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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 24, 2024
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the north: 16,664 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 56% of the total, against 1,783 from the east. Most cyclists arrived from the south (45 of 83). Evening rush dominates here: 2,709 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 2,380 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 7.0% 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: 2,380 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,709 from 4:00 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 worst year was 2022, with 10 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 3 collisions (7%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 9 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 24, 2026.
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 | 44 | #2253 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 3 | |
| Property damage only | 35 | |
| Fail to remain | 7 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 2 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 9 | |
| 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 Sheppard Ave W between William R Allen Rd and de Boers Dr (153 m away, Sep 2014) recorded volume only — about 20,089 vehicles a day — with no speed data. At the school-zone speed sign on Sheppard Ave W (358 m away, 50 km/h limit), 1.6% of the 54,007 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppard Ave W · William R Allen Rd – de Boers Dr · 153 m | Sep 2014 · 7 days | 20,089 | — | — | — |
- Speed sign
- Sheppard Ave W (eastbound), 358 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 39 km/h, 85th percentile 48 km/h; 1.6% at 60 km/h or more. 54,007 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
- Subway
- Sheppard West Station (Line 1)356 m · 4 min
- TTC bus
- 84 106 107 108 104 105 101 nearest 98 m
- Express
- 984
- Blue Night
- 384 329
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave West at Kodiak Cres (South)
- Regional
- York Region Transit 105 Dufferin at Sheppard Av W / Dufferin St369 m · 4 min
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Sheppard Ave W / Chesswood Dr 837 m · 10 min · 19 docks · 1 station, 19 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
- 1 car park · about 632 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 20 mapped lots within 500 m, 174 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd · Surface | 938 m | 632 * | — |
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 The Grocery Outlet, 447 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 21. The nearest is Berry's Moss Cafe, 130 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Mabuhay Pharmacy, 732 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Berry's Moss Cafe · 20 de Boers Dr Unit-219130 m
- Bunch of Fun Playland · 11 Kodiak Cres Unit-B335 m · 4 min
- Kin Sushi Japanese Restaurant · 1150 Sheppard Ave W Unit-7447 m · 5 min
- Mr. Tasty Fries · 1 de Boers Dr 206451 m · 5 min
- Goldstar Caribbean Restaurant · 40 Kodiak Cres Unit-6519 m · 6 min
- Grocery
- The Grocery Outlet 447 m · 5 min
- Food shops
- Bakery Gateau 689 m · 8 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Mabuhay Pharmacy 732 m · 9 min
- Child care
- Children's Playgarden /Toronto Military Family Resource Centre · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day413 m · 5 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
- Banting Park902 m · 11 min
- Michael Feldman Parkette1.2 km · 14 min
- Kennard Parkette1.5 km · 17 min
- Schools
- William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 805 m · 10 min
- The Toronto Heschel SchoolPrivate · 1.4 km · 17 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 community centre, 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 — 16 rental units. The nearest is 1042 Sheppard Ave W (448 m, 16 units, 4 storeys, built 1950), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1042 Sheppard Ave W · Firm Capital | 16 | 4 | 1950 | 97 · Aug 2026 | 448 m · 5 min |
1 registered building · 16 units · tallest 4 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
15 thefts from vehicles and seven bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 5 in 2023–2025, about 1.7 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from apartment-building parking; 86% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 15 | 5 | 0 | apartment parking (10), street/outdoor (5) |
| Bicycle theft | 7 | 0 | 0 | apartment parking (6), street/outdoor (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 York University Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Sheppard & De Boers a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 44 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 & De Boers?
A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #350 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.84× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Sheppard & De Boers a walkable intersection?
Sheppard & De Boers scores 36 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: Sheppard West Station 0.4 km · 5 stops within 300 m · 11 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.8 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m.
Where can I park near Sheppard & De Boers?
The nearest Green P car park is Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd (938 m away, 632 spaces). The City's mapping shows 174 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 31,950 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Sheppard & De Boers by transit?
Sheppard West Station (Line 1) is 356 m away; bus routes 84, 106, 107, 108, 104, 105, 101, 984 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave West at Kodiak Cres (South), 98 m); York Region Transit route 105 Dufferin at Sheppard Av W / Dufferin St.
What restaurants are near Sheppard & De Boers?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 21 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Berry's Moss Cafe (130 m), Bunch of Fun Playland (335 m), Kin Sushi Japanese Restaurant (447 m), Mr. Tasty Fries (451 m) and Goldstar Caribbean Restaurant (519 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Sheppard & De Boers?
One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 49 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is Children's Playgarden /Toronto Military Family Resource Centre (413 m, 49 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & De Boers?
One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 16 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 1042 Sheppard Ave W (448 m, 16 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 97 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Sheppard & De Boers?
Toronto Police place 15 thefts from vehicles and seven bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the York University Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Sheppard & De Boers in?
Sheppard & De Boers is in York University Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 027), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 6, York Centre, represented by Councillor James Pasternak. The corner falls inside the DuKe Heights 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 24, 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; 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 6 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: 43.75119, -79.46644 · centreline node 20362228.