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Lawrence & Kingston

Lawrence Ave E & Kingston Rd · Toronto, Ontario · West Hill · Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood

Lawrence & Kingston is a top-100 intersection for vehicle traffic in Toronto. It sits in West Hill. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2022 that issued 1,486 tickets in 2025, a live City traffic camera and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
46,778
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 22, 2024
5,265 pedestrians · 378 cyclists · #51 busiest
Collisions
464
police-reported · 2016–2025
1 killed or seriously injured · 1 since Jan 2026 · #147 of 5,519
Getting there
3
TTC stops within 100 m
10 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
70/100
city median 48 · #844 of 5,672
20 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 177 m

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Lawrence & Kingston

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets, and the red-light camera

Live traffic camera RESCU 8156 · 44 m

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Live camera RESCU 8156 · Kingston Rd & Lawrence Ave E · 44 m from the node
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Live camera · RESCU 8156 · Kingston Rd & Lawrence Ave E
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Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 22, 2024

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 15,536 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 33% of the total, against 8,662 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 4,046 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 4,071 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north15,536southbound · 64 bikes · 3.9% heavy
From the west8,706eastbound · 71 bikes · 4.4% heavy
Total vehicles46,7785,265 pedestrians · 378 cyclists · 4.4% heavy
From the east8,662westbound · 104 bikes · 5.1% heavy
From the south13,874northbound · 139 bikes · 4.6% heavy

Peak hours: 4,046 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 4,071 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

The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 62 collisions. 86 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 58 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 19 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 37 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 27, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The last one inside the window was in 2025. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here (1 pedestrian involved), the latest on May 29, 2026. Going back to 2006, the total is 7. The police all-collisions file records 1 fatal collision here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places it just outside the 65 m radius.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions464#147 of 5,519
With an injury86#79 of 4,669
Property damage only330
Fail to remain58
Involving a pedestrian18#53 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist1
Involving a motorcyclist2
Severity not classified47
Since January 2026 (outside the window)37
Killed or seriously injured1
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness0
Killed or seriously injured since January 2026 (outside the window)11 pedestrian · latest May 29, 2026
All KSI since 20067latest May 29, 2026

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

On Lawrence Ave E between Andover Cres and 4140 Lawrence Ave E, 309 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2024 put the average speed at 54 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 62 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 67 km/h or more. That segment carries about 27,300 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Kingston Rd · Kitchener Rd – Lawrence Ave E · 32 mSep 2013 · 3 days20,312———
Lawrence Ave E · Andover Cres – 4140 Lawrence Ave E · 309 mNov 2024 · 3 days27,25954 km/h62 km/h67 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.

Red-light camera
In operation since 2022; 1,486 tickets in 2025, 621 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.
The crossing
Signal 0144, activated 1960 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval East/West

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

TTC bus
12 86 54 116 nearest 32 m
Express
905 986 954
Blue Night
386 354 334
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Kingston Rd at Lawrence Ave East; Lawrence Ave East at Kingston Rd
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Kitchener Rd / Kingston Rd 122 m · 11 docks · 6 stations, 84 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
34 mapped lots within 500 m, 195 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

Three grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Kabul Market, 177 m away. There is also a specialist food shop, Spice It Up, 266 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 20 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 70. The nearest is Krispy Kreme, 74 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Lawrence Kingston Pharmacy, 141 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Krispy Kreme · 4411 Kingston Rd74 m
  • Halibut House Fish & Chips · 4410 Kingston Rd116 m
  • Eggsmart · 4410 Kingston Rd116 m
  • Harvey's · 4410 Kingston Rd116 m
  • Shelby's Legendary Shawarma · 4410 Kingston Rd Unit-2116 m
20 within 300 m · 70 within 1 km
Grocery
Kabul Market 177 m · 3 within 300 m
Food shops
Spice It Up 266 m · 3 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Pharmacy
Lawrence Kingston Pharmacy 141 m · 9 within 1 km
Child care
  • East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club · 125 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day478 m · 6 min
  • Growing Tykes Child Care · 142 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day490 m · 6 min
  • Morningside Children's Centre · 39 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day616 m · 7 min
7 licensed centres · 507 spaces within 1 km · 6 accept City fee subsidy

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)
  • St. Margarets Parkette255 m · 3 min
  • Eastview Park1 km · 11 min
  • West Hill Park1.1 km · 13 min
  • Peter Secor Park1.3 km · 16 min
  • Deekshill Park1.3 km · 16 min
and 1 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools (8)
  • St Martin de Porres Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 478 m · 6 min
  • West Hill Public SchoolEnglish Public · 716 m · 9 min
  • Galloway Road Public SchoolEnglish Public · 740 m · 9 min
  • St Margaret's Public SchoolEnglish Public · 835 m · 10 min
  • West Hill Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 14 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Morningside branch1 km · 11 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.

70of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #844 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food30/30

    3 grocery stores within 300 m · 20 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit15/28

    9 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go5/14

    library 1 km away

  • Parks and recreation5/10

    1 park within 500 m · nearest centre 1.4 km

  • Schools and child care7/8

    1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot8/10

    traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals

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

Within a kilometre there are 16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,688 rental units — eight social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 4175 Lawrence Ave E (204 m, 375 units, 13 storeys, built 1974), which scored 85 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
4175 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment37513197485 · Oct 2025204 m
4205 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment34514197477 · Nov 2025369 m · 4 min
4110 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment18511197288 · Oct 2025412 m · 5 min
280 Morningside Ave · Q Residential16514197297 · Oct 2025437 m · 5 min
225 Morningside Ave Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment9910197292 · Nov 2025512 m · 6 min
4100 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Management18511197290 · Nov 2025521 m · 6 min

16 registered buildings · 2,688 units · 8 social housing · tallest 20 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

12 thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.3× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.4 a year. 58% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1250street/outdoor (7), other (2)
Bicycle theft200apartment parking (1), commercial premises (1)

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 & Kingston a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 464 reported collisions of any severity. 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded since January 2026, after the ranking window closed. 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 & Kingston?

A top-100 intersection for vehicle traffic in Toronto. It ranks #51 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.9× the median for a counted intersection, and #393 for pedestrians.

Is Lawrence & Kingston a walkable intersection?

Lawrence & Kingston scores 70 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #844 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: 3 grocery stores within 300 m · 20 places to eat within 300 m; 1 school within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; 9 stops within 300 m · 10 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · accessible signals.

Is there a red-light camera at Lawrence & Kingston?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Lawrence & Kingston since 2022, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 1,486 tickets in 2025 (512 in 2024) and 621 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 3,479 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Lawrence & Kingston?

1,486 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — up from 512 in 2024, and 621 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 3,479 tickets since 2022. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.

How fast do cars go at Lawrence & Kingston?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Andover Cres and 4140 Lawrence Ave E (November 2024), found an average of 54 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 62 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lawrence & Kingston?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 195 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 17,290 spaces — 34 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Lawrence & Kingston by transit?

Bus routes 12, 86, 54, 116, 905, 986, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Lawrence Ave East, 32 m).

What restaurants are near Lawrence & Kingston?

20 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 70 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Krispy Kreme (74 m), Halibut House Fish & Chips (116 m), Eggsmart (116 m), Harvey's (116 m) and Shelby's Legendary Shawarma (116 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Lawrence & Kingston?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 507 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are East Scarb. Child Care Centre - East Scarb. Boys & Girls Club (478 m, 125 spaces), Growing Tykes Child Care (490 m, 142 spaces) and Morningside Children's Centre (616 m, 39 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lawrence & Kingston?

16 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,688 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 4175 Lawrence Ave E (204 m, 375 units, RentSafeTO score 85), 4205 Lawrence Ave E (369 m, 345 units, RentSafeTO score 77), 4110 Lawrence Ave E (412 m, 185 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 280 Morningside Ave (437 m, 165 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 16 is 89 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Lawrence & Kingston?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and two 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 & Kingston in?

Lawrence & Kingston is in West Hill (City of Toronto neighbourhood 136), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined