizza · 5928 Finch Ave E Unit-104375 m · 4 min
- Unavu Tamil Street Food · 5745 Finch Ave E459 m · 5 min
- Rajin's Roti Take Out · 5743 Finch Ave E461 m · 5 min
- Grocery
- Eraa Supermarket 455 m · 5 min · 3 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Eraa Catering & Bakery 455 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Vital Care Comounding Pharmacy 405 m · 5 min · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- Network Child Care Services - St. Gabriel Lalemant · 31 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day441 m · 5 min
- Washrooms
- Neilson Park Scarborough Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible513 m · 6 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 (11)
- Mourning Dove Park412 m · 5 min
- Neilson Park - Scarborough527 m · 6 min
- Horseley Hill Park878 m · 10 min
- Nightstar Park1 km · 11 min
- Pinery Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools (8)
- Whitefield Christian Schools - Bldg 2Private · 139 m
- Whitefield Christian Schools - Bldg 1Private · 204 m
- Islamic Institute of Toronto Academy SchoolPrivate · 363 m · 4 min
- St Gabriel Lalemant Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 441 m · 5 min
- Tom Longboat Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 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 community centre, a library 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (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 Malvern West.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Finch & Neilson a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 149 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 & Neilson?
A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #1051 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.
Is Finch & Neilson a walkable intersection?
Finch & Neilson scores 39 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: 4 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 9 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km; 1 park within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal.
Is there a red-light camera at Finch & Neilson?
Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Finch & Neilson since 2021, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 185 tickets in 2025 (207 in 2024) and 88 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 1,138 since it was switched on.
How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Finch & Neilson?
185 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 207 in 2024, and 88 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 1,138 tickets since 2021. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.
How fast do cars go at Finch & Neilson?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Finch Ave E between Neilson Rd and Blackbird Gt (September 2026), found an average of 53 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 62 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 388 m away (50 km/h), 0.7% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Finch & Neilson?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 131 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 41,470 spaces — 10 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Finch & Neilson by transit?
Bus routes 39, 133, 134, 116, 53, 939, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Finch Ave East at Neilson Rd, 35 m).
What restaurants are near Finch & Neilson?
None within 300 m, and 21 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Ana's Hot Spot (375 m), Nisha's Culinary (375 m), Zion Pizza (375 m), Unavu Tamil Street Food (459 m) and Rajin's Roti Take Out (461 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Finch & Neilson?
The nearest is Neilson Park Scarborough Washroom, 1555 Neilson Rd, 513 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom.
Is there child care near Finch & Neilson?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 31 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Network Child Care Services - St. Gabriel Lalemant (441 m, 31 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Finch & Neilson?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Malvern West page.
What neighbourhood is Finch & Neilson in?
Finch & Neilson is in Malvern West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 145). It is in Ward 23, Scarborough North, represented by Councillor Jamaal Myers.
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 Oct 26, 2025.
- 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026).
- 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; 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.
- 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 23 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: 43.81627, -79.22760 · centreline node 13442074.