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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 · Nov 15, 2025 · weekend
The west leg carries the load — 10,915 eastbound vehicles, or 49% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 260. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,192 vehicles in the hour from 5:15 p.m., 54% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (1,424). Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% 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 recent, so it reflects current conditions.
Peak hours: 1,424 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 2,192 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
2018 was the peak year (8 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 19% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 24% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 2% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 5 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 20, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 42 | #2325 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 8 | #2121 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 25 | |
| Fail to remain | 10 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 9 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 5 | |
| 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 counter on Sheppard Ave W between Buckland Rd and Yatescastle Dr (146 m away) recorded an average of 52 km/h in its 24-hour count in October 2023; 85% of drivers were at or under 61 km/h. That segment carries about 25,800 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Sheppard Ave W (157 m away, 50 km/h limit), 10% of the 207,329 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yatescastle Dr · Sheppard Ave W – Brady Cres · 0 m | Apr 2014 · 3 days | 25,945 | — | — | — |
| Sheppard Ave W · Buckland Rd – Yatescastle Dr · 146 m | Oct 2023 · 24 h | 25,836 | 52 km/h | 61 km/h | 67 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Sheppard Ave W (eastbound), 157 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 49 km/h, 85th percentile 58 km/h; 10% at 60 km/h or more. 207,329 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 1248, activated 1979 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 84 120 108 35 99 nearest 18 m
- Express
- 984 935
- Blue Night
- 384 335
- Nearest stops
- 5 surface stops within 300 m — Sheppard Ave West at Yatescastle Dr; Sheppard Ave West at Min Ave
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Sheppard Ave W / Magellan Dr 253 m · 3 min · 15 docks · 3 stations, 48 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
- 13 mapped lots within 500 m, 131 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 Wonder Food Mart, 405 m away; 2 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 16 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is The Parrots Nest Restaurant, 404 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pharma Trust Drug Mart, 443 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- The Parrots Nest Restaurant · 1931-1933 Sheppard Ave W404 m · 5 min
- Cafe Mondiale · 1947 Sheppard Ave W405 m · 5 min
- Rona Tuck Shop · 7-11 Arleta Ave509 m · 6 min
- Burger King · 2512 Jane St629 m · 7 min
- Pho Cuu Long Mien Tay · 2522 Jane St629 m · 7 min
- Grocery
- Wonder Food Mart 405 m · 5 min · 2 within 1 km
- Pharmacy
- Pharma Trust Drug Mart 443 m · 5 min · 4 within 1 km
- Child care
- Calico Saints Child Care Centre · 161 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day504 m · 6 min
- Mount Carmel Day Care · 103 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · $10-a-day829 m · 10 min
- Macaulay Centres For Children - St. Jane Frances · 56 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day1 km · 12 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 (10)
- Reading Sprouts Garden342 m · 4 min
- Spenvalley Park610 m · 7 min
- Giltspur Park854 m · 10 min
- Stanley Park948 m · 11 min
- Futura Parkette1 km · 12 min
- Community centres
- Northwood Community Centre1 km · 12 min
- Domenico Diluca Community Recreation Centre1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools
- Blessed Margherita of Citta Di Castello Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 393 m · 5 min
- St Martha Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 425 m · 5 min
- Calico Public SchoolEnglish Public · 504 m · 6 min
- St Jane Frances Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 781 m · 9 min
- Stanley Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Jane/Sheppard branch300 m · 4 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 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
Five registered apartment buildings with 780 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 1900 Sheppard Ave W (265 m, 27 units, 4 storeys, built 2008), which scored 87 out of 100 at its June 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 93, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Sheppard Ave W Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 27 | 4 | 2008 | 87 · Jun 2024 | 265 m · 3 min |
| 7 Arleta Ave Toronto Community Housing · TCH | 201 | 4 | 1972 | 96 · Sep 2025 | 555 m · 7 min |
| 11 Arleta Ave Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 171 | 4 | 1972 | 93 · Sep 2024 | 653 m · 8 min |
| 2000 Sheppard Ave W | 266 | 20 | 1972 | 91 · Sep 2024 | 707 m · 8 min |
| 2600 Jane St · Cando Apartments Ltd. | 115 | 13 | 1960 | 96 · Oct 2025 | 863 m · 10 min |
5 registered buildings · 780 units · 3 social housing · tallest 20 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 five thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 40% of the vehicle thefts were from other premises.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 2 | 0 | other (2), house driveway/garage (2) |
| 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 Glenfield-Jane Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Sheppard & Yatescastle a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 42 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 & Yatescastle?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #730 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.39× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Sheppard & Yatescastle a walkable intersection?
Sheppard & Yatescastle scores 46 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 · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km; 5 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km; library 300 m away. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Sheppard & Yatescastle?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sheppard Ave W between Buckland Rd and Yatescastle Dr (October 2023), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 61 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 157 m away (50 km/h), 10% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Sheppard & Yatescastle?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 131 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 11,740 spaces — 13 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Sheppard & Yatescastle by transit?
Bus routes 84, 120, 108, 35, 99, 984, 935 within 1 km (nearest stop: Sheppard Ave West at Yatescastle Dr, 18 m).
What restaurants are near Sheppard & Yatescastle?
None within 300 m, and 16 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are The Parrots Nest Restaurant (404 m), Cafe Mondiale (405 m), Rona Tuck Shop (509 m), Burger King (629 m) and Pho Cuu Long Mien Tay (629 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Sheppard & Yatescastle?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 544 m away at Spenvalley Park.
Is there child care near Sheppard & Yatescastle?
Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 320 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Calico Saints Child Care Centre (504 m, 161 spaces), Mount Carmel Day Care (829 m, 103 spaces) and Macaulay Centres For Children - St. Jane Frances (1.0 km, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Sheppard & Yatescastle?
Five RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 780 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1900 Sheppard Ave W (265 m, 27 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 7 Arleta Ave (555 m, 201 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 11 Arleta Ave (653 m, 171 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 2000 Sheppard Ave W (707 m, 266 units, RentSafeTO score 91). The average RentSafeTO score across the 5 is 93 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Sheppard & Yatescastle?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Glenfield-Jane Heights page.
What neighbourhood is Sheppard & Yatescastle in?
Sheppard & Yatescastle is in Glenfield-Jane Heights (City of Toronto neighbourhood 025), designated a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. It is in Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek, represented by Councillor Anthony Perruzza.
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 Nov 15, 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; 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 7 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: 43.74032, -79.50689 · centreline node 13452124.