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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 — 4,770 southbound vehicles, or 46% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 1,154. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,080 vehicles in the hour from 3:15 p.m., 41% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (767). Trucks and buses were 7.9% 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: 767 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 1,080 from 3:15 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
The peak year was 2025, the most recent in the window, with 14 collisions. 14% of collisions here involved an injury, in line with the 15% citywide. 9 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 14% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 8 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from May 28, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 was fatal. 1 motorcyclist was among those hurt. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on May 12, 2020.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 66 | #1645 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 9 | #1807 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 48 | |
| Fail to remain | 9 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 8 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 8 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | #623 of 1,505 |
| Fatal | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest May 12, 2020 |
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 McLevin Ave and Crow Trl (244 m away) recorded an average of 52 km/h in its 3-day count in June 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 59 km/h. That segment carries about 20,800 vehicles a day.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tapscott Rd · McLevin Ave – Crow Trl · 244 m | Jun 2024 · 3 days | 20,798 | 52 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
| Melford Dr · Melham Crt – Tapscott Rd · 384 m | Nov 2007 · 3 days | 5,280 | — | — | — |
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
- 134 131 39 nearest 131 m
- Express
- 939
- Blue Night
- 339 334 353
- Nearest stops
- 6 surface stops within 300 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
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 4 mapped lots within 500 m, 110 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, 918 m away. There are 2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m, and 8 eating places within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Tj Hifruit, 235 m away. The nearest pharmacy is National Pharmacy, 575 m away; 2 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Tj Hifruit · 31 Melford Dr 7235 m
- Southern Aroma On the Go · 10 Melford Dr Unit-17a244 m
- Bliss Stations · 100 Melford Dr Unit-19644 m · 8 min
- Luxme Vilas · 5637 Finch Ave E 2b671 m · 8 min
- Thirumalai Eats · 5637 Finch Ave E671 m · 8 min
- Grocery
- New Ocean Supermarket 918 m · 11 min
- Pharmacy
- National Pharmacy 575 m · 7 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 (8)
- Tapscott Woodlot634 m · 8 min
- Horseley Hill Park734 m · 9 min
- Pinery Park910 m · 11 min
- Telfer Park1 km · 12 min
- Major Abbas Ali Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Community centres
- Berner Trail Community Centre1.5 km · 17 min
- Schools (7)
- Tom Longboat Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 510 m · 6 min
- Lester B Pearson Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 1 km · 11 min
- Dr Marion Hilliard Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- St Gabriel Lalemant Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Whitefield Christian Schools - Bldg 1Private · 1.4 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: 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 17 thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has picked up: 8 in 2023–2025, about 2.7 a year, against 1.3 a year before that. 65% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jun 4, 2026.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 17 | 8 | 1 | street/outdoor (11), commercial premises (6) |
| 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 (South) a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025 (#623 of 1,505), out of 66 reported collisions of any severity. 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 (South)?
A moderately travelled crossing. Its latest count is from Dec 11, 2024, 65% of the median for a counted intersection.
Is Tapscott & Melford (South) a walkable intersection?
Tapscott & Melford (South) 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: 6 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; 1 grocery store within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m; nearest park 0.6 km · nearest centre 1.5 km.
How fast do cars go at Tapscott & Melford (South)?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Tapscott Rd between McLevin Ave and Crow Trl (June 2024), found an average of 52 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Tapscott & Melford (South)?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 110 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 42,900 spaces — 4 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Tapscott & Melford (South) by transit?
Bus routes 134, 131, 39, 939 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Tapscott & Melford (South)?
2 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 8 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Tj Hifruit (235 m), Southern Aroma On the Go (244 m), Bliss Stations (644 m), Luxme Vilas (671 m) and Thirumalai Eats (671 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
How many thefts are reported at Tapscott & Melford (South)?
Toronto Police place 17 thefts from vehicles and no 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 Malvern West page.
What neighbourhood is Tapscott & Melford (South) in?
Tapscott & Melford (South) 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: 43.80805, -79.23420 · centreline node 13442611.