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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 volume14-hour count · Jun 30, 2026
This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the east: 11,634 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 44% of the total, against 4,531 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (97 of 190). Evening rush dominates here: 2,546 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:15 p.m., against 1,694 in the morning peak from 8:00 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
Peak hours: 1,694 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 2,546 from 5:15 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
The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 27 collisions. 41 collisions (20%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 49 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 14 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 10 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 24, 2026.
None of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 3 pedestrians were among those hurt. 2 of the 3 happened in darkness — 67%, above the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Sep 2, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 5.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 206 | #486 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 41 | #329 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 123 | |
| Fail to remain | 49 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 11 | #184 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 3 | #841 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 3 | |
| Severity not classified | 42 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 10 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 3 | #144 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 3 | #36 of 879 |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 2 | 67% here vs 39% citywide |
| All KSI since 2006 | 5 | latest Sep 2, 2024 |
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.
Traffic on these streets
The City's most recent midblock count on Lawrence Ave E between Orton Park Rd and 3950 Lawrence Ave E (32 m away, Nov 2011) recorded volume only — about 14,398 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orton Park Rd · Lawrence Ave E – Northfield Rd · 32 m | May 2010 · 3 days | 8,391 | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Ave E · Orton Park Rd – 3950 Lawrence Ave E · 32 m | Nov 2011 · 3 days | 14,398 | — | — | — |
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.
- The crossing
- Signal 0858, activated 1969 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 54 406 154 nearest 22 m
- Express
- 954
- Blue Night
- 354
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Orton Park Rd
- Cycling
- Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Orton Park Rd installed 2007; Signed Route (No Pavement Markings) on Lawrence Ave E installed 2015
- Bike Share
- Lawrence Ave E / Orton Park Rd 24 m · 15 docks · 5 stations, 63 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
- 11 mapped lots within 500 m, 161 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 within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Simi African Food Market, 319 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 3 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 15 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tasty Slice Pizza, 81 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Golfdale Pharmacy, 798 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Extendicare Scarborough, a long-term care home 429 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tasty Slice Pizza · 3930 Lawrence Ave E, Unit-281 m
- Gas & Grab Mart · 3930 Lawrence Ave E81 m
- Mahakali Farsan · 3879 Lawrence Ave E269 m · 3 min
- Shiva's Coffee & Snacks · 3867 Lawrence Ave E307 m · 4 min
- Karnavati Street Food & Tiffin Service · 3863 Lawrence Ave E372 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Simi African Food Market 319 m · 4 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Prem Grocerie Fish & Meat 372 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Convenience
- 1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Golfdale Pharmacy 798 m · 10 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Sandbox Day Care Centre · 92 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day172 m
- Lawrence Orton Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 54 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day174 m
- Future Stars Child Care Centre · 52 spaces, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day252 m · 3 min
- Health and care
- Extendicare Scarborough · long-term care home429 m · 5 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 (6)
- Curran Hall Ravine Park737 m · 9 min
- Cedar Ridge Park1.1 km · 14 min
- St. Margarets Parkette1.2 km · 14 min
- West Hill Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Cornell Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Schools (8)
- Willow Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 608 m · 7 min
- George B Little Public SchoolEnglish Public · 859 m · 10 min
- Galloway Road Public SchoolEnglish Public · 944 m · 11 min
- St Margaret's Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- Tecumseh Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Places of interest
- Cedar Ridge Creative CentreGallery · 1.2 km · 14 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 community centre, a library or a public washroom.
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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are 17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,063 rental units — seven social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 3939 Lawrence Ave E (70 m, 31 units, 3 storeys, built 1970), which scored 82 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 85, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3939 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Managment | 31 | 3 | 1970 | 82 · Oct 2025 | 70 m |
| 3941 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Management | 33 | 3 | 1970 | 75 · Jul 2026 | 140 m |
| 3943 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Management | 15 | 3 | 1970 | 87 · Oct 2025 | 153 m |
| 3950 Lawrence Ave E · Uperside Apartments Ltd | 164 | 15 | 1967 | 74 · Oct 2024 | 171 m |
| 15 Orton Park Rd · Uppresideapartments Ltd | 147 | 14 | 1967 | 76 · Oct 2024 | 171 m |
| 3947 Lawrence Ave E Toronto Community Housing · Del Management | 238 | 19 | 1970 | 94 · Jul 2026 | 175 m |
17 registered buildings · 2,063 units · 7 social housing · tallest 19 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
45 thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 7.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 4.7 a year. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 25, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 45 | 14 | 1 | street/outdoor (27), apartment parking (13) |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 1 | 0 | street/outdoor (1), other (1) |
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 Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Orton Park & Lawrence a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 3 serious-injury collisions were recorded in 2016–2025 (#144 of 1,505), out of 206 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 Orton Park & Lawrence?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #508 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.63× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Orton Park & Lawrence a walkable intersection?
Orton Park & Lawrence scores 37 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: nearest school 0.6 km · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; 2 grocery stores within 1 km · 3 places to eat within 300 m; 3 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
Where can I park near Orton Park & Lawrence?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 161 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 18,880 spaces — 11 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Orton Park & Lawrence by transit?
Bus routes 54, 406, 154, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Orton Park Rd, 22 m).
What restaurants are near Orton Park & Lawrence?
3 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 15 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tasty Slice Pizza (81 m), Gas & Grab Mart (81 m), Mahakali Farsan (269 m), Shiva's Coffee & Snacks (307 m) and Karnavati Street Food & Tiffin Service (372 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Orton Park & Lawrence?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 405 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Sandbox Day Care Centre (172 m, 92 spaces), Lawrence Orton Early Learning & Child Care Centre (174 m, 54 spaces) and Future Stars Child Care Centre (252 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Orton Park & Lawrence?
17 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,063 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 3939 Lawrence Ave E (70 m, 31 units, RentSafeTO score 82), 3941 Lawrence Ave E (140 m, 33 units, RentSafeTO score 75), 3943 Lawrence Ave E (153 m, 15 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 3950 Lawrence Ave E (171 m, 164 units, RentSafeTO score 74). The average RentSafeTO score across the 17 is 85 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Orton Park & Lawrence?
Toronto Police place 45 thefts from vehicles and two bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 1 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn page.
What neighbourhood is Orton Park & Lawrence in?
Orton Park & Lawrence is in Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn (City of Toronto neighbourhood 141), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, represented by Councillor Paul Ainslie.
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 30, 2026.
- 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; 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 24 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: 43.76405, -79.20563 · centreline node 13447932.