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St Helen's & Bloor

St Helen's Ave & Bloor St W · Toronto, Ontario · Dufferin Grove · Ward 9, Davenport · Bloordale Village BIA

St Helen's & Bloor, in Dufferin Grove, is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. At the corner: Lansdowne Station, a protected bikeway and a park. Nearby: Bloor GO 516 m away.

Traffic volume
12,585
vehicles · 14-hour count, Nov 7, 2023
4,477 pedestrians · 1,337 cyclists · #1501 busiest
Collisions
50
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 37 property damage · #2055 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window · 2 before 2016
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
Lansdowne Station
subway station within 250 m
4 streetcar routes · 6 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 19 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 900 vehicles an hour, 78% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.8 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 10.6% of vehicle volume, about 14× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 5 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 4.0 per 10,000 counted vehicles, in line with the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions fell 21%, from 28 in 2016–2020 to 22 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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St Helen's & Bloor

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Lansdowne Station (Line 2)178 m; Dundas West Station (Line 2)577 m; Dufferin Station (Line 2)721 m
GO Transit
Bloor GO — Kitchener516 m
UP Express
Bloor GO/UP 516 m — trains to Pearson
Streetcar
512504505506 nearest 142 m
TTC bus
40247168294026 nearest 83 m
Express
929
Blue Night
304305306300329340
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Bloor St West at Lansdowne Ave
Cycling
Cycle Track on Bloor St W installed 2020
Bike Share
Lansdowne Subway Station 142 m · 19 docks · 25 stations, 433 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (25)
  • St Sebastian Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 615 m
  • Bloor C.i. & Alpha Ii AlternativeEnglish Public · 620 m
  • Pauline Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 626 m
  • Saint Frere Andre Secondary SchoolFrench Separate · 670 m
  • Toronto Ouest Secondary SchoolFrench Public · 670 m
  • Bishop Marrocco Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary SchoolEnglish Separate · 677 m
  • and 19 more
Community centres
Parks (31)
  • Erwin Krickhahn Park226 m
  • Susan Tibaldi Parkette392 m
  • Perth Avenue Parkette491 m
  • Macgregor Playground566 m
  • Ritchie Avenue Parkette619 m
  • West Toronto Railpath657 m
  • and 25 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Bloor/Gladstone branch829 m
  • Toronto Public Library Junction Triangle (formely Perth/Dupont) branch1 km
  • Toronto Public Library High Park branch1.5 km
Places of interest
  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtGallery · 399 m
  • Taras H. Shevchenko MuseumMuseum · 935 m

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 36 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 6 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 226 — 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Club Paradise, 13 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in November 2023.

Restaurants & cafés36 within 300 m · 226 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience6 within 300 m · 46 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Club Paradise · 1313 Bloor St W13 mPassed, Nov 2023
9 Mile Jamaican and International Cuisine · 1334 Bloor St W48 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 1 infraction
Harar Grocery · 1318 Bloor St Wgrocery76 mPassed, Jul 2026
The Burger Bros · 1316 Bloor St W83 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
My Dream · 19 Wade Ave, Bldg--92 mPassed, Sep 2025
Momoheart@675 · 675 Lansdowne Ave108 mPassed, May 2025
Ruru Baked · 659 Lansdowne Ave110 mPassed, May 2026
Solkatt · 679 Lansdowne Ave111 mPassed, Mar 2026

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Macgregor Playground Washroom, 577 m away — currently listed as closed (maintenance/repairs); in season it is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 203 m away at Erwin Krickhahn Park.

  • Macgregor Playground Washroom · 346 Lansdowne Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    577 m
  • Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 225 Campbell Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    652 m
  • Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom · 875 Dufferin St
    View outdoor rink hours
    844 m
Drinking water
Erwin Krickhahn Park bottle filling station · 203 m; Susan Tibaldi Parkette drinking fountain, dog fountain · 375 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Eight licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 655 spaces; five accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre (153 m, 39 spaces, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km8 centres · 655 spaces
Fee subsidy5 of 8
  • Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre · 544 Lansdowne Ave
    39 spaces · toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    153 m
  • Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) · 1411 Bloor St W
    75 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    288 m
  • Plasp Pauline Junior Public School · 100 Pauline Ave
    28 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    626 m
  • Brock Early Learning Centre · 93 Margueretta St
    133 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    745 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 345 (1.1 km), the nearest police station 14 Division (1.6 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.2 km away.

FireFire Station 345 · 1.1 km1285 Dufferin St
Police14 Division · 1.6 km350 Dovercourt Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 33 · 1.2 km760 Dovercourt Rd

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,890 rental units — six social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 685 Lansdowne Ave (143 m, 30 units, 3 storeys, built 1985), which scored 80 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 22 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 43 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings22 · 2,890 units · 6 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202643 across the 22
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest29 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
685 Lansdowne Ave · Gbs Properties Ltd.303198580 · Jul 20250143 m
77 Rankin CresToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation1217199292 · Sep 20240 · 1 fire179 m
55 Rankin CresToronto Community Housing · TCH1769199294 · Jun 20252 · 1 fire184 m
10 Dora Avesocial housing · Community First Developments Inc.1348199597 · Jul 20251233 m
1212 Bloor St W163192379 · Jul 20250431 m
11 Randolph AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation956199488 · Jun 20250502 m
2350 Dundas St W · Creccal Investments Ltd45729197694 · Sep 20245679 m
2360 Dundas St W · Creccal Investments Ltd63829197694 · Aug 20252684 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots620 lots · ≈20,390 spaces · 61.2 ha
Within 500 m51 lots · ≈2,120 spaces
Green P (public)12 car parks · about 640 spaces
EV charging (City)2285 Dundas St W · 737 m · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parking66 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 90 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
695 Lansdowne Ave · Surface141 m16over 100% (Q1 2026)
9 Emerson Ave · Surface342 m4963% (Q1 2026)
2201 Dundas St W · Surface788 m1070% (Q1 2026)
7 Bartlett Ave · Surface936 m3763% (Q1 2026)
9 Bonar Pl · Surface1 km3471% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 33 m away, ≈7 spaces; 39 m away, ≈28 spaces; 62 m away, ≈5 spaces; 76 m away, ≈319 spaces; 86 m away, ≈9 spaces; 87 m away, ≈57 spaces. More EV charging: 2251 Dundas St W (759 m, 2 ports); 430 Roncesvalles Ave (894 m, 2 ports); 685 Dovercourt Rd (1.2 km, 2 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be 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; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, Nov 7, 2023

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 6,430 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 51% of the total, against 41 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the west (711 of 1,337). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 1,034 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 960 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north41southbound · 11 bikes · 7.3% heavy
From the west6,430eastbound · 711 bikes · 3.2% heavy
Total vehicles12,5854,477 pedestrians · 1,337 cyclists · 3.4% heavy
From the east5,586westbound · 510 bikes · 3.7% heavy
From the south528northbound · 105 bikes · 2.5% heavy
AM peak hour1,034 vehicles from 7:30 a.m.
PM peak hour960 vehicles from 5:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Nov 7, 2023

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

On Bloor St W between St Clarens Ave and Lansdowne Ave, 146 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2026 put the average speed at 27 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 35 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 40 km/h or more. That segment carries about 16,000 vehicles a day. St Helen's Ave between Lane S of Bloor and W of Lansdowne and Bloor St W measured slower: 22 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 30 km/h (Nov 2019).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
St Helen's Ave · Lane S of Bloor and W of Lansdowne – Bloor St W · 52 mNov 2019 · 2 days1,32122 km/h30 km/h34 km/h
Bloor St W · St Clarens Ave – Lansdowne Ave · 146 mApr 2026 · 3 days16,01727 km/h35 km/h40 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The worst year was 2022, with 8 collisions; 2025 recorded 4. 9 collisions (18%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 2 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (4%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Apr 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 4.0 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions50#2055 of 5,508
With an injury9#1827 of 4,660
Property damage only37
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian2#1593 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist3
With a fatality0
Severity not classified4
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201463latest Apr 25, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

Nothing in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Mar 10, 2013.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Six thefts from vehicles and nine bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.5 a year. 67% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle620street/outdoor (4), other (1)
Bicycle theft930street/outdoor (6), commercial premises (2)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 26, 2025. 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 Dufferin Grove.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is St Helen's & Bloor a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 50 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 St Helen's & Bloor?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1501 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 78% of the median for a counted intersection, and #440 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at St Helen's & Bloor?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Bloor St W between St Clarens Ave and Lansdowne Ave (April 2026), found an average of 27 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 35 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near St Helen's & Bloor?

The nearest Green P car park is 695 Lansdowne Ave (141 m away, 16 spaces). The City's mapping shows 620 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 20,390 spaces — 51 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 2285 Dundas St W (737 m).

How do I get to St Helen's & Bloor by transit?

Lansdowne Station (Line 2) is 178 m away; Bloor GO is 516 m away; streetcar routes 512, 504, 505, 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 142 m away; bus routes 402, 47, 168, 29, 40, 26, 929 within 1 km (nearest stop: Bloor St West at Lansdowne Ave, 83 m).

What restaurants are near St Helen's & Bloor?

36 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 226 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Club Paradise (13 m), 9 Mile Jamaican and International Cuisine (48 m), The Burger Bros (83 m), My Dream (92 m) and Momoheart@675 (108 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near St Helen's & Bloor?

The nearest is Macgregor Playground Washroom, 346 Lansdowne Ave, 577 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). The City currently lists it as closed: maintenance/repairs. Next nearest: Campbell Avenue Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (652 m); Dufferin Grove Park Outdoor Rink Washroom (844 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near St Helen's & Bloor?

Eight licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 655 spaces in total; 5 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Network Child Care Services - Wade Avenue Centre (153 m, 39 spaces), Candy Factory Swallows Day Care (the) (288 m, 75 spaces) and Plasp Pauline Junior Public School (626 m, 28 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near St Helen's & Bloor?

22 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,890 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 685 Lansdowne Ave (143 m, 30 units, RentSafeTO score 80), 77 Rankin Cres (179 m, 121 units, RentSafeTO score 92), 55 Rankin Cres (184 m, 176 units, RentSafeTO score 94) and 10 Dora Ave (233 m, 134 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 22 is 86 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at St Helen's & Bloor?

Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Dufferin Grove page.

What neighbourhood is St Helen's & Bloor in?

St Helen's & Bloor is in Dufferin Grove (City of Toronto neighbourhood 083). It is in Ward 9, Davenport, represented by Councillor Alejandra Bravo. The corner falls inside the Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area.

Sources

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