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King & Dufferin

King St W & Dufferin St · Toronto, Ontario · South Parkdale · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

In South Parkdale, in central Toronto, King & Dufferin is an above-average intersection for traffic, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a live City traffic camera and a park. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
20,088
vehicles · 14-hour count, Jul 25, 2026
8,712 pedestrians · 1,366 cyclists · #900 busiest
Collisions
393
police-reported · 2016–2025
1 killed or seriously injured · #193 of 5,519
Getting there
5
TTC stops within 100 m
10 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
70/100
city median 48 · #840 of 5,672
17 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 118 m

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King & Dufferin

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Live traffic camera RESCU 8132 · 14 m

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Live camera RESCU 8132 · King St W & Dufferin St
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Live camera · RESCU 8132 · King St W & Dufferin St
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Traffic volume14-hour count · Jul 25, 2026 · weekend

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,731 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 29% of the total, against 4,321 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,877 vehicles in the peak hour from 7:00 p.m., against 1,361 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.5% 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 Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north5,454southbound · 265 bikes · 5.4% heavy
From the west4,321eastbound · 454 bikes · 1.2% heavy
Total vehicles20,0888,712 pedestrians · 1,366 cyclists · 3.5% heavy
From the east4,582westbound · 365 bikes · 1.6% heavy
From the south5,731northbound · 282 bikes · 4.9% heavy

Peak hours: 1,361 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 1,877 from 7:00 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 2017, with 66 collisions; 2025 recorded 34. 43 collisions (11%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 68 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 28 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 17 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 18, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Dec 6, 2016. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions393#193 of 5,519
With an injury43#302 of 4,669
Property damage only294
Fail to remain68
Involving a pedestrian18#52 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist10#137 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
Severity not classified56
Since January 2026 (outside the window)17
Killed or seriously injured1
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness1
All KSI since 20062latest Dec 6, 2016

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.

Traffic on these streets

The City's most recent midblock count on Dufferin St between Milky Way and Queen St W (354 m away, Jul 2017) recorded volume only — about 8,320 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
King St W · Dufferin St – Gwynne Ave · 63 mNov 2015 · 3 days18,771———
Dufferin St · Milky Way – Queen St W · 354 mJul 2017 · 2 days8,320———

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.

The crossing
Signal 0539, activated 1929 · transit priority

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
504 508 501 nearest 18 m
TTC bus
29 402 63 nearest 19 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304 301 329
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Dufferin St; Dufferin St at King St West
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Dufferin St / King St W 27 m · 23 docks · 21 stations, 429 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
15 car parks · about 1,238 spaces
EV charging
1224 KING ST W · 89 m · 2 Level 2 ports; also 45 Abell St (926 m), 1051 Queen Street W (1.1 km)
Bike parking
34 post-and-rings within 300 m
Other lots
54 mapped lots within 500 m, 391 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1155 King Street West · Surface416 m269 *—
34 Hanna Ave · Surface801 m14669% (Q1 2026)
1325 Queen St W · Surface839 m3294% (Q1 2026)
45 Abell St · Garage881 m12460% (Q1 2026)
110 Dovercourt Rd · Surface926 m8over 100% (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

A grocery store is within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is King's Food Market, 118 m away. For everything else there are two convenience stores and gas bars within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 17 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 184 — 4.5× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Wendy's, 6 m away. Three pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Charles Family Pharmacy, 21 m away. The nearest hospital site is Bickle Centre, 797 m away, then St. Joseph's Health Centre at 2.0 km. For seniors' housing: Norwood Nursing Home, a long-term care home 310 m away (two within a kilometre); Dowling Rest Home, a retirement home 1.0 km away. Sistering Parkdale Drop - In at Masaryk - Cowan Community Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 695 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Wendy's · 1200 King St W6 m
  • Firehouse Subs · 1221 King St W35 m
  • Pho Asia 21 · 1208 King St W37 m
  • Samosa Boulevard · 1210 King St W47 m
  • Subway · 1207 King St W52 m
17 within 300 m · 184 within 1 km
Grocery
King's Food Market 118 m · 13 within 1 km
Food shops
Little House of Deli 358 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
2 convenience stores or gas bars within 300 m
Pharmacy
Charles Family Pharmacy 21 m · 10 within 1 km
Child care
  • Bonaventure Child Care Centre · 67 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day154 m
  • Kids & Company King and Highline · 74 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day434 m · 5 min
  • Sunflower House · 44 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day593 m · 7 min
7 licensed centres · 530 spaces within 1 km · 6 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed700 m · 8 min
Drinking water: Melbourne Avenue Parkette 249 m (off); Spencer - Cowan Parkette 542 m · 6 min (off)
Health and care
  • Bickle Centre · hospital site797 m · 9 min
  • St. Joseph's Health Centre · hospital site2 km · 23 min
  • Norwood Nursing Home · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km310 m · 4 min
  • Dowling Rest Home · retirement home1 km · 12 min
  • Sistering Parkdale Drop - In at Masaryk - Cowan Community Centre · seniors' active living centre695 m · 8 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 (28)
  • Dufferin - King Park135 m
  • Melbourne Avenue Parkette271 m · 3 min
  • Parkdale Amphitheatre426 m · 5 min
  • Lamport Stadium Park431 m · 5 min
  • Gwynne Avenue Parkette458 m · 5 min
and 23 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (6)
  • Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 705 m · 8 min
  • Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public SchoolEnglish Public · 848 m · 10 min
  • Alexander Muir Gladstone Ave & the GroveEnglish Public · 871 m · 10 min
  • Parkdale Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 922 m · 11 min
  • Parkdale Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 15 min
and 1 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Parkdale branch723 m · 9 min
Places of interest
  • Medieval Times Dinner and TournamentPerforming Arts · 762 m · 9 min
  • The Theatre CentrePerforming Arts · 836 m · 10 min
  • Queen Elizabeth TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • BMO FieldSports / Entertainment Venue · 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.

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Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #840 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food28/30

    1 grocery store within 300 m · 17 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    10 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go8/14

    library 723 m away · 4 places of interest within 1.5 km

  • Parks and recreation10/10

    5 parks within 500 m · 3 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care5/8

    nearest school 0.7 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot4/10

    traffic signal

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 91 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 7,389 rental units, 6.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — 15 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 300 Dufferin St (103 m, 114 units, 7 storeys, built 1980). One building of the 91 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
300 Dufferin St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11471980—103 m
1245 King St W social housing · Neighbours Community Homes393198789 · Jul 2025142 m
295 Dufferin St00——154 m
135 Tyndall Ave21611196392 · Jul 2026201 m
200 Dufferin St · Hazelview Property Services Inc25114196495 · Jul 2025231 m
1251 King St W · Signet Group Inc18914197289 · Jul 2026236 m

91 registered buildings · 7,389 units · 15 social housing · tallest 35 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

13 thefts from vehicles and four bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 1.3 a year before that. 69% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Feb 16, 2026.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1351street/outdoor (9), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft430apartment parking (2), commercial premises (1)

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 South Parkdale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & Dufferin a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 393 reported collisions of any severity. 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 King & Dufferin?

An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #900 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.24× the median for a counted intersection, and #248 for pedestrians.

Is King & Dufferin a walkable intersection?

King & Dufferin scores 70 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #840 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: 5 parks within 500 m · 3 community centres within 800 m; 1 grocery store within 300 m · 17 places to eat within 300 m; nearest school 0.7 km · 2 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal.

Where can I park near King & Dufferin?

The nearest Green P car park is 1155 King Street West (416 m away, 269 spaces). The City's mapping shows 391 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,880 spaces — 54 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 1224 KING ST W (89 m).

How do I get to King & Dufferin by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 501 stop within 1 km, the nearest 18 m away; bus routes 29, 402, 63, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St West at Dufferin St, 19 m).

What restaurants are near King & Dufferin?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 184 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Wendy's (6 m), Firehouse Subs (35 m), Pho Asia 21 (37 m), Samosa Boulevard (47 m) and Subway (52 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near King & Dufferin?

The nearest is Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 220 Cowan Ave, 700 m away.

Is there child care near King & Dufferin?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 530 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Bonaventure Child Care Centre (154 m, 67 spaces), Kids & Company King and Highline (434 m, 74 spaces) and Sunflower House (593 m, 44 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Dufferin?

91 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 7,389 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 300 Dufferin St (103 m, 114 units), 1245 King St W (142 m, 39 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 295 Dufferin St (154 m) and 135 Tyndall Ave (201 m, 216 units, RentSafeTO score 92). The average RentSafeTO score across the 91 is 91 out of 100; 1 scored below 70.

How many thefts are reported at King & Dufferin?

Toronto Police place 13 thefts from vehicles and four bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the South Parkdale page.

What neighbourhood is King & Dufferin in?

King & Dufferin is in South Parkdale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 085), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

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