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Leslie & Sheppard

Leslie St & Sheppard Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Bayview Village · Ward 17, Don Valley North

In Bayview Village, Leslie & Sheppard is one of the hundred busiest counted intersections in Toronto. It has a red-light camera in place since 2022 that issued 2,112 tickets in 2025, a live City traffic camera and Leslie Station at the corner. Nearby: Oriole GO 683 m away.

Traffic volume
46,523
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 15, 2025
645 pedestrians · 27 cyclists · #52 busiest
Collisions
542
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
86 with an injury · 427 property damage · #108 of 5,508 · +22 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
2
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 2 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #429 of 1,505
Red-light camera
2,112
tickets in 2025
since 2022 · 928 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
Leslie Station
subway station within 250 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 3,320 vehicles an hour, 2.9× the median counted intersection. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 72 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 54 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 11.7 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.3× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 44%, from 348 in 2016–2020 to 194 in 2021–2025. About one in 271 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Leslie & Sheppard

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Sheppard Ave E & Leslie St — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8098 · Sheppard Ave E & Leslie St · 35 m from the node
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Leslie & Sheppard, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8098 · Sheppard Ave E & Leslie St
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Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Leslie Station (Line 4)75 m
GO Transit
Oriole GO — Richmond Hill683 m
TTC bus
15118551115 nearest 34 m
Blue Night
385
Nearest stops
11 surface stops within 300 m — Leslie St at Sheppard Ave East; Sheppard Ave East at Leslie St - Leslie Station
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Sheppard Ave E / Leslie St 63 m · 19 docks · 3 stations, 49 docks 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 (11)
  • Bay School of CanadaPrivate · 393 m
  • Dallington Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Shaughnessy Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • St Timothy Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km
  • Dunlace Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • Lescon Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km
  • and 5 more
Community centres
  • Ethennonnhawahstihnen' Community Recreation Centre & Library1 km
Parks (23)
  • Clovercrest Parkette325 m
  • Villaways Park491 m
  • Manor Park510 m
  • Clarinda Park515 m
  • Ambrose Parkette540 m
  • Maureen Parkette640 m
  • and 17 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Ethennonnhawahstihnen' (formely Bayview) branch1 km
Signal
0744, activated 1968 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 1 grocery or convenience store, and 23 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 71 within a kilometre. The nearest is Starbucks, 264 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2025.

Restaurants & cafés4 within 300 m · 23 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience1 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Starbucks · 4001 Leslie St264 mPassed, Mar 2025
Subway · 4001 Leslie St264 mPassed, Oct 2025
Tim Hortons - Second Floor · 4001 Leslie St264 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Market - Palgong Tea · 4001 Leslie Stgrocery265 mPassed, Jun 2026
Avenue On the Park · 1200 Sheppard Ave E279 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Fifth Avenue Eatery and Coffee House · 1210 Sheppard Ave E Unit-101354 mPassed, Aug 2026
J & Y Chinese Cuisine · 1108 Sheppard Ave E376 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
McDonald's · 1125 Sheppard Ave E533 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions

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 East Don Parkland Washroom, 141 m away — currently listed as closed (under construction); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and it is wheelchair-accessible.

  • East Don Parkland Washroom · 1240 Sheppard Ave E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible · closed — Under Construction
    141 m
  • Ethennonnhawahstihnen Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 80 Mcmahon Dr E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    771 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 237 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Sheppard Business Park Child Care Centre (416 m, 78 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km3 centres · 237 spaces
Fee subsidy3 of 3
  • Sheppard Business Park Child Care Centre · 1220 Sheppard Ave E
    78 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    416 m
  • Rendezvous Child Care Centre · 18 Dallington Dr
    107 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km
  • Ethennonnhawahstihnen Child Care Centre · 100 Ethennonnhawahstihnen Lane
    52 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 116 (289 m), the nearest police station 33 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.9 km away.

FireFire Station 116 · 289 m255 Esther Shiner Blvd
Police33 Division · 2.6 km50 Upjohn Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 23 · 1.9 km115 Parkway Forest Dr

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 lots255 lots · ≈32,060 spaces · 96.2 ha
Within 500 m21 lots · ≈5,030 spaces
Green P (public)2 car parks · about 468 spaces
EV charging (City)Bessarion CC · 1 km · 10 Level 2 ports
Bike parking4 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street · Surface321 m102 *
Don Mills Lot - 1800 Sheppard Ave East · Surface1.5 km366 *

Nearest lots: 118 m away, ≈165 spaces; 140 m away, ≈2 spaces; 145 m away, ≈9 spaces; 150 m away, ≈6 spaces; 162 m away, ≈13 spaces; 178 m away, ≈28 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 — 14-hour, Nov 15, 2025 (a weekend day)

The west leg carries the load — 14,812 eastbound vehicles, or 32% of everything entering — while the east leg brought 9,608. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 4,035 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 4,166 from 4:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 0.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north11,032southbound · 12 bikes · 0.6% heavy
From the west14,812eastbound · 9 bikes · 0.7% heavy
Total vehicles46,523645 pedestrians · 27 cyclists · 0.7% heavy
From the east9,608westbound · 4 bikes · 0.7% heavy
From the south11,071northbound · 2 bikes · 0.7% heavy
AM peak hour4,035 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour4,166 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 15, 2025 · weekend

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 most recent midblock count on Leslie St between Leslie N and Sheppard Ave E (41 m away, Oct 2014) recorded volume only — about 20,261 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Leslie St · Leslie N – Sheppard Ave E · 41 mOct 2014 · 7 days20,261
Sheppard Ave E · Old Leslie St – Leslie St · 57 mSep 2014 · 7 days20,241

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 (94 collisions), and 2025 closed with 42. 16% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 32 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 6% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 22 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 11.7 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions542#108 of 5,508
With an injury86#80 of 4,660
Property damage only427
Fail to remain32
Involving a pedestrian11#193 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2344 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified29
Since January 2026 (outside the window)22
All since 2014729latest Jun 13, 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

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt. The most recent was on Aug 5, 2023.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions2#429 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian2#153 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Aug 5, 2023

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 16 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 0 in 2023–2025, about 0.0 a year, against 2.3 a year before that. 94% 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 vehicle1600street/outdoor (15), house driveway/garage (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Nov 28, 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 Bayview Village.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Leslie & Sheppard a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 2 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#429 of 1,505), out of 542 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 Leslie & Sheppard?

One of the hundred busiest counted intersections in Toronto. It ranks #52 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.9× the median for a counted intersection.

Is there a red-light camera at Leslie & Sheppard?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Leslie & Sheppard since 2022, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 2,112 tickets in 2025 (2,569 in 2024) and 928 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 10,138 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Leslie & Sheppard?

2,112 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 2,569 in 2024, and 928 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 10,138 tickets since 2022. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

Where can I park near Leslie & Sheppard?

The nearest Green P car park is Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street (321 m away, 102 spaces). The City's mapping shows 255 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,060 spaces — 21 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Bessarion CC (1.0 km).

How do I get to Leslie & Sheppard by transit?

Leslie Station (Line 4) is 75 m away; Oriole GO is 683 m away; bus routes 151, 185, 51, 115 within 1 km (nearest stop: Leslie St at Sheppard Ave East, 34 m).

What restaurants are near Leslie & Sheppard?

4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 23 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Starbucks (264 m), Subway (264 m), Tim Hortons - Second Floor (264 m), Avenue On the Park (279 m) and Fifth Avenue Eatery and Coffee House (354 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 Leslie & Sheppard?

The nearest is East Don Parkland Washroom, 1240 Sheppard Ave E, 141 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. The City currently lists it as closed: under construction. Next nearest: Ethennonnhawahstihnen Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (771 m). 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 Leslie & Sheppard?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 237 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sheppard Business Park Child Care Centre (416 m, 78 spaces), Rendezvous Child Care Centre (1.0 km, 107 spaces) and Ethennonnhawahstihnen Child Care Centre (1.0 km, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

How many thefts are reported at Leslie & Sheppard?

Toronto Police place 16 thefts from vehicles and no 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 Bayview Village page.

What neighbourhood is Leslie & Sheppard in?

Leslie & Sheppard is in Bayview Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 052). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.

Sources

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