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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 · Apr 14, 2026
Traffic is heaviest from the south: 1,486 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 32% of the total, against 817 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 570 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 546 from 4:30 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% 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: 570 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 546 from 4:30 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 worst year was 2017, with 4 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 2 collisions (20%) involved an injury. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (10%). The most recent report on file is from Sep 18, 2025.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 10 | 2.1 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 2 | |
| Property damage only | 8 | |
| Fail to remain | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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
On Patricia Ave between Homewood Ave and Laconia Dr, 326 m from the corner, a 3-day count in October 2023 put the average speed at 44 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 52 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 57 km/h or more. That segment carries about 2,800 vehicles a day. Chelmsford Ave between Pleasant Ave and Moore Park Ave measured slower: 42 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Apr 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Patricia Ave (100 m away, 30 km/h limit), 20% of the 41,443 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a high share for a school zone.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Ave · Homewood Ave – Laconia Dr · 326 m | Oct 2023 · 3 days | 2,843 | 44 km/h | 52 km/h | 57 km/h |
| Chelmsford Ave · Pleasant Ave – Moore Park Ave · 352 m | Apr 2026 · 3 days | 2,647 | 42 km/h | 49 km/h | 54 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Patricia Ave (westbound), 100 m — 30 km/h zone. Median 34 km/h, 85th percentile 41 km/h; 20% at 40 km/h or more. 41,443 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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
- 125 98 7 160 60 nearest 422 m · 5 min
- Blue Night
- 307 353
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Regional
- York Region Transit 088 Bathurst at Steeles Av / Village Gate1 km · 11 min
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Grantbrook St / Finch Hydro Corridor Trail 934 m · 11 min · 15 docks · 1 station, 15 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
- 2 mapped lots within 500 m, 182 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 Bathurst Village Market, 759 m away. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 2 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tov-Li Pizza & Falafel, 756 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Bathurst Drug Mart, 802 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Cheltenham Community, a long-term care home 1.0 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tov-Li Pizza & Falafel · 5982 Bathurst St756 m · 9 min
- Beyond Delish · 5987 Bathurst St797 m · 9 min
- Grocery
- Bathurst Village Market 759 m · 9 min
- Food shops
- Kosher Town 577 m · 7 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Bathurst Drug Mart 802 m · 10 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- The Toronto Cheder · 20 spaces, preschool · $10-a-day632 m · 8 min
- Pleasant Child Care of North York · 110 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day702 m · 8 min
- Jrcc Preschool Day Care · 73 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day745 m · 9 min
- Health and care
- Cheltenham Community · long-term care home1 km · 11 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)
- Lissom Park377 m · 4 min
- Moore Park908 m · 11 min
- Don Lake Parkette1.1 km · 13 min
- Charlton Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Harryetta Gardens1.3 km · 15 min
- Community centres
- Antibes Community Centre1.2 km · 14 min
- Schools (10)
- Fisherville Sr & N/W Secondary AlternativeEnglish Public · 364 m · 4 min
- Congregation Bnei Torah and Birchas Shmuel Private SchoolPrivate · 578 m · 7 min
- Toronto Cheder Boys SchoolPrivate · 632 m · 8 min
- Pleasant Public SchoolEnglish Public · 702 m · 8 min
- Kenton Learning Centre LINCEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 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 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 ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,600 rental units — one social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 485 Patricia Ave (658 m, 240 units, 10 storeys, built 2012), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485 Patricia Ave · Myriad Property Management | 240 | 10 | 2012 | 97 · Aug 2025 | 658 m · 8 min |
| 5950 Bathurst St · G & S Regal Management Limited | 133 | 12 | 1964 | 84 · Sep 2024 | 745 m · 9 min |
| 18 Cedarcroft Blvd · Embee Properties Limited | 117 | 12 | 1965 | 98 · Aug 2026 | 855 m · 10 min |
| 25 Cedarcroft Blvd · Novi Properties | 132 | 13 | 1965 | 84 · Sep 2024 | 869 m · 10 min |
| 6091 Bathurst St social housing · Greenwin Corp. | 90 | 6 | 1982 | 79 · Jul 2024 | 876 m · 10 min |
| 6000 Bathurst St · O'shanter Development Comapny Ltd. | 108 | 12 | 1964 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 905 m · 11 min |
10 registered buildings · 1,600 units · 1 social housing · tallest 17 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
Two thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 3, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 2 | 1 | 1 | house driveway/garage (1), commercial premises (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Newtonbrook West.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Patricia & Chelmsford a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 10 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 Patricia & Chelmsford?
A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Apr 14, 2026, 29% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Patricia & Chelmsford a walkable intersection?
Patricia & Chelmsford scores 19 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 · nearest centre 1.2 km; 1 school within 500 m · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 2 within 1 km.
How fast do cars go at Patricia & Chelmsford?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Patricia Ave between Homewood Ave and Laconia Dr (October 2023), found an average of 44 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 52 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 100 m away (30 km/h), 20% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Patricia & Chelmsford?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 182 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,140 spaces — 2 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Patricia & Chelmsford by transit?
Bus routes 125, 98, 7, 160, 60 within 1 km; York Region Transit route 088 Bathurst at Steeles Av / Village Gate.
What restaurants are near Patricia & Chelmsford?
None within 300 m, and 2 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tov-Li Pizza & Falafel (756 m) and Beyond Delish (797 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Patricia & Chelmsford?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 352 m away at Lissom Park.
Is there child care near Patricia & Chelmsford?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 203 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are The Toronto Cheder (632 m, 20 spaces), Pleasant Child Care of North York (702 m, 110 spaces) and Jrcc Preschool Day Care (745 m, 73 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Patricia & Chelmsford?
Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,600 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 485 Patricia Ave (658 m, 240 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 5950 Bathurst St (745 m, 133 units, RentSafeTO score 84), 18 Cedarcroft Blvd (855 m, 117 units, RentSafeTO score 98) and 25 Cedarcroft Blvd (869 m, 132 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 91 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Patricia & Chelmsford?
Toronto Police place two thefts from vehicles and no 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 Newtonbrook West page.
What neighbourhood is Patricia & Chelmsford in?
Patricia & Chelmsford is in Newtonbrook West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 036). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng.
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 Apr 14, 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- 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 18 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: 43.78589, -79.43783 · centreline node 13445422.