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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 · Dec 11, 2024
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. The north leg carries the load — 5,406 southbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 1,029. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,109 vehicles in the hour from 5:00 p.m., 26% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (881). Trucks and buses were 6.6% 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 22 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 881 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,109 from 5:00 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
2016 was the peak year (5 collisions), and 2025 closed with 2. 25% of collisions here involved an injury. 8 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 50% of collisions. People walking or cycling were involved in 6% of collisions here. The most recent report on file is from Dec 26, 2025.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 16 | 1.5 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 4 | |
| Property damage only | 5 | |
| Fail to remain | 8 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Severity not classified | 7 | |
| 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 Tapscott Rd between Melford Dr and Finch Ave E (183 m away) recorded an average of 53 km/h in its 3-day count in April 2025; 85% of drivers were at or under 60 km/h. That segment carries about 11,500 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melford Dr · Melham Crt – Tapscott Rd · 119 m | Nov 2007 · 3 days | 5,280 | — | — | — |
| Tapscott Rd · Melford Dr – Finch Ave E · 183 m | Apr 2025 · 3 days | 11,491 | 53 km/h | 60 km/h | 65 km/h |
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
- TTC bus
- 134 39 102 nearest 19 m
- Express
- 939 902
- Blue Night
- 339 334 353
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Tapscott Rd at Lighthall Cres North Side; Tapscott Rd at Melford Dr (North) South Side
- 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 7 mapped lots within 500 m, 115 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 New Ocean Supermarket, 554 m away. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 11 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Bliss Stations, 280 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Pharmore Pharmacy, 480 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Bliss Stations · 100 Melford Dr Unit-19280 m · 3 min
- Luxme Vilas · 5637 Finch Ave E 2b307 m · 4 min
- Thirumalai Eats · 5637 Finch Ave E307 m · 4 min
- Pizza 2 Go · 5637 Finch Ave E, Unit-2390 m · 5 min
- Lucky Lin's Restaurant · 5633 Finch Ave E Unit-2-4488 m · 6 min
- Grocery
- New Ocean Supermarket 554 m · 7 min
- Pharmacy
- Pharmore Pharmacy 480 m · 6 min · 2 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
- Horseley Hill Park859 m · 10 min
- Tapscott Woodlot1 km · 12 min
- Pinery Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Telfer Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Neilson Park - Scarborough1.4 km · 16 min
- Schools (6)
- Tom Longboat Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 424 m · 5 min
- Whitefield Christian Schools - Bldg 1Private · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Whitefield Christian Schools - Bldg 2Private · 1.1 km · 13 min
- St Gabriel Lalemant Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Lester B Pearson Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1.3 km · 16 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, 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.
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 four thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 2 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), apartment parking (1) |
| 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 Malvern West.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Tapscott & Melford (North) a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 16 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 Tapscott & Melford (North)?
A mid-volume intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 11, 2024, 67% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Tapscott & Melford (North) a walkable intersection?
Tapscott & Melford (North) scores 29 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: 4 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km; 1 school within 500 m; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m.
How fast do cars go at Tapscott & Melford (North)?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Tapscott Rd between Melford Dr and Finch Ave E (April 2025), found an average of 53 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 60 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Tapscott & Melford (North)?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 115 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 51,390 spaces — 7 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Tapscott & Melford (North) by transit?
Bus routes 134, 39, 102, 939, 902 within 1 km (nearest stop: Tapscott Rd at Lighthall Cres North Side, 19 m).
What restaurants are near Tapscott & Melford (North)?
1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 11 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Bliss Stations (280 m), Luxme Vilas (307 m), Thirumalai Eats (307 m), Pizza 2 Go (390 m) and Lucky Lin's Restaurant (488 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
How many thefts are reported at Tapscott & Melford (North)?
Toronto Police place four 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 Malvern West page.
What neighbourhood is Tapscott & Melford (North) in?
Tapscott & Melford (North) is in Malvern West (City of Toronto neighbourhood 145). It is in Ward 23, Scarborough North, represented by Councillor Jamaal Myers.
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 Dec 11, 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.
- 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 23 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: 43.81110, -79.23570 · centreline node 13442368.