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Lawrence & Bathgate

Lawrence Ave E & Bathgate Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Centennial Scarborough · Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park

Lawrence & Bathgate is a moderately travelled crossing. It sits in Centennial Scarborough. Nearby is 4 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic volume
6,676
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jun 1, 2023
102 pedestrians · 41 cyclists
Collisions
7
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 6 property damage · #4712 of 5,508 · +2 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
2 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 830 vehicles, 72% of the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 65 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. Police have logged an average of 0.7 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Lawrence & Bathgate

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
5486 nearest 17 m
Express
954
Blue Night
354
Nearest stops
4 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Cherryhill Ave; Lawrence Ave East at Bathgate Dr West Side
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 (8)
  • Ecole Elementaire Catholique Saint MichelFrench Separate · 456 m
  • St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 685 m
  • Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 738 m
  • Charlottetown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 915 m
  • Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • St Malachy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.4 km
  • and 2 more
Parks (10)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Port Union branch893 m

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 1 eating place is within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough, 553 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 1 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 0 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough · 29 Meadowvale Rd553 mPassed, May 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 Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 898 m away, View centre hours.

  • Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 5450 Lawrence Ave E
    View centre hours
    898 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

Three licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 170 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough (456 m, 105 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km3 centres · 170 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough · 29 Meadowvale Rd
    105 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    456 m
  • St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program · 186 Centennial Rd
    39 spaces · kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    685 m
  • Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program · 85 Charlottetown Blvd
    26 spaces · kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    915 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 215 (224 m), the nearest police station 43 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 215 · 224 m5318 Lawrence Ave E
Police43 Division · 2 km4331 Lawrence Avenue East
AmbulanceTPS 43 Division/EMS Stn 26 · 2 km4331 Lawrence Ave E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots135 lots · ≈18,770 spaces · 56.3 ha
Within 500 m6 lots · ≈170 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 188 m away, ≈15 spaces; 223 m away, ≈52 spaces; 404 m away, ≈4 spaces; 442 m away, ≈5 spaces; 467 m away, ≈5 spaces; 477 m away, ≈86 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, Jun 1, 2023

The east leg carries the load — 3,164 westbound vehicles, or 47% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 246. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,068 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 1,065 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.5% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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 north294southbound · 0 bikes · 1.4% heavy
From the west2,972eastbound · 21 bikes · 5.3% heavy
Total vehicles6,676102 pedestrians · 41 cyclists · 4.5% heavy
From the east3,164westbound · 19 bikes · 4.3% heavy
From the south246northbound · 1 bikes · 1.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,068 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour1,065 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Jun 1, 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 Cherryhill Ave between Rodarick Dr and Holmcrest Trl (167 m away) recorded an average of 39 km/h in its 24-hour count in September 2008; 85% of drivers were at or under 48 km/h. That segment carries about 600 vehicles a day. The reading is 18 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Cherryhill Ave · Rodarick Dr – Holmcrest Trl · 167 mSep 2008 · 24 h63839 km/h48 km/h52 km/h
Lawrence Ave E · Tredvalley Grv – Centennial Rd · 268 mNov 2011 · 3 days6,249

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 (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 0. 14% of collisions here involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 5, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions7#4712 of 5,508
With an injury1#4359 of 4,660
Property damage only6
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201410latest May 5, 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 two thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle200street/outdoor (1), other (1)
Bicycle theft200house driveway/garage (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 22, 2022. 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 Centennial Scarborough.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lawrence & Bathgate a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 7 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 Lawrence & Bathgate?

A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Jun 1, 2023, 72% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Bathgate?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Cherryhill Ave between Rodarick Dr and Holmcrest Trl (September 2008), found an average of 39 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 48 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Bathgate?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 135 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,770 spaces — 6 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Bathgate by transit?

Bus routes 54, 86, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Cherryhill Ave, 17 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Bathgate?

None within 300 m, and 1 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough (553 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 Lawrence & Bathgate?

The nearest is Port Union Community Recreation Centre Washroom, 5450 Lawrence Ave E, 898 m away (View centre hours). 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 Lawrence & Bathgate?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 170 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough (456 m, 105 spaces), St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program (685 m, 39 spaces) and Charlottetown Kindergarten Extended Care Program (915 m, 26 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Bathgate?

Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and two 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 Centennial Scarborough page.

What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Bathgate in?

Lawrence & Bathgate is in Centennial Scarborough (City of Toronto neighbourhood 133). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.

Sources

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