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Kensington & St Andrew

Kensington Ave & St Andrew St · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Kensington Market BIA

Kensington & St Andrew is a quiet local crossing, with more people on foot than in cars and a well-used cycling route through it. It sits in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core. It has parks at the corner. Nearby: St Patrick Station (Line 1) 1.0 km away.

Traffic volume
472
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 10, 2023
2,536 pedestrians · 303 cyclists
Collisions
42
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
2 with an injury · 29 property damage · #2318 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
St Patrick Station 1 km · 5 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 15 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 60 vehicles, 5% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 5.4 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 64.2% of vehicle volume, about 83× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 4.2 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 17%, from 23 in 2016–2020 to 19 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Kensington & St Andrew

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Patrick Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
510505506511501 nearest 186 m
TTC bus
13 nearest 1 km
Blue Night
310305306301307
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Augusta Ave / Denison Sq 105 m · 15 docks · 48 stations, 891 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 (42)
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 344 m
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 384 m
  • Beverley & Subway Academy TwoEnglish Public · 436 m
  • Heydon Park Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 485 m
  • Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 502 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 512 m
  • and 36 more
Parks (34)
  • Bellevue Square Park164 m
  • Sonya's Park249 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette343 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park396 m
  • Lillian H. Smith Park443 m
  • Randy Padmore Park471 m
  • and 28 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch460 m
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch468 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 631 m
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 637 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 698 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 894 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 1 km
  • Factory TheatrePerforming Arts · 1 km
  • iArts MuseumMuseum · 1 km
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 1.1 km

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 205 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 26 grocery and convenience stores, and 348 eating places within a kilometre — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Tibet Cafe & Bar, 13 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026.

Restaurants & cafés205 within 300 m · 348 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience26 within 300 m · 52 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Tibet Cafe & Bar · 51 Kensington Ave13 mPassed, Aug 2026
Rasta Pasta Jamaican and Italian Cuisine · 61 Kensington Ave15 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 2 infractions
Fong On Foods Limited · 46 Kensington Avegrocery16 mPassed, Jun 2026
International Herbs & Variety Co · 29 St Andrew Stgrocery19 mPassed, Oct 2025
Kensington Variety · 56 Kensington Avegrocery19 mPassed, Apr 2026
Eol Naturals · 48 Kensington Ave20 mPassed, Mar 2026
Rasta Pasta Jamaican and Italian Cuisine · 63 Kensington Ave21 mPassed, Oct 2025 · 3 infractions
Lola Bar Restaurant · 40 Kensington Ave22 mPassed, Jun 2026

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 Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 144 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 196 m away at Bellevue Square Park.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    144 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    447 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    467 m
Drinking water
Bellevue Square Park bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 196 m; Sonya's Park bottle filling station · 259 m · off

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

21 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,568 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre (344 m, 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km21 centres · 1,568 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 21
  • George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre · 96 Denison Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    344 m
  • Jingbao (Downtown) Bilingual Children's Centre (96 Denison Avenue) · 96 Denison Ave
    65 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    344 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care · 91 Bellevue Ave
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    370 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 95 Bellevue Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool
    384 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (468 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (862 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 468 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 862 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.7 km674 Markham 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

36 registered apartment buildings with 2,964 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 17 of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 123 D'Arcy St (255 m, 24 units, 3 storeys, built 1985), which scored 88 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 49 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 18 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 2,964 units · 17 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202649 across the 36
Open fire-code violations18
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
123 D'Arcy St · 583647 Ontario Limited243198588 · Sep 20250255 m
170 Vanauley WalkToronto Community Housing · Atikson Co-Op406196988 · Aug 20260261 m
25 Leonard Avesocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society776196096 · Aug 20264 · 7 fire298 m
164 Grange Ave · Grange Apartments Inc.243197071 · Jul 20250302 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250337 m
87 Bellevue Avesocial housing · Homes First Society283188576 · Sep 20250350 m
15 Larch StToronto Community Housing · TCH203199371 · Aug 20240352 m
76 Grange AveToronto Community Housing · TCH113199380 · Jul 20250357 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 lots911 lots · ≈21,680 spaces · 65 ha
Within 500 m113 lots · ≈1,820 spaces
Green P (public)37 car parks · about 5,763 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 702 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking211 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 94 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.4 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 St Andrew St · Garage41 m41727% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface222 m91 *
40 Larch St · Garage299 m33231% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface625 m12054% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface732 m3979% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 57 m away, ≈23 spaces; 94 m away, ≈38 spaces; 117 m away, ≈14 spaces; 125 m away, ≈8 spaces; 131 m away, ≈29 spaces; 142 m away, ≈11 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (775 m, 4 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (908 m, 2 ports); 74 Clinton Street (1.1 km, 4 ports).

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, May 10, 2023

Traffic is spread evenly across the approaches, from 225 vehicles entering from the east to 247 from the north. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 81 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 161% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (31). Trucks and buses were 6.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 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.

From the north247southbound · 116 bikes · 5.3% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles4722,536 pedestrians · 303 cyclists · 6.1% heavy
From the east225westbound · 119 bikes · 7.1% heavy
From the south0northbound · 68 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour31 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour81 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 10, 2023

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 Kensington Ave between Dundas St W and Fitzroy Ter (119 m away) recorded an average of 18 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 28 km/h. That segment carries about 700 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kensington Ave · Dundas St W – Fitzroy Ter · 119 mMay 2023 · 3 days70118 km/h28 km/h34 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

2016 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 5% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 29% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 5% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions42#2318 of 5,508
With an injury2#3771 of 4,660
Property damage only29
Fail to remain12
Involving a pedestrian2#1815 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified11
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201450latest May 29, 2026

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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

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 34 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 6.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.9 a year. 94% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 1, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle3471street/outdoor (32), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft520street/outdoor (3), house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jan 1, 2026. 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 Kensington-Chinatown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kensington & St Andrew a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 42 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 Kensington & St Andrew?

A quiet local crossing. Its latest count is from May 10, 2023, 5% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Kensington & St Andrew?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Kensington Ave between Dundas St W and Fitzroy Ter (May 2023), found an average of 18 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 28 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Kensington & St Andrew?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 St Andrew St (41 m away, 417 spaces, 27% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 911 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,680 spaces — 113 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (702 m).

How do I get to Kensington & St Andrew by transit?

St Patrick Station (Line 1) is 1.0 km away; streetcar routes 510, 505, 506, 511 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 186 m away; bus route 13 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Kensington & St Andrew?

205 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 348 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tibet Cafe & Bar (13 m), Rasta Pasta Jamaican and Italian Cuisine (15 m), Eol Naturals (20 m), Rasta Pasta Jamaican and Italian Cuisine (21 m) and Lola Bar Restaurant (22 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 Kensington & St Andrew?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 144 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (447 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (467 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 Kensington & St Andrew?

21 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,568 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre (344 m, 56 spaces), Jingbao (Downtown) Bilingual Children's Centre (96 Denison Avenue) (344 m, 65 spaces) and The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (370 m, 34 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kensington & St Andrew?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,964 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 123 D'Arcy St (255 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 170 Vanauley Walk (261 m, 40 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 25 Leonard Ave (298 m, 77 units, RentSafeTO score 96) and 164 Grange Ave (302 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 71). The average RentSafeTO score across the 36 is 87 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 Kensington & St Andrew?

Toronto Police place 34 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. 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 Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is Kensington & St Andrew in?

Kensington & St Andrew is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Kensington Market Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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