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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 562 m away.

Traffic volume
3,680
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 9, 2025
21,579 pedestrians · 1,708 cyclists · #2091 busiest
Collisions
54
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 34 property damage · #1948 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
King Station
subway station within 250 m
8 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 42 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 260 vehicles an hour, 23% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 5.9 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 46.4% of vehicle volume, about 60× the typical share. On average 5.4 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 14.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 3.0× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 31%, from 32 in 2016–2020 to 22 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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King & Victoria

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
King Station (Line 1)112 m; Queen Station (Line 1)364 m; Union Station (Line 1)461 m; St Andrew Station (Line 1)677 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)794 m; TMU Station (Line 1)797 m
GO Transit
Union Station GO — Barrie, Kitchener, Lakeshore East, Lakeshore West, Milton, Richmond Hill, Stouffville562 m; GO bus 16 Hamilton / Toronto Express31 Guelph / Toronto21 Milton65 Newmarket / Toronto61 Richmond Hill68 Barrie / Newmarket71 Stouffville90 Lakeshore East18 Lakeshore West35 Union Pearson Express at Union Station Bus Terminal597 m
UP Express
UP Express Union Station 795 m — trains to Pearson
VIA Rail
Toronto 587 m
Streetcar
503504508501509510505506 nearest 46 m
TTC bus
971912111420275 nearest 103 m
Blue Night
304301310305306320
Nearest stops
15 surface stops within 300 m — King St West at Yonge St East Side - King Station; Yonge St at King St East - 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, 1,423 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 (34)
  • Keystone International SchoolsPrivate · 143 m
  • Victoria Street LINCEnglish Public · 198 m
  • Downtown Alternative SchoolEnglish Public · 541 m
  • George Brown College - St James CampusCollege · 559 m
  • St Michael Catholic Elementary School - Bldg 1English Separate · 591 m
  • St Michael's Choir School - Gymnasium BldgEnglish Separate · 611 m
  • and 28 more
Parks (46)
  • Courthouse Square Park156 m
  • Berczy Park193 m
  • Toronto Sculpture Garden252 m
  • Cloud Gardens311 m
  • St. James Park346 m
  • Market Lane Park350 m
  • and 40 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch681 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch721 m
Places of interest
  • Gooderham Flatiron BuildingLandmark · 232 m
  • St. Lawrence Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 238 m
  • Hockey Hall of FameAttraction · 250 m
  • Toronto Sculpture GardenFeatured Park · 252 m
  • Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre for the Performing Arts)Performing Arts · 308 m
  • St. James ParkNature/ Park · 335 m
  • Design ExchangeMuseum · 346 m
  • Hudson's BayLandmark · 381 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 177 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 11 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 349 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Beerbistro, 29 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 2 infractions noted.

Restaurants & cafés177 within 300 m · 349 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience11 within 300 m · 51 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Beerbistro · 18 King St E29 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Tim Hortons · 18 King St E29 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Swaagat · 36 King St E Unit-10031 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 4 infractions
Dacasto Gran Pasticceria · 37 King St E43 mPassed, Apr 2026
Omni King Edward Crystal Ballroom · 37 King St E43 mPassed, Apr 2026
Omni King Edward Garde Mange /Cold Kitchen · 37 King St E Unit-1643 mPassed, Apr 2026
The Consort Bar · 37 King St E43 mPassed, Dec 2023 · 1 infraction
Oja · 23 Victoria St48 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 3 infractions

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 St Lawrence North, 382 m away, Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 162 m away at Courthouse Square Park (currently off).

  • St Lawrence North · 92 Front Street East
    Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed · accessible
    382 m
  • St Lawrence South · 91 Front Street East
    Mon Closed, Tue-Fri 8:30am-7:30pm, Sat 6:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:30am-5:30pm · accessible
    390 m
  • St Lawrence Tent · 125 The Esplanade Street
    Mon-Sat Closed, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm
    471 m
Drinking water
Courthouse Square Park drinking fountain · 162 m · off; Berczy Park bottle filling station · 206 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

18 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,182 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (155 m, 64 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km18 centres · 1,182 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 18
  • Kids & Company Scotia Plaza · 104 Yonge St
    64 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    155 m
  • Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street · 161 Bay St
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    361 m
  • St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) · 4 Market St
    40 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    445 m
  • Bloomsbury Academy · 29 Dalhousie St
    44 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten
    560 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 333 (860 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 336 m away.

FireFire Station 333 · 860 m207 Front St E
Police52 Division · 1.2 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 336 m58 Richmond St E

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

Within a kilometre there are 36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 5,256 rental units — 25 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 36 Church St (205 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. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 42 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 36 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings36 · 5,256 units · 25 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202642 across the 36
Open fire-code violations36
Tallest37 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
36 Church St416196583 · Nov 20250205 m
90 Adelaide St E · Park Property Management Inc.608198092 · Jul 20250324 m
60 Richmond St EToronto Community Housing · Co-Operative Housing Federation of Toronto508199090 · Aug 20261350 m
55 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation16612198380 · Jul 20250369 m
110 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management2059199396 · Jul 20240 · 6 fire382 m
85 The Esplanadesocial housing · Affordable Property Management1287199793 · Jul 20250 · 7 fire382 m
1 Church StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation11513199683 · Sep 20243408 m
140 The EsplanadeToronto Community Housing · TCH1027199381 · Nov 20251530 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 lots777 lots · ≈23,080 spaces · 69.2 ha
Within 500 m25 lots · ≈500 spaces
Green P (public)27 car parks · about 7,820 spaces
EV charging (City)2 Church St. · 439 m · 24 Level 2 + 4 fast ports
Bike parking221 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 51 bikes within 600 m · Indoor bike station, 97 Front St W (642 m)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
37 Queen St E · Garage369 m63152% (Q1 2026)
87 Richmond St E · Surface391 m2092% (Q1 2026)
2 Church St · Garage442 m1,97216% (Q1 2026)
110 Queen St W · Garage616 m1,63628% (Q1 2026)
40 York St · Garage646 m31141% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 58 m away, ≈17 spaces; 102 m away, ≈14 spaces; 176 m away, ≈24 spaces; 189 m away, ≈28 spaces; 217 m away, ≈12 spaces; 223 m away, ≈16 spaces. More EV charging: Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (672 m, 11 ports); Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W. (672 m, 40 ports); 40 York St (687 m, 12 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 — 14-hour, 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

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
AM peak hour325 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour358 vehicles from 6:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 9, 2025

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 most recent midblock count on Victoria St between Scott St and King St E (38 m away, Jun 2007) recorded volume only — about 1,708 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; 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

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, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 3, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 14.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions54#1948 of 5,508
With an injury9#1904 of 4,660
Property damage only34
Fail to remain15
Involving a pedestrian4#957 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#449 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified11
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201474latest Mar 3, 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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Sep 6, 2012.

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

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

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1950street/outdoor (17), apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft1560street/outdoor (7), other (4)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Dec 13, 2024. 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. It ranks #2091 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 23% of the median for a counted intersection, and #75 for pedestrians.

Where can I park near King & Victoria?

The nearest Green P car park is 37 Queen St E (369 m away, 631 spaces, 52% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 777 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 23,080 spaces — 25 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2 Church St. (439 m).

How do I get to King & Victoria by transit?

King Station (Line 1) is 112 m away; Union Station GO is 562 m away; streetcar routes 503, 504, 508, 501 and 4 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 46 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, 103 m).

What restaurants are near King & Victoria?

177 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 349 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Beerbistro (29 m), Tim Hortons (29 m), Swaagat (31 m), Dacasto Gran Pasticceria (43 m) and Omni King Edward Crystal Ballroom (43 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 King & Victoria?

The nearest is St Lawrence North, 92 Front Street East, 382 m away (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Sat 5:00am-4:00pm, Sun Closed), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: St Lawrence South (390 m); St Lawrence Tent (471 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 King & Victoria?

18 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,182 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Kids & Company Scotia Plaza (155 m, 64 spaces), Mothercraft Brookfield Place - 161 Bay Street (361 m, 52 spaces) and St. Lawrence Infant Toddler Centre (4 Market Street) (445 m, 40 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near King & Victoria?

36 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 5,256 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 36 Church St (205 m, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 83), 90 Adelaide St E (324 m, 60 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 60 Richmond St E (350 m, 50 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 55 The Esplanade (369 m, 166 units, RentSafeTO score 80). The average RentSafeTO score across the 36 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 King & Victoria?

Toronto Police place 19 thefts from vehicles and 15 bicycle thefts 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 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