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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 · Dec 11, 2024
The south leg carries the load — 2,750 northbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 133. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 535 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 522 from 5:15 p.m. Trucks and buses were 6.4% 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 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 535 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 522 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
2019 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 21% of collisions here involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 11% of collisions here. Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 25, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 19 | 3.4 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 4 | |
| Property damage only | 11 | |
| Fail to remain | 4 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 4 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| 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
The City's most recent midblock count on Sewells Rd between Alford Cres and McLevin Ave (69 m away, Mar 2010) recorded volume only — about 3,162 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Brenyon Way (366 m away, 50 km/h limit), 0.2% of the 82,376 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewells Rd · Alford Cres – McLevin Ave · 69 m | Mar 2010 · 3 days | 3,162 | — | — | — |
- Speed sign
- Brenyon Way (eastbound), 366 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 36 km/h, 85th percentile 44 km/h; 0.2% at 60 km/h or more. 82,376 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
- 131 132 133 116 nearest 14 m
- Blue Night
- 334
- Nearest stops
- 8 surface stops within 300 m — Sewells Rd at Alford Cres; Sewells Rd at McLevin Ave South Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station 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
- 20 mapped lots within 500 m, 132 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
The nearest grocery store is Rubini West Indian Groceries, 854 m away; 2 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 23 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Malvern Recreation Centre - Large Kitchen, 270 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, 692 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: A Better Way Retirement Home Corp., a retirement home 890 m away. Malvern Family Resource Centre runs a seniors' active living programme 770 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Malvern Recreation Centre - Large Kitchen · 30 Sewells Rd270 m · 3 min
- Green and Sprouts · 1371 Neilson Rd Unit-104788 m · 9 min
- Delectable By Zarla Jane · 31 Tapscott Rd, Unit-99854 m · 10 min
- Passion Profession Kitchen · 31 Tapscott Rd 9854 m · 10 min
- Souperlicious · 31 Tapscott Rd854 m · 10 min
- Grocery
- Rubini West Indian Groceries 854 m · 10 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Fahmee Bakery 854 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy 692 m · 8 min · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- Mother of Compassion Child Care · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day61 m
- Kepalen Angelic Child Care · 34 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day490 m · 6 min
- St. Columba Catholic School · 105 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day638 m · 8 min
- Washrooms
- Malvern Recreation Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible270 m · 3 min
- Health and care
- A Better Way Retirement Home Corp. · retirement home890 m · 11 min
- Malvern Family Resource Centre · seniors' active living centre770 m · 9 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 (11)
- Malvern Park542 m · 6 min
- Shawn "Blu" Rose Park629 m · 7 min
- Wickson Trail Park674 m · 8 min
- Viola Desmond Park861 m · 10 min
- McLevin Woods Park1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Malvern Recreation Centre269 m · 3 min
- Berner Trail Community Centre1.3 km · 15 min
- Schools (14)
- St Mother Teresa Catholic AcademyEnglish Separate · 61 m
- Malvern Montessori SchoolPrivate · 411 m · 5 min
- St Columba Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 638 m · 8 min
- Grey Owl Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 874 m · 10 min
- Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 888 m · 11 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Malvern branch290 m · 3 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.
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
Four registered apartment buildings with 550 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, three of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 20 Sewells Rd (340 m, 92 units, 4 storeys, built 2005), which scored 98 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sewells Rd social housing · Wigwamen Incorporated | 92 | 4 | 2005 | 98 · Nov 2025 | 340 m · 4 min |
| 1319 Neilson Rd Toronto Community Housing · TCH- Commertial | 124 | 13 | 1993 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 499 m · 6 min |
| 182-250 Brenyon Way · Dms Property Management Ltd. | 208 | 21 | 1979 | 92 · Oct 2025 | 554 m · 7 min |
| 1315 Neilson Rd Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 126 | 5 | 1991 | 91 · Jun 2026 | 686 m · 8 min |
4 registered buildings · 550 units · 3 social housing · tallest 21 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
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 3 | 2 | 0 | house driveway/garage (2), street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 0 | school/campus (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 Malvern East.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Sewells & Alford a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 19 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 Sewells & Alford?
A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 11, 2024, 34% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Sewells & Alford a walkable intersection?
Sewells & Alford scores 45 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: 2 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m; nearest park 0.5 km · 1 community centre within 800 m; library 290 m away.
Where can I park near Sewells & Alford?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 132 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,520 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Sewells & Alford by transit?
Bus routes 131, 132, 133, 116 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sewells Rd at Alford Cres, 14 m).
What restaurants are near Sewells & Alford?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 23 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Malvern Recreation Centre - Large Kitchen (270 m), Green and Sprouts (788 m), Delectable By Zarla Jane (854 m), Passion Profession Kitchen (854 m) and Souperlicious (854 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Sewells & Alford?
The nearest is Malvern Recreation Centre Washroom, 30 Sewells Rd, 270 m away, with an accessible washroom.
Is there child care near Sewells & Alford?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 278 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Mother of Compassion Child Care (61 m, 49 spaces), Kepalen Angelic Child Care (490 m, 34 spaces) and St. Columba Catholic School (638 m, 105 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Sewells & Alford?
Four RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 550 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 20 Sewells Rd (340 m, 92 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 1319 Neilson Rd (499 m, 124 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 182-250 Brenyon Way (554 m, 208 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 1315 Neilson Rd (686 m, 126 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 4 is 95 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Sewells & Alford?
Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Malvern East page.
What neighbourhood is Sewells & Alford in?
Sewells & Alford is in Malvern East (City of Toronto neighbourhood 146). It is in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park, represented by Councillor Neethan Shan.
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 Dec 11, 2024.
- 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 25 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: 43.80931, -79.21398 · centreline node 13442496.