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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 26, 2023
The north leg carries the load — 6,693 southbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 252. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,064 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (1,770). Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 4 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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: 1,770 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,064 from 4:00 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
2019 was the peak year (19 collisions), and 2025 closed with 8. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 28 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 7 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 21, 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 Nov 30, 2008.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 119 | #916 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 15 | #1183 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 81 | |
| Fail to remain | 28 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 5 | #725 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 23 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 7 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Nov 30, 2008 |
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 2013
The City's counter on Barkwin Dr between Wardlaw Cres and Fingal Pl (173 m away) recorded an average of 38 km/h in its 24-hour count in March 2013; 85% of drivers were at or under 46 km/h. That segment carries about 1,500 vehicles a day. The reading is 13 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington Ave · Albion Rd – Islington S · 75 m | Oct 2014 · 7 days | 16,395 | — | — | — |
| Barkwin Dr · Wardlaw Cres – Fingal Pl · 173 m | Mar 2013 · 24 h | 1,510 | 38 km/h | 46 km/h | 52 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
- Subway
- Rowntree Mills Station (Line 6)1 km · 11 min
- TTC bus
- 37 73 118 nearest 20 m
- Express
- 937
- Blue Night
- 337 336
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Islington Ave at Barkwin Dr; Islington Ave at Albion Rd
- Regional
- York Region Transit 013 Islington at Islington Av / Finch Av1 km · 11 min
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Thistletown Community Centre 483 m · 6 min · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 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
- 1 car park · about 23 spaces
- EV charging
- 14 Barkwin Dr · 87 m · 4 Level 2 + 1 fast ports
- Bike parking
- 2 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 22 mapped lots within 500 m, 101 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Barkwin Dr · Surface | 45 m | 23 | 20% (Q1 2026) |
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
You can do a shop on foot from here: New India Fresh Market is 179 m away, one of four grocery stores within 300 m. Five specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest The Chocolate Room at 54 m. There are 23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 36 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is India Bazar, 46 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Medi Plus Pharmacy, 149 m away, one of two within 300 m. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Westside, a long-term care home 286 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- India Bazar · 2645 Islington Ave46 m
- Indian Pakwan · 2646 Islington Ave47 m
- Tandoori Haven · 2644 Islington Ave Bldg-.47 m
- Karahi Point · 2642 Islington Ave Bldg--48 m
- Asia Garden Restaurant · 2648 Islington Ave50 m
- Grocery
- New India Fresh Market 179 m · 4 within 300 m
- Food shops
- The Chocolate Room 54 m · 5 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Medi Plus Pharmacy 149 m · 6 within 1 km
- Child care
- Rexdale Day Nursery · 73 spaces, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day443 m · 5 min
- Rowntree Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 36 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day701 m · 8 min
- Garderie du Cercle de L'amitie - Etobicoke · 69 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day706 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- Thistledown Communty Centre Washroom · hours not listed460 m · 5 min
- Health and care
- Westside · long-term care home286 m · 3 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 (8)
- Village Green Park409 m · 5 min
- Beaumonde Heights Park825 m · 10 min
- Finch - Islington Park891 m · 11 min
- Thistletown Park1 km · 11 min
- Curtin Park1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Thistletown Multi-Service Centre460 m · 5 min
- Gord and Irene Risk Community Recreation Centre1.2 km · 14 min
- Albion Pool and Health Club1.4 km · 16 min
- Schools
- St Noel Chabanel Catholic Elementary SchoolFrench Separate · 706 m · 8 min
- St John Vianney Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Beaumonde Heights Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
- Thistletown Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 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 library.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,550 of 5,672. 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
Two registered apartment buildings with 317 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, all of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 2715 Islington Ave (458 m, 80 units, 5 storeys, built 1992), which scored 100 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2715 Islington Ave social housing · Our Saviour Thistletown Lutheran Lodge | 80 | 5 | 1992 | 100 · Nov 2025 | 458 m · 5 min |
| 2765 Islington Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 237 | 14 | 1984 | 94 · Nov 2025 | 701 m · 8 min |
2 registered buildings · 317 units · 2 social housing · tallest 14 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
Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 86% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 7 | 3 | 0 | street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (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 Thistletown-Beaumond Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Islington & Barkwin a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 119 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 Islington & Barkwin?
An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Apr 26, 2023, 1.49× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Islington & Barkwin a walkable intersection?
Islington & Barkwin scores 61 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,550 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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 grocery stores within 300 m · 23 places to eat within 300 m; 1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; Rowntree Mills Station 1 km · 7 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Islington & Barkwin?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Barkwin Dr between Wardlaw Cres and Fingal Pl (March 2013), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 46 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Islington & Barkwin?
The nearest Green P car park is 14 Barkwin Dr (45 m away, 23 spaces, 20% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 101 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 12,520 spaces — 22 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 14 Barkwin Dr (87 m).
How do I get to Islington & Barkwin by transit?
Rowntree Mills Station (Line 6) is 1.0 km away; bus routes 37, 73, 118, 937 within 1 km (nearest stop: Islington Ave at Barkwin Dr, 20 m); York Region Transit route 013 Islington at Islington Av / Finch Av.
What restaurants are near Islington & Barkwin?
23 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 36 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are India Bazar (46 m), Indian Pakwan (47 m), Tandoori Haven (47 m), Karahi Point (48 m) and Asia Garden Restaurant (50 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Islington & Barkwin?
The nearest is Thistledown Communty Centre Washroom, 925 Albion Rd, 460 m away.
Is there child care near Islington & Barkwin?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 178 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Rexdale Day Nursery (443 m, 73 spaces), Rowntree Early Learning & Child Care Centre (701 m, 36 spaces) and Garderie du Cercle de L'amitie - Etobicoke (706 m, 69 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Islington & Barkwin?
Two RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 317 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2715 Islington Ave (458 m, 80 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 2765 Islington Ave (701 m, 237 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 2 is 97 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Islington & Barkwin?
Toronto Police place seven 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 Thistletown-Beaumond Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Islington & Barkwin in?
Islington & Barkwin is in Thistletown-Beaumond Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 003), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 1, Etobicoke North, represented by Councillor Vincent Crisanti. The corner falls inside the Albion Islington Square Business Improvement Area.
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 26, 2023.
- 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; 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.
- 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 1 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: 43.73816, -79.56574 · centreline node 13452596.