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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 · Jun 1, 2023
The east leg carries the load — 1,489 westbound vehicles, or 37% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 163. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 639 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 645 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 639 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 645 from 5:00 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
2022 was the peak year (3 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 23% of collisions here involved an injury. People walking or cycling were involved in 8% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Jun 14, 2025.
Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt; one collision involved vehicle occupants only. One of the two happened in darkness. The most recent was on Mar 12, 2019.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 13 | |
| With an injury | 3 | |
| Property damage only | 10 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 2 | #298 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | #423 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Mar 12, 2019 |
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 Lawson Rd between Brumwell St and Adams Park Trl (364 m away) recorded an average of 61 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2018; 85% of drivers were at or under 68 km/h. That segment carries about 6,400 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Centennial Rd between Cameron Watson Cres and Cherrydale Crt measured slower: 45 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 52 km/h (Apr 2022). At the school-zone speed sign on Lawson Rd (56 m away, 40 km/h limit), 10% of the 62,696 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Rd · Cameron Watson Cres – Cherrydale Crt · 349 m | Apr 2022 · 3 days | 2,300 | 45 km/h | 52 km/h | 57 km/h |
| Lawson Rd · Brumwell St – Adams Park Trl · 364 m | Apr 2018 · 3 days | 6,360 | 61 km/h | 68 km/h | 74 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Lawson Rd (eastbound), 56 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 41 km/h, 85th percentile 48 km/h; 10% at 50 km/h or more. 62,696 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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
- 38 200 nearest 32 m
- Blue Night
- 395
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Lawson Rd at Centennial Rd West Side; Lawson Rd at Centennial 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.
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, 65 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
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 6 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Malt N Salt, 132 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 1.0 km away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Malt N Salt · 285 Lawson Rd132 m
- Pizzaiolo · 305 Port Union Rd Unit-1886 m · 11 min
- Shawarma Queenz · 305 Port Union Rd Unit-2886 m · 11 min
- Rouge Kitchen · 297 Port Union Rd Unit-13945 m · 11 min
- Town Wings · 285 Port Union Rd Unit-81 km · 12 min
- Food shops
- Port Union Bakery 1 km · 12 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 1 km · 12 min
- Child care
- Creative Minds Montessori Academy · 79 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day156 m
- St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program · 39 spaces, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day605 m · 7 min
- Washrooms
- Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.889 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
- Centennial Park - Scarborough367 m · 4 min
- Laura Ellis Park598 m · 7 min
- Adams Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Fanfare Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Schools
- Centennial Road Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 113 m
- St Brendan Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 605 m · 7 min
- Charlottetown Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 15 min
- Joseph Howe Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 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 grocery store, a community centre, a library 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 two thefts from vehicles 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | house driveway/garage (2) |
| 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 Centennial Scarborough.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Lawson & Centennial a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#298 of 1,505), out of 13 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 Lawson & Centennial?
A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Jun 1, 2023, 43% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Lawson & Centennial a walkable intersection?
Lawson & Centennial scores 26 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: 1 school within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 park within 500 m; 6 stops within 300 m · 3 routes within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Lawson & Centennial?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawson Rd between Brumwell St and Adams Park Trl (April 2018), found an average of 61 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 68 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 56 m away (40 km/h), 10% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Lawson & Centennial?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 65 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 5,120 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Lawson & Centennial by transit?
Bus routes 38, 200 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawson Rd at Centennial Rd West Side, 32 m).
What restaurants are near Lawson & Centennial?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 6 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Malt N Salt (132 m), Pizzaiolo (886 m), Shawarma Queenz (886 m), Rouge Kitchen (945 m) and Town Wings (1.0 km). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Lawson & Centennial?
The nearest is Adams Park West Fieldhouse Washroom, 2 Rozell Rd, 889 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.).
Is there child care near Lawson & Centennial?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 118 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Creative Minds Montessori Academy (156 m, 79 spaces) and St. Brendan Kindergarten Before & After School Program (605 m, 39 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
How many thefts are reported at Lawson & Centennial?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Centennial Scarborough page.
What neighbourhood is Lawson & Centennial in?
Lawson & Centennial is in Centennial Scarborough (City of Toronto neighbourhood 133). 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 Jun 1, 2023.
- 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; 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: 43.78748, -79.15077 · centreline node 13444671.