Map
Everything on this page, plotted around the node — filter the layers to see one thing at a time. Steeles Avenue is the city limit: the north side is Vaughan or Markham and outside Toronto's records
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 · May 27, 2026
The east leg carries the load — 19,820 westbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the north leg brought 996. Most cyclists arrived from the west (85 of 122). The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 3,783 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 17% above the morning peak from 7:30 a.m. (3,227). Trucks and buses were 6.7% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.
Peak hours: 3,227 vehicles in the hour from 7:30 a.m. and 3,783 from 4:15 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 (22 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 11 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 12, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. Since January 2026, after the ranking window closed, 1 serious-injury collision has been recorded here — it was fatal (1 pedestrian involved), the latest on Feb 3, 2026. 2 older KSI collisions are on file from before 2016.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 115 | #958 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 16 | #1139 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 88 | |
| Fail to remain | 11 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| Killed or seriously injured since January 2026 (outside the window) | 1 | 1 fatal · 1 pedestrian · latest Feb 3, 2026 |
| All KSI since 2006 | 3 | latest Feb 3, 2026 |
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 Petrolia Rd between Limestone Cres and Steeles Ave W (148 m away, Jun 2016) recorded volume only — about 8,909 vehicles a day — with no speed data.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrolia Rd · Limestone Cres – Steeles Ave W · 148 m | Jun 2016 · 3 days | 8,909 | — | — | — |
| Steeles Ave W · Petrolia Rd – Keele St · 186 m | Mar 2016 · 10 days | 22,224 | — | — | — |
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 1383, activated 1984 · leading pedestrian interval East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 60 107 nearest 22 m
- Express
- 960
- Blue Night
- 353
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 m — Steeles Ave West at Petrolia Rd; Steeles Ave West at Tandem Rd
- Regional
- York Region Transit 003 Thornhill 096 Keele - Yonge 107 Keele 107B Keele at Steeles Av / Petrolia Rd18 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station 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 1,881 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 17 mapped lots within 500 m, 146 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2800 Steeles Ave W. · Surface | 1.8 km | 1,881 * | — |
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.
Steeles Avenue is the city limit. Everything on the north side of the street is in Vaughan or Markham and outside every Toronto dataset on this page — the restaurants, shops and services across the road are not counted, on the map or in the score below.
Food, shops and services
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. Two specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Caketoronto at 66 m. There are 4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 10 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Kabob Factory, 146 m away. The nearest pharmacy is York Specialized Pharmacy Services, 238 m away; 4 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Kabob Factory · 2777 Steeles Ave W146 m
- Sunnyside Grill · 2777 Steeles Ave W Unit-2146 m
- Genji Sushi · 2899 Steeles Ave W Unit-15244 m
- Sandra's Italian Kitchen · 2899 Steeles Ave W Unit-12244 m
- Sepha Foods · 363 Canarctic Dr836 m · 10 min
- Food shops
- Caketoronto 66 m · 2 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- York Specialized Pharmacy Services 238 m · 4 within 1 km
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
- Keele Reservoir792 m · 9 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 grocery store, a community centre, a school, licensed child care, 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, and nothing north of Steeles.
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.
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 one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 5 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (3), other (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 York University Heights.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Steeles & Petrolia a dangerous intersection?
Someone was killed here on Feb 3, 2026, after the ranking window closed. Not by the ten-year ranking: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 115 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 Steeles & Petrolia?
One of the hundred busiest counted intersections in Toronto. It ranks #87 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.6× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Steeles & Petrolia a walkable intersection?
Steeles & Petrolia scores 31 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: 6 stops within 300 m · 4 routes within 1 km; 4 places to eat within 300 m; nearest park 0.8 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking. Steeles Avenue is the city limit, so nothing on the north side of the street is counted.
Where can I park near Steeles & Petrolia?
The nearest Green P car park is 2800 Steeles Ave W. (1.8 km away, 1,881 spaces). The City's mapping shows 146 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 45,050 spaces — 17 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Steeles & Petrolia by transit?
Bus routes 60, 107, 960 within 1 km (nearest stop: Steeles Ave West at Petrolia Rd, 22 m); York Region Transit routes 003 Thornhill, 096 Keele - Yonge, 107 Keele, 107B Keele at Steeles Av / Petrolia Rd.
What restaurants are near Steeles & Petrolia?
4 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 10 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Kabob Factory (146 m), Sunnyside Grill (146 m), Genji Sushi (244 m), Sandra's Italian Kitchen (244 m) and Sepha Foods (836 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours, and nothing on the north side of Steeles, which is outside Toronto, is in it.
How many thefts are reported at Steeles & Petrolia?
Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft 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 Steeles & Petrolia in?
Steeles & Petrolia 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 May 27, 2026.
- 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; 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.
- 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: 43.78257, -79.49010 · centreline node 13445906.