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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 · Mar 1, 2025 · weekend
The west leg carries the load — 10,999 eastbound vehicles, or 41% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 2,582. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,717 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 39% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,952). Heavy vehicles made up 0.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is 20 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 1,952 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,717 from 2:00 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
2019 was the peak year (17 collisions), and 2025 closed with 9. 13% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 15 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 15% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 5, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 3 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Oct 25, 2010.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 100 | #1119 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 13 | #1403 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 76 | |
| Fail to remain | 15 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 4 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Oct 25, 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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2021
The City's counter on Hawksbury Dr between Sheppard Ave E and Elkhorn Dr (118 m away) recorded an average of 37 km/h in its 24-hour count in February 2020; 85% of drivers were at or under 44 km/h. That segment carries about 3,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 6 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Rean Dr between Thomas Clark Way and Sheppard Ave E measured slower: 32 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 40 km/h (Oct 2021).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rean Dr · Thomas Clark Way – Sheppard Ave E · 53 m | Oct 2021 · 3 days | 3,079 | 32 km/h | 40 km/h | 45 km/h |
| Hawksbury Dr · Sheppard Ave E – Elkhorn Dr · 118 m | Feb 2020 · 24 h | 3,008 | 37 km/h | 44 km/h | 48 km/h |
| Sheppard Ave E · Bayview Ave – Kenaston Gdns · 333 m | Sep 2014 · 7 days | 20,500 | — | — | — |
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.
- The crossing
- Signal 0742, activated 1970 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Bayview Station (Line 4)309 m · 4 min; Bessarion Station (Line 4)571 m · 7 min
- TTC bus
- 185 11 nearest 20 m
- Blue Night
- 385
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave East at Hawksbury Dr; Sheppard Ave East at Rean Dr
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Hawksbury Dr / Sheppard Ave E 40 m · 15 docks · 2 stations, 26 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 102 spaces
- EV charging
- Bessarion CC · 635 m · 10 Level 2 ports
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 33 mapped lots within 500 m, 189 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street · Surface | 1.5 km | 102 * | — |
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 Kourosh Supermarket, 633 m away; 3 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. A specialist food shop is closer still: Ao Cake, 297 m away. There are 5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 28 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Bon Italia, 148 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Bayview Village Pharmacy, 126 m away, one of three within 300 m. The nearest hospital site is North York General Hospital, 1.7 km away. For seniors' housing: Amica Bayview Gardens, a retirement home 120 m away (two within a kilometre).
- Restaurants & cafés
- Bon Italia · 591 Sheppard Ave E148 m
- Chef Snoopy · 650 Sheppard Ave E 5193 m
- Pita Lite · 644 Sheppard Ave W244 m
- Pizza Pizza · 644 Sheppard Ave W244 m
- Papa Johns · 678d Sheppard Ave E299 m · 4 min
- Grocery
- Kourosh Supermarket 633 m · 8 min · 3 within 1 km
- Food shops
- Ao Cake 297 m · 4 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Bayview Village Pharmacy 126 m · 7 within 1 km
- Child care
- North York Jr YMCA · 78 spaces, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day427 m · 5 min
- Elkhorn Junior Y - (YMCA) · 102 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day582 m · 7 min
- Ethennonnhawahstihnen Child Care Centre · 52 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day624 m · 7 min
- Health and care
- North York General Hospital · hospital site1.7 km · 20 min
- Amica Bayview Gardens · retirement home · 2 within 1 km120 m
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 (17)
- Rean Drive Parkette77 m
- Kenaston Park236 m
- Rean Park290 m · 3 min
- Hawksbury Park360 m · 4 min
- Kenaston Gardens Parkette366 m · 4 min
- Community centres
- Schools (8)
- St George AcademyPrivate · 68 m
- North York LINCEnglish Public · 436 m · 5 min
- Elkhorn Public SchoolEnglish Public · 582 m · 7 min
- St Gabriel Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 933 m · 11 min
- Hollywood Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Ethennonnhawahstihnen' (formely Bayview) branch631 m · 8 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 public washroom.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,396 of 5,672. 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
Ten registered apartment buildings with 1,136 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner. The nearest is 640 Sheppard Ave E (110 m, 128 units, 19 storeys, built 1970), which scored 94 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 87, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640 Sheppard Ave E | 128 | 19 | 1970 | 94 · Jul 2025 | 110 m |
| 642 Sheppard Ave E · GWLRA Residential | 126 | 19 | 1970 | 86 · Jul 2026 | 206 m |
| 644 Sheppard Ave E · GWLRA Residential | 128 | 18 | 1970 | 85 · Jul 2026 | 243 m |
| 11 Dervock Cres · CAPREIT | 77 | 4 | 1959 | 95 · Aug 2024 | 349 m · 4 min |
| 688 Sheppard Ave E · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc | 35 | 4 | 1958 | 85 · Jul 2025 | 398 m · 5 min |
| 22 Elkhorn Dr · Sterling Karamar Property Management | 223 | 5 | 1970 | 86 · Aug 2025 | 431 m · 5 min |
10 registered buildings · 1,136 units · tallest 19 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 23 thefts from vehicles and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 18 in 2023–2025, about 6.0 a year, against 1.6 a year before that. 48% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Mar 6, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 23 | 18 | 1 | street/outdoor (11), apartment parking (10) |
| Bicycle theft | 6 | 0 | 0 | apartment parking (4), commercial premises (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 Bayview Village.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Sheppard & Hawksbury a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 100 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 & Hawksbury?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #463 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.67× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Sheppard & Hawksbury a walkable intersection?
Sheppard & Hawksbury scores 63 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,396 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: 6 parks within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m; 2 schools within 500 m · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; Bayview Station 0.3 km · 6 stops within 300 m · 5 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Hawksbury?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Hawksbury Dr between Sheppard Ave E and Elkhorn Dr (February 2020), found an average of 37 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 44 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Sheppard & Hawksbury?
The nearest Green P car park is Leslie Lot - 2760 Old Leslie Street (1.5 km away, 102 spaces). The City's mapping shows 189 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 15,310 spaces — 33 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at Bessarion CC (635 m).
How do I get to Sheppard & Hawksbury by transit?
Bayview Station (Line 4) is 309 m away; bus routes 185, 11 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave East at Hawksbury Dr, 20 m).
What restaurants are near Sheppard & Hawksbury?
5 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 28 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bon Italia (148 m), Chef Snoopy (193 m), Pita Lite (244 m), Pizza Pizza (244 m) and Papa Johns (299 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Sheppard & Hawksbury?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 259 m away at Kenaston Park.
Is there child care near Sheppard & Hawksbury?
Five licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 421 spaces in total; 4 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are North York Jr YMCA (427 m, 78 spaces), Elkhorn Junior Y - (YMCA) (582 m, 102 spaces) and Ethennonnhawahstihnen Child Care Centre (624 m, 52 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Hawksbury?
Ten RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,136 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 640 Sheppard Ave E (110 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 94), 642 Sheppard Ave E (206 m, 126 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 644 Sheppard Ave E (243 m, 128 units, RentSafeTO score 85) and 11 Dervock Cres (349 m, 77 units, RentSafeTO score 95). The average RentSafeTO score across the 10 is 87 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Sheppard & Hawksbury?
Toronto Police place 23 thefts from vehicles and six 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 Bayview Village page.
What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Hawksbury in?
Sheppard & Hawksbury is in Bayview Village (City of Toronto neighbourhood 052). It is in Ward 17, Don Valley North, represented by Councillor Shelley Carroll.
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 Mar 1, 2025.
- 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; 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 17 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: 43.76780, -79.38314 · centreline node 13447758.