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Pharmacy & Lawrence

Pharmacy Ave & Lawrence Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Wexford/Maryvale · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre · Wexford Heights BIA

In Wexford/Maryvale, Pharmacy & Lawrence is a top-100 intersection for vehicle traffic in Toronto. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2021 that issued 697 tickets in 2025. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
41,749
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 26, 2025
1,680 pedestrians · 119 cyclists · #96 busiest
Collisions
534
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
82 with an injury · 400 property damage · #111 of 5,508 · +51 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
3
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
1 fatal · 0 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #83 of 1,505
Red-light camera
697
tickets in 2025
since 2021 · 396 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
5 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 2,980 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, 2.6× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 25 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 53 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 12.8 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.6× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 25%, from 237 in 2016–2020 to 297 in 2021–2025. About one in 178 of those collisions involved a death or serious injury.

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Pharmacy & Lawrence

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
5467249168 nearest 22 m
Express
954924968
Blue Night
354324
Nearest stops
7 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Pharmacy Ave; Pharmacy Ave at Lawrence Ave East
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Surrey Ave / Victoria Park Ave 788 m · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 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 (12)
  • Wexford Public SchoolEnglish Public · 346 m
  • Wexford Collegiate School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 367 m
  • Precious Blood Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 473 m
  • St Kevin Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 845 m
  • Buchanan Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Broadlands Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 6 more
Parks (7)
  • Deanvar Parkette536 m
  • Wayne Parkette821 m
  • Maryvale Park1.1 km
  • Rowena Park1.2 km
  • Wexford Park1.2 km
  • Sweeney Park1.2 km
  • and 1 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Victoria Village branch1 km
Signal
0408, activated 1958 · SA1 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

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 21 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 4 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 90. The nearest is Tim Hortons, 49 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in March 2026.

Restaurants & cafés21 within 300 m · 90 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience4 within 300 m · 21 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Ghadir Fish Restaurant · 1842 Lawrence Ave Egrocery42 mPassed, Aug 2026
Tim Hortons · 1108 Pharmacy Ave49 mPassed, Mar 2026
Ghadir Meat & Restaurant · 1842 Lawrence Ave Egrocery84 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Shawarma Empire · 1823 Lawrence Ave E91 mPassed, Feb 2025 · 1 infraction
Shawarma Empire · 1823 Lawrence Ave E91 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Famous Fried Chicken and Burgers · 1801 Lawrence Ave E93 mPassed, May 2026
Faryab Restaurant · 1801 Lawrence Ave E Unit-193 mPassed, May 2026 · 2 infractions
Kunafa's · 1801 Lawrence Ave E Unit-#293 mPassed, Apr 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

No City washroom within 1 km.

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

Five licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 202 spaces; four accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Wexford Extended Day and School Age Program (346 m, 30 spaces, school age).

Within 1 km5 centres · 202 spaces
Fee subsidy4 of 5
  • Wexford Extended Day and School Age Program · 1050 Pharmacy Ave
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    346 m
  • Precious Blood Jr YMCA Elp · 1035 Pharmacy Ave
    43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    473 m
  • Scarborough Citadel Child Care · 2021 Lawrence Ave E
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    800 m
  • Big Dreams Early Learning Centre · 1703 Victoria Park Ave
    50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day
    832 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 233 (786 m), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 233 · 786 m59 Curlew Dr
Police41 Division · 2.6 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 21 · 1.6 km887 Pharmacy Ave

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 26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,296 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1790 Lawrence Ave E (103 m, 36 units, 5 storeys, built 1962), which scored 97 out of 100 at its October 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 51 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 9 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings26 · 2,296 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202651 across the 26
Open fire-code violations9
Tallest15 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
1790 Lawrence Ave E · Dixland Apartments Lts.365196297 · Oct 20250103 m
1860 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing908197898 · Sep 20240156 m
1765 Lawrence Ave E1037196485 · Dec 20251177 m
1780 Lawrence Ave E · Monterey Park Inc.395196194 · Oct 20250190 m
1725 Lawrence Ave E · Monterey Park Inc.436196094 · Oct 20251342 m
1817 Victoria Park Ave · 2780964 Ontario Limited364195991 · Sep 20252412 m
1827 Victoria Park Ave · 2858866 Ontario Limited364195993 · Jun 20246444 m
1765 Victoria Park Ave · Midland Place Inc677196190 · Oct 20252451 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 lots366 lots · ≈56,720 spaces · 170.2 ha
Within 500 m33 lots · ≈2,730 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 25 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface459 m25 *

Nearest lots: 44 m away, ≈64 spaces; 58 m away, ≈129 spaces; 58 m away, ≈76 spaces; 63 m away, ≈184 spaces; 116 m away, ≈24 spaces; 118 m away, ≈64 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 — 14-hour, Oct 26, 2025 (a weekend day)

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 14,751 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 35% of the total, against 7,624 from the north. Evening rush dominates here: 4,418 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 2,380 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 1.2% 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 Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north7,624southbound · 31 bikes · 0.8% heavy
From the west10,587eastbound · 30 bikes · 1.5% heavy
Total vehicles41,7491,680 pedestrians · 119 cyclists · 1.2% heavy
From the east14,751westbound · 36 bikes · 1.3% heavy
From the south8,787northbound · 22 bikes · 1.0% heavy
AM peak hour2,380 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour4,418 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 26, 2025 · 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

On Lawrence Ave E between Victoria Park Ave and Townley Ave, 332 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in April 2017 put the average speed at 54 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 69 km/h or more. That segment carries about 25,300 vehicles a day. Pharmacy Ave between Goldsmith Ave and Brian Ave measured slower: 44 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 53 km/h (May 2026). The reading is 9 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. At the school-zone speed sign on Pharmacy Ave (166 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.3% of the 64,382 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Pharmacy Ave · Goldsmith Ave – Brian Ave · 226 mMay 2026 · 3 days19,93844 km/h53 km/h58 km/h
Lawrence Ave E · Victoria Park Ave – Townley Ave · 332 mApr 2017 · 24 h25,31154 km/h64 km/h69 km/h

School-zone speed sign 166 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct44 · 50 km/h
Over the limit2.6%
60 km/h or more0.3%

Pharmacy Ave (southbound), 55 Breckonwood Crescent · 64,382 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 74 collisions. 82 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 63 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 51 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.

By year

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Exposure-adjusted: 12.8 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions534#111 of 5,508
With an injury82#88 of 4,660
Property damage only400
Fail to remain63
Involving a pedestrian5#649 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist4#523 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist4
With a fatality1
Severity not classified51
Since January 2026 (outside the window)51
All since 2014666latest Jun 24, 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

Of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt; 2 collisions involved vehicle occupants only. 1 of the 3 happened in darkness — 33%, about the citywide 39%. The most recent was on Jun 18, 2023. Going back to 2006, the total is 4.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions3#83 of 1,505
Fatal1#206 of 319
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
In darkness133% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20064latest Jun 18, 2023

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

Seven thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 57% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle720street/outdoor (4), commercial premises (3)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Jun 7, 2024. 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 Wexford/Maryvale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Pharmacy & Lawrence a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #83 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 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 Pharmacy & Lawrence?

A top-100 intersection for vehicle traffic in Toronto. It ranks #96 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.6× the median for a counted intersection.

Is there a red-light camera at Pharmacy & Lawrence?

Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Pharmacy & Lawrence since 2021, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 697 tickets in 2025 (629 in 2024) and 396 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 4,251 since it was switched on.

How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Pharmacy & Lawrence?

697 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — up from 629 in 2024, and 396 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 4,251 tickets since 2021. A red-light camera ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

How fast do cars go at Pharmacy & Lawrence?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Victoria Park Ave and Townley Ave (April 2017), found an average of 54 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 64 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 166 m away (50 km/h), 0.3% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Pharmacy & Lawrence?

The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (459 m away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 366 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 56,720 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Pharmacy & Lawrence by transit?

Bus routes 54, 67, 24, 91, 68, 954, 924, 968 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Pharmacy Ave, 22 m).

What restaurants are near Pharmacy & Lawrence?

21 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 90 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Tim Hortons (49 m), Shawarma Empire (91 m), Shawarma Empire (91 m), Famous Fried Chicken and Burgers (93 m) and Faryab Restaurant (93 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Pharmacy & Lawrence?

Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 202 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Wexford Extended Day and School Age Program (346 m, 30 spaces), Precious Blood Jr YMCA Elp (473 m, 43 spaces) and Scarborough Citadel Child Care (800 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Pharmacy & Lawrence?

26 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,296 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1790 Lawrence Ave E (103 m, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 1860 Lawrence Ave E (156 m, 90 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 1765 Lawrence Ave E (177 m, 103 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 1780 Lawrence Ave E (190 m, 39 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 26 is 91 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 Pharmacy & Lawrence?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and no 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 Wexford/Maryvale page.

What neighbourhood is Pharmacy & Lawrence in?

Pharmacy & Lawrence is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson. The corner falls inside the Wexford Heights Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined