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Oxford & Augusta

Oxford St & Augusta Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Kensington Market BIA

Oxford & Augusta, in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core, is a low-volume local intersection, with pedestrians outnumbering vehicles and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: a school within 250 m and parks. Nearby: 11 TTC routes within a kilometre. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
1,357
vehicles · 8-hour count, May 11, 2023
4,765 pedestrians · 645 cyclists
Collisions
21
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
1 with an injury · 16 property damage · #3320 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 1 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
5 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 170 vehicles, 15% of the median counted intersection. Pedestrians outnumber vehicles 3.5 to 1 — rare for a Toronto intersection, where the median is one pedestrian for every 13 vehicles. Cyclists were 47.5% of vehicle volume, about 61× the typical share. That comes with about 2.1 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions rose 33%, from 9 in 2016–2020 to 12 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Oxford & Augusta

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Streetcar
506510511505501 nearest 137 m
TTC bus
94 nearest 733 m
Blue Night
306310305301307
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Nassau St / Bellevue Ave 155 m · 15 docks · 40 stations, 753 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 (44)
  • Westside Montessori Elementary SchoolPrivate · 104 m
  • Kensington Community SchoolEnglish Public · 250 m
  • Lord Lansdowne Jr Sr & Da VinciEnglish Public · 324 m
  • King Edward Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Separate · 451 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 471 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 535 m
  • and 38 more
Parks (36)
  • Sonya's Park54 m
  • The Doctors' Parkette187 m
  • Bellevue Square Park288 m
  • Glasgow Street Parkette350 m
  • Lillian H. Smith Park395 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park449 m
  • and 30 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch402 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch496 m
  • Toronto Public Library Spadina Road branch1.3 km
Places of interest
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 657 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 837 m
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 860 m
  • Art Museum at the University of TorontoGallery · 1 km
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 1 km
  • Randolph Centre for the ArtsPerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Hart House TheatrePerforming Arts · 1.1 km
  • Queen's Park: Legislative Assembly of OntarioLandmark · 1.1 km

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 186 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 20 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 355 — 4.9× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is The Cottage Cheese, 7 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in May 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés186 within 300 m · 355 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience20 within 300 m · 45 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
The Cottage Cheese · 64 Oxford St7 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Otto's Berlin Doner · 256 Augusta Ave15 mPassed, May 2026
Wanda's Pie In the Sky · 287 Augusta Ave15 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Taqueria El Pastorcito · 285 Augusta Ave24 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Hawker · 291 Augusta Ave24 mPassed, Jun 2026
Koi Jp Sushi · 281 Augusta Ave27 mPassed, May 2026 · 3 infractions
Tony's Focaccia · 283 Augusta Ave27 mPassed, Aug 2026
The Arch Cafe · 293 Augusta Ave31 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 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 Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 281 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 49 m away at Sonya's Park (currently off).

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    281 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    550 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    585 m
Drinking water
Sonya's Park bottle filling station · 49 m · off; The Doctors' Parkette bottle filling station, drinking fountain · 188 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

17 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,423 spaces; 13 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (97 m, 34 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km17 centres · 1,423 spaces
Fee subsidy13 of 17
  • The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care · 91 Bellevue Ave
    34 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    97 m
  • Westside Montessori School · 95 Bellevue Ave
    73 spaces · toddler, preschool
    104 m
  • Kensington Kids Early Learning Centre · 401 College St
    99 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    250 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Lord Lansdowne Child Care · 33 Robert St
    142 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    324 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (190 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.1 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.4 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 190 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 1.1 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 34 · 1.4 km674 Markham St

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 35 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,781 rental units — 15 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 87 Bellevue Ave (77 m, 28 units, 3 storeys, built 1885), which scored 76 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 46 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 13 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings35 · 2,781 units · 15 social housing
RentSafeTO score87 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202646 across the 35
Open fire-code violations13
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
87 Bellevue Avesocial housing · Homes First Society283188576 · Sep 2025077 m
34 Oxford StToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1895197989 · Aug 20250113 m
99 Bellevue Ave · Fv Property Management164198872 · Jul 20260121 m
88 Oxford St · Turtledove Management114189575 · Jul 20260165 m
25 Leonard Avesocial housing · St. Clare's Multifaith Housing Society776196096 · Aug 20264 · 7 fire279 m
484 Spadina Ave · Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc16616202199 · Jun 20240 · 1 fire288 m
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 20263384 m
162 Huron St · 1771105 Ontario Ltd184190397 · Jul 20260389 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots933 lots · ≈20,840 spaces · 62.5 ha
Within 500 m108 lots · ≈1,620 spaces
Green P (public)35 car parks · about 5,019 spaces
EV charging (City)74 Clinton Street · 927 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking217 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 104 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.6 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface216 m91 *
20 St Andrew St · Garage287 m41727% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage571 m33231% (Q1 2026)
205 Mc Caul St · Surface829 m3979% (Q1 2026)
201 Claremont St · Surface849 m4361% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 89 m away, ≈26 spaces; 92 m away, ≈17 spaces; 114 m away, ≈21 spaces; 129 m away, ≈43 spaces; 131 m away, ≈11 spaces; 132 m away, ≈38 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Soho St. (1 km, 4 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (1 km, 2 ports); 10 Portland St (1 km, 4 ports).

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, May 11, 2023

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 1,127 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 83% of the total, against 230 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (354 of 645). Evening rush dominates here: 226 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:15 p.m., against 114 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since. 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 north0southbound · 202 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 33 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,3574,765 pedestrians · 645 cyclists · 4.9% heavy
From the east230westbound · 56 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south1,127northbound · 354 bikes · 5.1% heavy
AM peak hour114 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour226 vehicles from 4:15 p.m.
Count8-hour · May 11, 2023

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

On Augusta Ave between Oxford St and College St, 75 m from the corner, a 3-day count in May 2023 put the average speed at 21 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 30 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 34 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,400 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Robert St (274 m away, 30 km/h limit), 0.4% of the 15,276 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Augusta Ave · Oxford St – College St · 75 mMay 2023 · 3 days2,39121 km/h30 km/h34 km/h

School-zone speed sign 274 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct16 · 27 km/h
Over the limit2.4%
40 km/h or more0.4%

Robert St (northbound), Opp 30, Robert St · 15,276 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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 peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 4 collisions. 1 collision (5%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 5 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. The most recent report on file is from Oct 25, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions21#3320 of 5,508
With an injury1#4066 of 4,660
Property damage only16
Fail to remain5
Involving a pedestrian1#2153 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
All since 201422latest Oct 25, 2025

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

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Nov 7, 2010.

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

Ten thefts from vehicles and 14 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 4.0× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 2.4 a year. 100% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 36% of the bike thefts were from commercial premises — shops, offices and their lots. Since January 2026, 7 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1013street/outdoor (10)
Bicycle theft1454commercial premises (5), street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 25, 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 Kensington-Chinatown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Oxford & Augusta a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 21 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 Oxford & Augusta?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from May 11, 2023, 15% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Oxford & Augusta?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Augusta Ave between Oxford St and College St (May 2023), found an average of 21 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 30 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 274 m away (30 km/h), 0.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Oxford & Augusta?

The nearest Green P car park is 35 Bellevue Avenue (216 m away, 91 spaces). The City's mapping shows 933 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,840 spaces — 108 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 74 Clinton Street (927 m).

How do I get to Oxford & Augusta by transit?

Streetcar routes 506, 510, 511, 505 and 1 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 137 m away; bus route 94 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Oxford & Augusta?

186 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 355 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are The Cottage Cheese (7 m), Otto's Berlin Doner (15 m), Wanda's Pie In the Sky (15 m), Taqueria El Pastorcito (24 m) and Hawker (24 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 Oxford & Augusta?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 281 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (550 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (585 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 Oxford & Augusta?

17 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,423 spaces in total; 13 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Neighbourhood Group Bellevue Child Care (97 m, 34 spaces), Westside Montessori School (104 m, 73 spaces) and Kensington Kids Early Learning Centre (250 m, 99 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Oxford & Augusta?

35 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,781 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 87 Bellevue Ave (77 m, 28 units, RentSafeTO score 76), 34 Oxford St (113 m, 189 units, RentSafeTO score 89), 99 Bellevue Ave (121 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 72) and 88 Oxford St (165 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 75). The average RentSafeTO score across the 35 is 87 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Oxford & Augusta?

Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and 14 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 7 since January 2026. 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 Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is Oxford & Augusta in?

Oxford & Augusta is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Kensington Market Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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