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King & Victoria

King St E & Victoria St · Toronto, Ontario · Downtown Yonge East · Ward 13, Toronto Centre · Old Town Toronto BIA

King & Victoria is a low-volume local intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Downtown Yonge East, in the downtown core. At the corner: King Station, 2 schools within 250 m and parks. Nearby: Union Station GO 744 m away.

Traffic
3,680
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 9, 2025
21,579 pedestrians · 1,708 cyclists
Collisions
54
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #1948 of 5,519
Getting there
King Station
subway station within 250 m
25 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
84/100
city median 48 · #188 of 5,672
98 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 205 m

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King & Victoria

Traffic and safety

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

Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 9, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 1,499 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 41% of the total, against 14 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (725 of 1,708). Evening rush dominates here: 358 vehicles in the peak hour from 6:00 p.m., against 325 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Trucks and buses were 9.8% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 13 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north14southbound · 136 bikes · 7.1% heavy
From the west1,155eastbound · 611 bikes · 13.0% heavy
Total vehicles3,68021,579 pedestrians · 1,708 cyclists · 9.8% heavy
From the east1,012westbound · 725 bikes · 14.4% heavy
From the south1,499northbound · 236 bikes · 4.1% heavy

Peak hours: 325 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 358 from 6:00 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 2018, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 5. 9 collisions (17%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 28% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (17%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 25, 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 Sep 6, 2012.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions54#1948 of 5,519
With an injury9#1904 of 4,669
Property damage only34
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian4#957 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist5#449 of 2,576
Severity not classified11
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20061latest Sep 6, 2012

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 King St E between Church St and St. James Park Trl (235 m away, Nov 2015) recorded volume only — about 5,875 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Victoria St · Scott St – King St E · 38 mJun 2007 · 3 days1,708———
King St E · Church St – St. James Park Trl · 235 mNov 2015 · 7 days5,875———

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
King Station (Line 1)155 m; Queen Station (Line 1)449 m · 5 min; Union Station (Line 1)604 m · 7 min; St Andrew Station (Line 1)752 m · 9 min; TMU Station (Line 1)886 m · 11 min
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville744 m · 9 min; GO bus 31 Guelph / Toronto 21 Milton 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express 71 Stouffville 90 Lakeshore East 65 Newmarket / Toronto 61 Richmond Hill 68 Barrie / Newmarket 18 Lakeshore West 35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal808 m · 10 min
VIA Rail
Toronto 781 m · 9 min
Streetcar
503 504 508 501 509 510 505 506 nearest 52 m
TTC bus
97 19 121 114 202 75 nearest 111 m
Blue Night
304 301 310 305 306 320
Nearest stops
10 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Yonge St East Side - King Station
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
King St E / Victoria St (2) 18 m · 23 docks · 60 stations, 1,419 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
19 car parks · about 6,633 spaces
EV charging
2 Church St. · 575 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports; also Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (904 m), Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (904 m)
Bike parking
172 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 51 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (834 m)
Other lots
12 mapped lots within 500 m, 500 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
37 Queen St E · Garage465 m63152% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface549 m2092% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage577 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
20 Dundas Sq · Garage811 m26258% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage855 m1,63628% (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

Two grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Market Street Catch, 205 m away. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Danish Pastry House at 295 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 98 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 354 — 8.6× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Beerbistro, 29 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 101 m away; 12 pharmacies are within a kilometre. The nearest hospital site is St. Michael's Hospital, 576 m away, then SickKids at 1.7 km. Haven Toronto runs a seniors' active living programme 1.0 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Beerbistro · 18 King St E29 m
  • Tim Hortons · 18 King St E29 m
  • Swaagat · 36 King St E Unit-10031 m
  • Oja · 23 Victoria St48 m
  • Dacasto Gran Pasticceria · 37 King St E55 m
98 within 300 m · 354 within 1 km
Grocery
Market Street Catch 205 m · 2 within 300 m
Food shops
Danish Pastry House 295 m · 4 min · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 101 m · 12 within 1 km
Child care
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day218 m
  • Mothercraft Brookfield Place · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day557 m · 7 min
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 40 spaces, infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day633 m · 8 min
10 licensed centres · 520 spaces within 1 km · 7 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • St Lawrence South · Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible512 m · 6 min
  • St Lawrence North · Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible524 m · 6 min
Drinking water: Courthouse Square Park 210 m (off); Berczy Park 230 m
Health and care
  • St. Michael's Hospital · hospital site576 m · 7 min
  • SickKids · hospital site1.7 km · 20 min
  • Haven Toronto · seniors' active living centre1 km · 11 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 (36)
  • Courthouse Square Park205 m
  • Berczy Park222 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden276 m · 3 min
  • St. James Park379 m · 5 min
  • Market Lane Park393 m · 5 min
and 31 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (19)
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 201 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 214 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 566 m · 7 min
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 658 m · 8 min
  • St Michael's Choir School - Choral BldgEnglish Separate · 709 m · 8 min
and 14 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch791 m · 9 min
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch928 m · 11 min
Places of interest
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 268 m · 3 min
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 276 m · 3 min
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 319 m · 4 min
  • Hockey Hall of FameAttraction · 349 m · 4 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 care or retirement home.

84of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #188 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    2 grocery stores within 300 m · 98 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit28/28

    King Station · 10 stops within 300 m · 25 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go12/14

    library 791 m away · 7 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation7/10

    6 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.1 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

    2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,784 rental units — 16 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 36 Church St (262 m, 41 units, 6 storeys, built 1965), which scored 83 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 2025262 m · 3 min
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 2025444 m · 5 min
60 Richmond St E Toronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 2026446 m · 5 min
55 The Esplanade Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 2025488 m · 6 min
85 The Esplanade social housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 2025509 m · 6 min
1 Church St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 2024524 m · 6 min

22 registered buildings · 2,784 units · 16 social housing · tallest 37 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

19 thefts from vehicles and 15 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 5.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 3.4 a year. 89% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 47% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1950street/outdoor (17), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft1560street/outdoor (7), other (4)

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 Downtown Yonge East.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is King & Victoria a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 54 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 King & Victoria?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 9, 2025, 23% of the median for a counted intersection, and #75 for pedestrians.

Is King & Victoria a walkable intersection?

King & Victoria scores 84 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #188 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: 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 98 places to eat within 300 m; King Station · 10 stops within 300 m · 25 routes within 1 km; 2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m.

Where can I park near King & Victoria?

The nearest Green P car park is 37 Queen St E (465 m away, 631 spaces, 52% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 500 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 16,060 spaces — 12 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (575 m).

How do I get to King & Victoria by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 155 m away; Union Station GO is 744 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 52 m away; bus routes 97, 19, 121, 114, 202, 75 within 1 km (nearest stop: King St West at Yonge St East Side - King Station, 111 m).

What restaurants are near King & Victoria?

98 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 354 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Beerbistro (29 m), Tim Hortons (29 m), Swaagat (31 m), Oja (48 m) and Dacasto Gran Pasticceria (55 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near King & Victoria?

The nearest is St Lawrence South, 91 Front Street East, 512 m away (Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence North (524 m); St Lawrence Tent (670 m).

Is there child care near King & Victoria?

Ten licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 520 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (218 m, 64 spaces), Mothercraft Brookfield Place (557 m, 52 spaces) and St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (633 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Victoria?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,784 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 36 Church St (262 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 90 Adelaide St E (444 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 60 Richmond St E (446 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 55 The Esplanade (488 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 91 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at King & Victoria?

Toronto Police place 19 thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Downtown Yonge East page.

What neighbourhood is King & Victoria in?

King & Victoria is in Downtown Yonge East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 168). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise. The corner falls inside the Old Town Toronto Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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