Northumberland & Ossington

Traffic volume8-hour count · Feb 15, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 3,179 southbound vehicles, or 48% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 510. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 990 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 965 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.0% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 5 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.

Peak hours: 990 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 965 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

2019 was the peak year (6 collisions), and 2025 closed with 3. 0% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 38% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 10% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 27, 2026.

Of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt. The most recent was on Jul 30, 2020.

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2022

The City's counter on Ossington Ave between Northumberland St and Leeds St (61 m away) recorded an average of 41 km/h in its 7-day count in June 2022; 85% of drivers were at or under 49 km/h. That segment carries about 12,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 4 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Northumberland St between Dovercourt Rd and Westmoreland Ave measured slower: 24 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Apr 2004).

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.

• Groceries and food30/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 36 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

  Ossington Station · 11 stops within 300 m · 14 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go6/14

  library 838 m away · 1 place of interest within 1.5 km

• Parks and recreation10/10

  3 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care5/8

  nearest school 0.6 km · 3 licensed child care within 500 m

• 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.

17 registered apartment buildings with 1,116 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 220 Delaware Ave (244 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1930), which scored 79 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 17 scored below 70; the average is 81, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

17 registered buildings · 1,116 units · 2 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.

Toronto Police place nine thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 78% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 1, 2026.

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 Dovercourt Village.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 15, 2022.
• 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.
• 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.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• 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 11 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: 43.66302, -79.42608 · centreline node 13464731.