Toronto · intersection · signal 2057

Kipling & Northcrest

Kipling Ave & Northcrest Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Kingsview Village-The Westway · Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre

Kipling & Northcrest is an above-average intersection for traffic. It sits in Kingsview Village-The Westway. At the corner: an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
10,107
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 9, 2022
294 pedestrians · 6 cyclists
Collisions
56
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
4 with an injury · 40 property damage · #1896 of 5,508 · +4 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
3 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,260 vehicles, about the citywide median. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 34 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 5.6 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 35%, from 34 in 2016–2020 to 22 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Kipling & Northcrest

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
4514552 nearest 16 m
Express
952945
Blue Night
345352
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Kipling Ave at Northcrest Rd; Kipling Ave at Hayhurst Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station 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 (16)
  • Ecole Elementaire Felix LeclercFrench Public · 406 m
  • Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 427 m
  • St Maurice Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 704 m
  • Westway Jr SchoolEnglish Public · 707 m
  • Dixon Grove Jr Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 796 m
  • Kipling Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 845 m
  • and 10 more
Parks (12)
  • Dixon Park491 m
  • Blackfriar Park500 m
  • Wincott Park508 m
  • Martingrove Gardens Park562 m
  • Kingsview Park832 m
  • Westway Park1.4 km
  • and 6 more
Signal
2057, activated 2006 · SA2 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

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 4 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 2 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 12 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Chinese & Japanese Gourmet Express, 190 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience2 within 300 m · 5 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Dixon Foods Market · 1723 Kipling Ave, Unit-1grocery44 mPassed, Feb 2025
Chinese & Japanese Gourmet Express · 1735 Kipling Ave Unit-12190 mPassed, Jun 2026
Lazeez Shawarma · 1735 Kipling Ave Unit-6190 mPassed, Jun 2026
McDonalds · 1735 Kipling Ave190 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pizza Pizza · 1735 Kipling Ave Unit-13190 mPassed, Jun 2026
Petro Canada Gas Bar · 365 Dixon Rdgrocery228 mPassed, May 2025
Estrela Restaurant · 5 Lavington Dr, Unit-1a389 mPassed, Feb 2025
Martingrove Fish & Chips · 5 Lavington Drgrocery389 mPassed, Feb 2025

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

No public washroom is listed within a kilometre, but there is a drinking fountain 506 m away at Wincott Park.

No City washroom within 1 km.

Drinking water
Wincott Park drinking fountain · 506 m; Dixon Park bottle filling station · 527 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

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 592 spaces; seven accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Garderie La Farandole Felix-Leclerc (406 m, 105 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km8 centres · 592 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 8
  • Garderie La Farandole Felix-Leclerc · 50 Celestine Dr
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    406 m
  • Plasp Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic School · 55 Ludstone Dr
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    427 m
  • Carefree Preschool Inc. · 370 Dixon Rd
    98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    443 m
  • Kingsview Child Care · 340 Dixon Rd
    99 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    520 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 441 (1.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.7 km away.

FireFire Station 441 · 1.2 km947 Martin Grove Rd
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 13 · 1.7 km555 Martin Grove Rd

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 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,466 rental units. The nearest is 345 Dixon Rd (275 m, 95 units, 10 storeys, built 1969), which scored 87 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 80 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 17 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings17 · 1,466 units
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202680 across the 17
Open fire-code violations17
Tallest16 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
345 Dixon Rd · Fieldgate Properties9510196987 · Sep 20264275 m
333 Dixon Rd · D. Raschilla Dixon Holdings Inc.556196182 · Jul 20240321 m
41 Blackfriar Ave · CAPREIT326196591 · Sep 20245330 m
327 Dixon Rd · D. Raschilla Investments Inc.556196282 · Jul 20242352 m
311 Dixon Rd · Dixon Holdings17816196888 · Aug 20266 · 1 fire429 m
15 Bridesburg Dr · CAPREIT625196590 · Sep 202412441 m
10 Blackfriar Ave · CAPREIT615196598 · Jul 20252468 m
301 Dixon Rd · Sterling Karamar Property Management22516196496 · Nov 202516 · 3 fire514 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 lots225 lots · ≈66,700 spaces · 200.1 ha
Within 500 m15 lots · ≈1,550 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 140 m away, ≈602 spaces; 265 m away, ≈117 spaces; 301 m away, ≈69 spaces; 305 m away, ≈63 spaces; 340 m away, ≈52 spaces; 343 m away, ≈70 spaces.

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, Feb 9, 2022

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 4,850 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 48% of the total, against 158 from the west. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,521 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,606 from 4:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 7.2% 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. The count is 5 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, not today's volume. 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 north4,850southbound · 3 bikes · 7.0% heavy
From the west158eastbound · 0 bikes · 3.2% heavy
Total vehicles10,107294 pedestrians · 6 cyclists · 7.2% heavy
From the east418westbound · 1 bikes · 2.9% heavy
From the south4,681northbound · 2 bikes · 7.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,521 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,606 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 9, 2022

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

On Northcrest Rd between Kipling Ave and Acme Cres, 88 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in November 2021 put the average speed at 43 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 50 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Northcrest Rd · Kipling Ave – Acme Cres · 88 mNov 2021 · 24 h1,34343 km/h50 km/h54 km/h
Kipling Ave · Dixon Rd – Kingsview Blvd · 288 mFeb 2016 · 7 days10,908

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 2017, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 4 collisions (7%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 14 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 25% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 4 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 collisions56#1896 of 5,508
With an injury4#2999 of 4,660
Property damage only40
Fail to remain14
Involving a pedestrian2#1833 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified12
Since January 2026 (outside the window)4
All since 201467latest 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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 10, 2025. 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 Kingsview Village-The Westway.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Kipling & Northcrest a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 56 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 Kipling & Northcrest?

An above-average intersection for traffic. Its latest count is from Feb 9, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Kipling & Northcrest?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Northcrest Rd between Kipling Ave and Acme Cres (November 2021), found an average of 43 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 50 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Kipling & Northcrest?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 225 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 66,700 spaces — 15 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Kipling & Northcrest by transit?

Bus routes 45, 145, 52, 952, 945 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kipling Ave at Northcrest Rd, 16 m).

What restaurants are near Kipling & Northcrest?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 12 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Chinese & Japanese Gourmet Express (190 m), Lazeez Shawarma (190 m), McDonalds (190 m), Pizza Pizza (190 m) and Estrela Restaurant (389 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 Kipling & Northcrest?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 506 m away at Wincott Park. Washrooms in malls, coffee shops and TTC stations are not in those lists.

Is there child care near Kipling & Northcrest?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 592 spaces in total; 7 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Garderie La Farandole Felix-Leclerc (406 m, 105 spaces), Plasp Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic School (427 m, 43 spaces) and Carefree Preschool Inc. (443 m, 98 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Kipling & Northcrest?

17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,466 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 345 Dixon Rd (275 m, 95 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 333 Dixon Rd (321 m, 55 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 41 Blackfriar Ave (330 m, 32 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 327 Dixon Rd (352 m, 55 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 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 Kipling & Northcrest?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no 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 Kingsview Village-The Westway page.

What neighbourhood is Kipling & Northcrest in?

Kipling & Northcrest is in Kingsview Village-The Westway (City of Toronto neighbourhood 006), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre, represented by Councillor Stephen Holyday.

Sources

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