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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 · Mar 11, 2020
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The east leg carries the load — 9,919 westbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 1,845. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 3,141 vehicles in the hour from 4:45 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. (2,683). Trucks and buses were 9.6% 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 7 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2020, 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: 2,683 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 3,141 from 4:45 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
2023 was the peak year (15 collisions), and 2025 closed with 12. 26% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 5% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 9% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 25, 2026.
Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. The most recent was on Jul 14, 2018. Going back to 2006, the total is 3.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 77 | #1428 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 20 | #868 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 54 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 6 | #590 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 3 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 5 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 2 | #386 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Jul 14, 2018 |
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 Lawrence Ave W between Caledonia Rd and Benton Rd (356 m away, Sep 2013) recorded volume only — about 21,211 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Rd · Lawrence Ave W – Colville Rd · 150 m | Sep 2009 · 3 days | 5,678 | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Ave W · Caledonia Rd – Benton Rd · 356 m | Sep 2013 · 7 days | 21,211 | — | — | — |
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.
- The crossing
- Signal 0399, activated 1966 · leading pedestrian interval South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 52 400 59 18 41 nearest 24 m
- Express
- 952 941
- Blue Night
- 352 341
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave West at Benton Rd; Benton Rd at Lawrence Ave West South Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Caledonia Rd / Lotherton Pathway 893 m · 11 min · 19 docks · 1 station, 19 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 19 mapped lots within 500 m, 455 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
You can do a shop on foot from here: Bulk Barn is 220 m away, one of two grocery stores within 300 m. There are 5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 29 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is KFC, 36 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Blue Sky Pharmacy, 344 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- KFC · 1265 Lawrence Ave W36 m
- Baskin Robbins · 1361 Lawrence Ave W176 m
- Mr Jerk · 1365 Lawrence Ave W176 m
- Barburrito · 1289 Lawrence Ave W E3 None220 m
- McDonald's · 1305 Lawrence Ave W Unit-340240 m
- Grocery
- Bulk Barn 220 m · 2 within 300 m
- Food shops
- Columbus Bakery 838 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Blue Sky Pharmacy 344 m · 4 min · 4 within 1 km
- Child care
- Montessori Start Inc · 63 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten409 m · 5 min
- Rejoyce Caledon Community Child Care · 130 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day908 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 (6)
- Joyce Park789 m · 9 min
- Caledonia Park840 m · 10 min
- Delo Park887 m · 11 min
- Glen Park Parkette1.1 km · 13 min
- Amesbury Park1.1 km · 14 min
- Community centres
- Amesbury Community Centre1 km · 12 min
- Amesbury Sports Complex1.4 km · 16 min
- Schools (7)
- Joyce Public SchoolEnglish Public · 908 m · 11 min
- George Anderson Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Ecole Elementaire Mathieu Da CostaFrench Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- St Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 15 min
- Leonardo Da Vinci AcademyPrivate · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Amesbury Park branch1.2 km · 15 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. This corner is #2,121 of 5,672. 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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
25 registered apartment buildings with 859 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, one of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1252 Lawrence Ave W (134 m, 10 units, 3 storeys, built 1958), which scored 99 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1252 Lawrence Ave W | 10 | 3 | 1958 | 99 · Jul 2026 | 134 m |
| 2417 Keele St | 12 | 3 | 1950 | 75 · Nov 2025 | 609 m · 7 min |
| 2419 Keele St social housing | 12 | 3 | 1954 | 97 · Nov 2025 | 630 m · 8 min |
| 2416 Keele St | 17 | 3 | 1954 | 83 · Jul 2026 | 671 m · 8 min |
| 2418 Keele St · Mpm Inc. | 11 | 3 | 1960 | 81 · Jun 2024 | 680 m · 8 min |
| 1440 Lawrence Ave W · Barney River | 207 | 13 | 1967 | 80 · Nov 2025 | 692 m · 8 min |
25 registered buildings · 859 units · 1 social housing · tallest 13 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
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 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (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 Brookhaven-Amesbury.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Lawrence & Benton a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#386 of 1,505), out of 77 reported collisions of any severity. 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 & Benton?
A heavily travelled arterial crossing at the City's last count here, in 2020. Its latest count is from Mar 11, 2020, 2.2× today's median for a counted intersection.
Is Lawrence & Benton a walkable intersection?
Lawrence & Benton scores 55 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #2,121 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 · 5 places to eat within 300 m; 8 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.9 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
Where can I park near Lawrence & Benton?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 455 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 51,360 spaces — 19 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lawrence & Benton by transit?
Bus routes 52, 400, 59, 18, 41, 952, 941 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave West at Benton Rd, 24 m).
What restaurants are near Lawrence & Benton?
5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 29 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are KFC (36 m), Baskin Robbins (176 m), Mr Jerk (176 m), Barburrito (220 m) and McDonald's (240 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Lawrence & Benton?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 193 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Montessori Start Inc (409 m, 63 spaces) and Rejoyce Caledon Community Child Care (908 m, 130 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Benton?
25 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 859 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1252 Lawrence Ave W (134 m, 10 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 2417 Keele St (609 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 75), 2419 Keele St (630 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 97) and 2416 Keele St (671 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 83). The average RentSafeTO score across the 25 is 88 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Benton?
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 Brookhaven-Amesbury page.
What neighbourhood is Lawrence & Benton in?
Lawrence & Benton is in Brookhaven-Amesbury (City of Toronto neighbourhood 030). It is in Ward 5, York South-Weston, represented by Councillor Frances Nunziata. The corner falls inside the Lawrence Ingram Keele Business Improvement Area.
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 Mar 11, 2020.
- 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.
- Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
- 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 5 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: 43.71030, -79.47191 · centreline node 13456692.