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Hove & Sheppard

Hove St & Sheppard Ave W · Toronto, Ontario · Clanton Park · Ward 6, York Centre

Hove & Sheppard is a moderately heavy crossing. It sits in Clanton Park. Nearby is 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
16,017
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 27, 2021
300 pedestrians · 16 cyclists
Collisions
46
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
5 with an injury · 40 property damage · #2202 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,000 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 1.73× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 53 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 4.6 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 16%, from 25 in 2016–2020 to 21 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Hove & Sheppard

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
847160104 nearest 18 m
Express
984
Blue Night
384307
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave West at Hove St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Bathurst St / Sheppard Ave W 265 m · 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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (11)
  • Bnei Akiva School - Ulpanat OrotPrivate · 446 m
  • St Robert Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 627 m
  • Montessori Jewish Day SchoolPrivate · 645 m
  • Dublin Heights Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 786 m
  • The Toronto Heschel SchoolPrivate · 812 m
  • Prosserman Jewish Community Centre & Torah High - Prosserman JCC CampusPrivate · 877 m
  • and 5 more
Community centres
Parks (16)
  • McAllister Park275 m
  • Ellison Park682 m
  • Hinder Area697 m
  • Earl Bales Park864 m
  • Burnett Park882 m
  • Maxwell Park1 km
  • and 10 more
Places of interest
  • Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education CentreMuseum · 1 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There are 18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores, and 36 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Noon Moment, 42 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés18 within 300 m · 36 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Noon Moment · 654 Sheppard Ave W42 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Bun Bo Hue O Nom · 656 Sheppard Ave W54 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Orly Restaurant & Grill · 660 Sheppard Ave W61 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 3 infractions
Ambassador Club · 638b Sheppard Ave W62 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Wakame Sushi · 638 Sheppard Ave W C62 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Starbucks Coffee · 638 Sheppard Ave W Unit-A62 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Bagel Plus · 634 Sheppard Ave W62 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions
Bagel Plus · 634 Sheppard Ave W63 mPassed, Mar 2025

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Earl Bales Community Centre Washroom, 598 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 588 m away at Earl Bales Park.

  • Earl Bales Community Centre Washroom · 4169 Bathurst St
    View centre hours
    598 m
  • Earl Bales Park Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre Washroom · 4169 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    701 m
  • Hinder Area Washroom · 44 Don River Blvd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    726 m
Drinking water
Earl Bales Park drinking fountain · 588 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 827 spaces; three accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Fantasia Child Care Center (2724826 Ontario Inc) (117 m, 79 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km7 centres · 827 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 7
  • Fantasia Child Care Center (2724826 Ontario Inc) · 678 Sheppard Ave W
    79 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    117 m
  • St. Robert School Age YMCA · 70 Bainbridge Ave
    86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    627 m
  • Montessori Jewish Day School of Toronto · 55 Yeomans Rd
    108 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    672 m
  • Dublin Heights Community Child Care · 100 Bainbridge Ave
    166 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    786 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 143 (1.5 km), the nearest police station 32 Division (2.8 km) and the nearest ambulance station 917 m away.

FireFire Station 143 · 1.5 km1009 Sheppard Ave W
Police32 Division · 2.8 km30 Ellerslie Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 54 · 917 m4135 Bathurst St

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

25 registered apartment buildings with 2,383 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 4350 Bathurst St (250 m, 35 units, 6 storeys, built 1969), which scored 98 out of 100 at its September 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 39 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings25 · 2,383 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202639 across the 25
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest21 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
4350 Bathurst St · Alexis Court Apartments356196998 · Sep 20241250 m
4340 Bathurst St · Sterling Karamar Property Management506196088 · Aug 20243276 m
4383 Bathurst St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.14213196088 · Aug 20240336 m
4415 Bathurst St · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc16714196294 · Oct 20255340 m
4300 Bathurst Stsocial housing · Greenwin Corp.16411198991 · Oct 20251343 m
569 Sheppard Ave W · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc.14413196197 · Jun 20252360 m
1 Canyon Ave · Cando Apartments Ltd.20218196092 · Sep 20253412 m
4266 Bathurst Stsocial housing · Greenwin Corp.1309198392 · Sep 20252436 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots270 lots · ≈22,380 spaces · 67.2 ha
Within 500 m48 lots · ≈2,420 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 632 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parking4 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd · Surface1.7 km632 *

Nearest lots: 60 m away, ≈75 spaces; 115 m away, ≈56 spaces; 134 m away, ≈486 spaces; 134 m away, ≈36 spaces; 136 m away, ≈16 spaces; 189 m away, ≈12 spaces.

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be 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; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Oct 27, 2021

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. The west leg carries the load — 7,856 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 966. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,429 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 10% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (2,216). Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2021, 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.

From the north966southbound · 2 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the west7,856eastbound · 6 bikes · 3.2% heavy
Total vehicles16,017300 pedestrians · 16 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east7,195westbound · 8 bikes · 4.0% heavy
From the south0northbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour2,216 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour2,429 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 27, 2021

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's counter on Sheppard Ave W between Yeomans Rd and Maxwell St (269 m away) recorded an average of 58 km/h in its 24-hour count in May 2008; 85% of drivers were at or under 66 km/h. That segment carries about 24,900 vehicles a day. Hove St between Cocksfield Ave and Codsell Ave measured slower: 35 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Oct 2021). The reading is 18 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Hove St · Cocksfield Ave – Codsell Ave · 250 mOct 2021 · 3 days2,38935 km/h44 km/h49 km/h
Sheppard Ave W · Yeomans Rd – Maxwell St · 269 mMay 2008 · 24 h24,91158 km/h66 km/h72 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2019 was the peak year (12 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 11% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 2 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 4% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). The most recent report on file is from Apr 17, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions46#2202 of 5,508
With an injury5#2802 of 4,660
Property damage only40
Fail to remain2
Involving a pedestrian2#2003 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified1
All since 201461latest Apr 17, 2025

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Aug 7, 2009.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — below the median of 6 for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle220street/outdoor (1), other (1)
Bicycle theft100house driveway/garage (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 1, 2023. 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 Clanton Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Hove & Sheppard a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 46 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 Hove & Sheppard?

A moderately heavy crossing. Its latest count is from Oct 27, 2021, 1.73× the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Hove & Sheppard?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave W between Yeomans Rd and Maxwell St (May 2008), found an average of 58 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 66 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Hove & Sheppard?

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 270 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,380 spaces — 48 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Hove & Sheppard by transit?

Bus routes 84, 7, 160, 104, 984 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave West at Hove St, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Hove & Sheppard?

18 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 36 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Noon Moment (42 m), Bun Bo Hue O Nom (54 m), Orly Restaurant & Grill (61 m), Ambassador Club (62 m) and Wakame Sushi (62 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Hove & Sheppard?

The nearest is Earl Bales Community Centre Washroom, 4169 Bathurst St, 598 m away (View centre hours). Next nearest: Earl Bales Park Barry Zukerman Amphitheatre Washroom (701 m); Hinder Area Washroom (726 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Hove & Sheppard?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 827 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Fantasia Child Care Center (2724826 Ontario Inc) (117 m, 79 spaces), St. Robert School Age YMCA (627 m, 86 spaces) and Montessori Jewish Day School of Toronto (672 m, 108 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Hove & Sheppard?

25 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,383 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 4350 Bathurst St (250 m, 35 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 4340 Bathurst St (276 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 4383 Bathurst St (336 m, 142 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 4415 Bathurst St (340 m, 167 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 25 is 91 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Hove & Sheppard?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Clanton Park page.

What neighbourhood is Hove & Sheppard in?

Hove & Sheppard is in Clanton Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 033). It is in Ward 6, York Centre, represented by Councillor James Pasternak.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined