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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 · Oct 30, 2024
This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 9,401 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 1,450 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,702 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,663 from 5:00 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.4% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,702 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 1,663 from 5:00 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 23 collisions. 15 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 17 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 6 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (6%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 12 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 25, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Mar 4, 2010.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 93 | #1204 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 15 | #1218 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 64 | |
| Fail to remain | 17 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 4 | #652 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 14 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 12 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 2 | latest Mar 4, 2010 |
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 Sheppard Ave E between Brimley Rd and Brownspring Rd (244 m away, Sep 2014) recorded volume only — about 14,903 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppard Ave E · Brimley Rd – Brownspring Rd · 244 m | Sep 2014 · 8 days | 14,903 | — | — | — |
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
- 85 129 130 131 169 21 132 nearest 19 m
- Express
- 985 939
- Blue Night
- 385 316
- Nearest stops
- 3 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Brownspring Rd; Sheppard Ave East at Brownspring Rd East Side
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Pitfield Rd / McCowan Rd 546 m · 7 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
- 16 mapped lots within 500 m, 189 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 Glo-Har Varity & Grocery, 415 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 5 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 59. The nearest is G Prasad Caribbean & Oriental Specialty Foods, 143 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Sheppard Pharmacy, 349 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- G Prasad Caribbean & Oriental Specialty Foods · 4559 Sheppard Ave E Unit-C143 m
- Timehri Restaurant · 4531 Sheppard Ave E206 m
- The Captain's Boil · 4501 Sheppard Ave E212 m
- Folura Bashardost · 4630 Sheppard Ave E272 m · 3 min
- Kauran Bazar · 4500 Sheppard Ave E Unit-27299 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Glo-Har Varity & Grocery 415 m · 5 min · 2 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Sun View Bakery 465 m · 6 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Sheppard Pharmacy 349 m · 4 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Immanuel Child Care Centre · 86 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day854 m · 10 min
- C.D.farquharson Jr YMCA · 95 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day927 m · 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)
- Farquharson Park557 m · 7 min
- Garden Avenue Parkette1 km · 12 min
- Snowhill Park1.1 km · 13 min
- White Haven Park1.3 km · 15 min
- Agincourt Park1.4 km · 17 min
- Community centres
- Agincourt Community Recreation Centre1.4 km · 17 min
- Schools (11)
- Excel High SchoolPrivate · 782 m · 9 min
- Canadian Tamil AcademyPrivate · 794 m · 9 min
- Town Centre LINCEnglish Public · 834 m · 10 min
- C D Farquharson Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 928 m · 11 min
- St Bartholomew Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 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, a public washroom or a care or retirement home.
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 is one RentSafeTO-registered apartment building — 246 rental units. The nearest is 360 Pitfield Rd (441 m, 246 units, 18 storeys, built 1974), which scored 84 out of 100 at its October 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 Pitfield Rd · Nanak Holdings Inc. | 246 | 18 | 1974 | 84 · Oct 2024 | 441 m · 5 min |
1 registered building · 246 units · tallest 18 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
Ten 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. The pace has picked up: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 0.9 a year before that. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 8, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 10 | 4 | 2 | street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (3) |
| 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 Agincourt South-Malvern West.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Sheppard & Brownspring a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 93 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 Sheppard & Brownspring?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #911 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.23× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Sheppard & Brownspring a walkable intersection?
Sheppard & Brownspring scores 33 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 grocery stores within 1 km · 5 places to eat within 300 m; 3 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km; nearest park 0.6 km · nearest centre 1.4 km.
Where can I park near Sheppard & Brownspring?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 189 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 55,060 spaces — 16 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Sheppard & Brownspring by transit?
Bus routes 85, 129, 130, 131, 169, 21, 132, 985 and 1 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Brownspring Rd, 19 m).
What restaurants are near Sheppard & Brownspring?
5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 59 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are G Prasad Caribbean & Oriental Specialty Foods (143 m), Timehri Restaurant (206 m), The Captain's Boil (212 m), Folura Bashardost (272 m) and Kauran Bazar (299 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Sheppard & Brownspring?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 181 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Immanuel Child Care Centre (854 m, 86 spaces) and C.D.farquharson Jr YMCA (927 m, 95 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Brownspring?
One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 246 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 360 Pitfield Rd (441 m, 246 units, RentSafeTO score 84). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 84 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Sheppard & Brownspring?
Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Agincourt South-Malvern West page.
What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Brownspring in?
Sheppard & Brownspring is in Agincourt South-Malvern West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 128). It is in Ward 23, Scarborough North, represented by Councillor Jamaal Myers. The corner falls inside the Sheppard East Village Business Improvement Area.
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 Oct 30, 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.
- 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 23 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: 43.78884, -79.26249 · centreline node 13444715.