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Leslie & Wicksteed

Leslie St & Wicksteed Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Thorncliffe Park · Ward 15, Don Valley West

Leslie & Wicksteed, in Thorncliffe Park, was a quiet local crossing — that was the City's last count here, in 2020. Nearby are 6 TTC routes within a kilometre. Its serious-injury record over the last decade is clean.

Traffic
4,540
vehicles · 8-hour count, Jan 30, 2020
64 pedestrians · 4 cyclists
Collisions
24
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured
Getting there
1
TTC stop within 100 m
6 routes within 1 km
Within a walk
18/100
city median 48
35 places to eat within 1 km

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Leslie & Wicksteed

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 · Jan 30, 2020

The east leg carries the load — 1,953 westbound vehicles, or 43% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 71. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 757 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 57% above the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. (481). Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). 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.

From the north808southbound · 1 bikes · 4.6% heavy
From the west1,708eastbound · 2 bikes · 4.4% heavy
Total vehicles4,54064 pedestrians · 4 cyclists · 4.9% heavy
From the east1,953westbound · 0 bikes · 5.5% heavy
From the south71northbound · 1 bikes · 1.4% heavy

Peak hours: 481 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 757 from 4:15 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

2024 was the peak year (4 collisions), and 2025 closed with 1. 8% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 4% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% 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 Mar 4, 2026.

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions24
With an injury2
Property damage only21
Fail to remain1
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist0
Severity not classified1
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20060

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 Wicksteed Ave between Leslie St and Beth Nealson Dr (57 m away) recorded an average of 34 km/h in its 7-day count in May 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 40 km/h. That segment carries about 6,400 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Wicksteed Ave · Leslie St – Beth Nealson Dr · 57 mMay 2023 · 7 days6,37434 km/h40 km/h44 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
88 156 34 51 nearest 28 m
Blue Night
334 354
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — Wicksteed Ave at Leslie St
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Leonard Linton Park (Vanderhoof Ave) 383 m · 5 min · 7 docks · 1 station, 7 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
23 mapped lots within 500 m, 214 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 a specialist food shop nearby — Larochelle Confections, 67 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 35 eating places are within a kilometre. The nearest is Chai Biskit Co, 450 m away. No pharmacy in the Ministry of Health's register is within a kilometre of this corner. The nearest hospital site is St. Joseph's Infirmary, 1.1 km away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • Chai Biskit Co · 35 Brian Peck Cres Ph25450 m · 5 min
  • Beytoot · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8879 m · 10 min
  • Satvic Tea Co · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8879 m · 10 min
  • Foodie Real Fresh · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8879 m · 10 min
  • Moonbeams & Marigolds · 105 Vanderhoof Ave, Unit-8879 m · 10 min
0 within 300 m · 35 within 1 km
Food shops
Larochelle Confections 67 m · butcher, bakery or food shop
Health and care
  • St. Joseph's Infirmary · hospital site1.1 km · 13 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
  • Leonard Linton Park392 m · 5 min
  • Radar Park908 m · 11 min
Schools
  • Fraser Mustard Early Learning AcademyEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
  • Thorncliffe Park Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
  • Maria Montessori SchoolPrivate · 1.5 km · 18 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 pharmacy, a community centre, licensed child care, a library, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.

18of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food3/30

    35 within 1 km

  • Transit10/28

    2 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go0/14

    none within a walk

  • Parks and recreation4/10

    1 park within 500 m

  • Schools and child care1/8

    nearest school 1.3 km

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

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

One registered apartment building with 262 rental units stands within a kilometre of the corner — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 36 Brentcliffe Rd (937 m, 262 units, 18 storeys, built 2023), which scored 100 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
36 Brentcliffe Rd · Kipling Residential Management Inc262182023100 · Nov 2025937 m · 11 min

1 registered building · 262 units · tallest 18 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 six thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle610street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Thorncliffe Park.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Leslie & Wicksteed a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 24 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 Leslie & Wicksteed?

A quiet local crossing at the City's last count here, in 2020. Its latest count is from Jan 30, 2020, 49% of today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Leslie & Wicksteed a walkable intersection?

Leslie & Wicksteed scores 18 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 park within 500 m; 2 stops within 300 m · 6 routes within 1 km; nearest school 1.3 km.

How fast do cars go at Leslie & Wicksteed?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Wicksteed Ave between Leslie St and Beth Nealson Dr (May 2023), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Leslie & Wicksteed?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 214 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 27,830 spaces — 23 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Leslie & Wicksteed by transit?

Bus routes 88, 156, 34, 51 within 1 km (nearest stop: Wicksteed Ave at Leslie St, 28 m).

What restaurants are near Leslie & Wicksteed?

None within 300 m, and 35 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Chai Biskit Co (450 m), Beytoot (879 m), Satvic Tea Co (879 m), Foodie Real Fresh (879 m) and Moonbeams & Marigolds (879 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Leslie & Wicksteed?

Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 401 m away at Leonard Linton Park.

What apartment buildings are near Leslie & Wicksteed?

One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 262 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 36 Brentcliffe Rd (937 m, 262 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 100 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Leslie & Wicksteed?

Toronto Police place six 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 Thorncliffe Park page.

What neighbourhood is Leslie & Wicksteed in?

Leslie & Wicksteed is in Thorncliffe Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 055), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

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