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Traffic and safety
The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets
Traffic volume8-hour count · Feb 1, 2022
The east leg carries the load — 2,684 westbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 36. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 956 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 950 from 4:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 8.9% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. 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.
Peak hours: 956 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 950 from 4:00 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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 4 collisions. 32% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 29, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 22 | |
| With an injury | 7 | #2273 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 12 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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.
How fast traffic moves here
The City's counter on Lawrence Ave E between McMillan Ave and Atkinson Ave (203 m away) recorded an average of 61 km/h in its 3-day count in August 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 70 km/h. That segment carries about 10,400 vehicles a day. Beechgrove Dr between Atkinson Ave and Fergalea Ave measured slower: 38 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Jul 2024).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Ave E · McMillan Ave – Atkinson Ave · 203 m | Aug 2023 · 3 days | 10,429 | 61 km/h | 70 km/h | 77 km/h |
| Beechgrove Dr · Atkinson Ave – Fergalea Ave · 325 m | Jul 2024 · 3 days | 1,327 | 38 km/h | 44 km/h | 49 km/h |
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
- TTC bus
- 54 86 nearest 20 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 354
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Beechgrove Dr West Side; Lawrence Ave East at Beechgrove Dr
- 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 2 mapped lots within 500 m, 111 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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
The nearest grocery store is Coppa's, 497 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 3 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Papa John's, 478 m away. The nearest pharmacy is The Medicine Shoppe, 491 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Papa John's · 166 Bennett Rd Unit-A478 m · 6 min
- Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough · 29 Meadowvale Rd761 m · 9 min
- Tandoori Feast · 670 Coronation Dr Unit-6857 m · 10 min
- Grocery
- Coppa's 497 m · 6 min
- Pharmacy
- The Medicine Shoppe 491 m · 6 min
- Child care
- St. Malachy Before & After School Program · 28 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day551 m · 7 min
- William G. Miller School Age YMCA · 71 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day878 m · 10 min
- Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough · 105 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day882 m · 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 (8)
- Beechgrove Park682 m · 8 min
- Colonel Danforth Park812 m · 10 min
- Janellan Ravine Park1 km · 12 min
- Megan Park1 km · 12 min
- Wanita Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Community centres
- Heron Park Community Recreation Centre1.5 km · 17 min
- Schools
- St Malachy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 551 m · 7 min
- William G Miller Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 878 m · 10 min
- Ecole Elementaire Catholique Saint MichelFrench Separate · 882 m · 11 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Morningside branch1.4 km · 17 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 public washroom or a care or retirement home.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.
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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 1 | 0 | other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 West Hill.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Lawrence & Beechgrove a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 22 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 & Beechgrove?
A moderately travelled crossing at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Feb 1, 2022, 67% of today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Lawrence & Beechgrove a walkable intersection?
Lawrence & Beechgrove scores 24 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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: 3 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km; nearest park 0.7 km · nearest centre 1.5 km; nearest school 0.6 km · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Beechgrove?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between McMillan Ave and Atkinson Ave (August 2023), found an average of 61 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 70 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Lawrence & Beechgrove?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 111 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 13,850 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lawrence & Beechgrove by transit?
Bus routes 54, 86, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Beechgrove Dr West Side, 20 m).
What restaurants are near Lawrence & Beechgrove?
None within 300 m, and 3 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Papa John's (478 m), Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Scarborough (761 m) and Tandoori Feast (857 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Lawrence & Beechgrove?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 204 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Malachy Before & After School Program (551 m, 28 spaces), William G. Miller School Age YMCA (878 m, 71 spaces) and Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Scarborough (882 m, 105 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Beechgrove?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the West Hill page.
What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Beechgrove in?
Lawrence & Beechgrove is in West Hill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 136), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 1, 2022.
- Serious-injury collisions: City of Toronto / Toronto Police Service, Motor Vehicle Collisions involving Killed or Seriously Injured Persons, records through Oct 11, 2026.
- All collisions: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data, records through Sep 30, 2026.
- Cameras: City of Toronto, Red Light Cameras.
- Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Licensed Child Care Centres; Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (Ontario) — Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.; City of Toronto School Locations, Parks and Recreation Facilities, Library Branch General Information, Places of Interest and Attractions, Traffic Signals Tabular, Neighbourhoods.
- Thefts: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, occurrences offset by police to the nearest intersection, records through Jun 30, 2026.
- Ward and BIA: Wards and Elected Councillors (Ward 25 councillor), Business Improvement Areas.
- Getting there: TTC Routes and Schedules (GTFS), GO Transit GTFS, UP Express GTFS, VIA Rail GTFS, MiWay (Mississauga) GTFS, Durham Region Transit GTFS, Brampton Transit GTFS, York Region Transit GTFS, Bike Share Toronto, Cycling Network; Topographic Mapping – Physical Area of Parking Lots, Green P Parking with Parking Occupancy, City-Operated EV Charging Stations, Street Furniture – Bicycle Parking, Bicycle Parking Racks, High-Capacity Bicycle Parking, Indoor Bike Stations. Data provided with permission of Metrolinx where GO and UP Express appear.
- Coordinates: 43.77379, -79.16228 · centreline node 13446423.