Toronto · intersection · signal 1554 · red-light camera

Middlefield & Steeles

Middlefield Rd & Steeles Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Ward 23, Scarborough North

Middlefield & Steeles is a major arterial intersection. It sits in Toronto. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2022 that issued 134 tickets in 2025 and a bike lane. Nearby: 8 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
21,111
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 10, 2022
981 pedestrians · 50 cyclists
Collisions
403
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
56 with an injury · 288 property damage · #185 of 5,508 · +13 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1377 of 1,505
Red-light camera
134
tickets in 2025
since 2022 · 55 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
5
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Across the 8-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 2,640 vehicles an hour, 2.3× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 22 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). Police have logged an average of 40 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 13× the median for a Toronto intersection with any collisions. Collisions fell 42%, from 255 in 2016–2020 to 148 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 403 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Middlefield & Steeles

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
5313083012942 nearest 28 m
Express
953
Blue Night
353316
Nearest stops
9 surface stops within 300 m — Steeles Ave East at Middlefield Rd; Middlefield Rd at Steeles Ave East
Regional
York Region Transit 002 Milliken at Elson St / Middlefield Rd413 m
Cycling
Bike Lane on Steeles Ave E installed 2001
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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (5)
  • Banting and Best Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • Prince of Peace Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
  • Macklin Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km
  • The Divine Infant Catholic Elementary School & Msgr Frasier NortheastEnglish Separate · 1.2 km
  • Ecole Elementaire Laure RieseFrench Public · 1.4 km
Community centres
  • Milliken Park Community Recreation Centre600 m
Parks (3)
  • Milliken Park416 m
  • Muirlands Park1.1 km
  • Goldhawk Park1.4 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Goldhawk Park branch1.3 km
Signal
1554, activated 1988 · SA1

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 26 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 32. The nearest is Maki Mart, 53 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2025.

Restaurants & cafés26 within 300 m · 32 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 11 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Maki Mart · 5631 Steeles Ave E, Unit-853 mPassed, Jun 2025
Subway · 5631 Steeles Ave E, Unit-453 mPassed, Mar 2025
Sumilicious Smoked Meat and Deli · 5631 Steeles Ave E, Unit- 5grocery53 mPassed, Mar 2025
Rollz Ice Cream & Desserts · 5631 Steeles Ave E Unit-653 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 2 infractions
Subway · 5631 Steeles Ave E Unit-453 mPassed, Aug 2026
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 5641 Steeles Ave E Unit-1 None83 mPassed, Jun 2026
Tim Hortons · 5641 Steeles Ave E Unit-2 None83 mPassed, Jun 2026
Fat Boy Restaurant · 5651 Steeles Ave E, Unit-28110 mPassed, Mar 2025 · 1 infraction

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 Milliken Park Washroom Building, 434 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 398 m away at Milliken Park.

  • Milliken Park Washroom Building · 5555 Steeles Ave E
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    434 m
  • Milliken Park Community Recreation Centre Washroom · 4325 Mccowan Rd
    View centre hours
    601 m
Drinking water
Milliken Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 398 m; Milliken Park bottle filling station · 437 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

No licensed child care centre within 1 km.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 211 (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.2 km away.

FireFire Station 211 · 2.2 km900 Tapscott Rd
Policenone within 5 km
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 27 · 2.2 km900 Tapscott Rd

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 lots120 lots · ≈37,000 spaces · 111 ha
Within 500 m5 lots · ≈2,500 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 68 m away, ≈207 spaces; 170 m away, ≈817 spaces; 312 m away, ≈503 spaces; 433 m away, ≈382 spaces; 498 m away, ≈593 spaces; 520 m away, ≈143 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 — 8-hour, Dec 10, 2022 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 6,439 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 31% of the total, against 3,842 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 3,230 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 1,971 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, 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 north3,842southbound · 10 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the west6,439eastbound · 12 bikes · 2.9% heavy
Total vehicles21,111981 pedestrians · 50 cyclists · 2.0% heavy
From the east5,966westbound · 28 bikes · 1.7% heavy
From the south4,864northbound · 0 bikes · 1.6% heavy
AM peak hour1,971 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour3,230 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 10, 2022 · 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 Middlefield Rd between Select Ave and Steeles Ave E (197 m away, Jun 2016) recorded volume only — about 28,710 vehicles a day — with no speed data.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Middlefield Rd · Select Ave – Steeles Ave E · 197 mJun 2016 · 3 days28,710
Steeles Ave E · Middlefield Rd – State Crown Blvd · 285 mApr 2016 · 7 days13,167

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

The worst year was 2019, with 73 collisions; 2025 recorded 23. 56 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 68 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 16 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 13 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 12, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions403#185 of 5,508
With an injury56#192 of 4,660
Property damage only288
Fail to remain68
Involving a pedestrian11#196 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#488 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified59
Since January 2026 (outside the window)13
All since 2014537latest Jun 12, 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

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on Jan 7, 2022. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1377 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#795 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20062latest Jan 7, 2022

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

15 thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.7 a year. 93% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1540street/outdoor (14), commercial premises (1)
Bicycle theft200street/outdoor (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jul 26, 2025. 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.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Middlefield & Steeles a dangerous intersection?

It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#1377 of 1,505), out of 403 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 Middlefield & Steeles?

A major arterial intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 10, 2022, 2.3× the median for a counted intersection.

Is there a red-light camera at Middlefield & Steeles?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Middlefield & Steeles since 2022, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 134 tickets in 2025 (181 in 2024) and 55 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 654 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Middlefield & Steeles?

134 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 181 in 2024, and 55 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 654 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 Middlefield & Steeles?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 120 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 37,000 spaces — 5 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Middlefield & Steeles by transit?

Bus routes 53, 130, 830, 129, 42, 953 within 1 km (nearest stop: Steeles Ave East at Middlefield Rd, 28 m); York Region Transit route 002 Milliken at Elson St / Middlefield Rd.

What restaurants are near Middlefield & Steeles?

26 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 32 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Maki Mart (53 m), Subway (53 m), Rollz Ice Cream & Desserts (53 m), Subway (53 m) and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (83 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 Middlefield & Steeles?

The nearest is Milliken Park Washroom Building, 5555 Steeles Ave E, 434 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Milliken Park Community Recreation Centre Washroom (601 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.

How many thefts are reported at Middlefield & Steeles?

Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and two 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 neighbourhood page.

What ward is Middlefield & Steeles in?

Middlefield & Steeles is in Ward 23, Scarborough North, represented by Councillor Jamaal Myers.

Sources

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