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Victoria Park & Eglinton

Victoria Park Ave & Eglinton Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Wexford/Maryvale · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

In Wexford/Maryvale, Victoria Park & Eglinton is a top-100 intersection for vehicle traffic in Toronto. At the corner: a live City traffic camera, O'connor Station and a bike lane. It is among the fifty worst in the city for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions.

Traffic
42,891
vehicles · 14-hour count, Sep 16, 2026
7,461 pedestrians · 299 cyclists · #81 busiest
Collisions
452
police-reported · 2016–2025
4 killed or seriously injured · #149 of 5,519
Getting there
O'connor Station
subway station within 250 m
12 routes within 1 km · bikeway
Within a walk
70/100
city median 48 · #830 of 5,672
12 places to eat within 300 m · grocery 303 m

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Victoria Park & Eglinton

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Live traffic camera RESCU 8057 · 30 m

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Live camera RESCU 8057 · Eglinton Ave E & Victoria Park Ave · 30 m from the node
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Live camera · RESCU 8057 · Eglinton Ave E & Victoria Park Ave
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Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 16, 2026

Traffic is heaviest from the west: 12,438 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 29% of the total, against 9,933 from the south. Evening rush dominates here: 3,698 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:00 p.m., against 3,139 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Trucks and buses were 5.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

From the north10,168southbound · 78 bikes · 5.6% heavy
From the west12,438eastbound · 78 bikes · 5.5% heavy
Total vehicles42,8917,461 pedestrians · 299 cyclists · 5.6% heavy
From the east10,352westbound · 70 bikes · 6.0% heavy
From the south9,933northbound · 73 bikes · 5.5% heavy

Peak hours: 3,139 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 3,698 from 4:00 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

The worst year was 2018, with 84 collisions; 2025 recorded 40. 87 collisions (19%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 39 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 12 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (3%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 31 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 24, 2026.

None of the four serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt; 2 collisions involved vehicle occupants only. 3 of the 4 happened in darkness — 75%, above the citywide 39%. 2017 alone accounted for 2 of them. The most recent was on Dec 11, 2019. Going back to 2006, the total is 7.

By year

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2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions452#149 of 5,519
With an injury87#76 of 4,669
Property damage only330
Fail to remain39
Involving a pedestrian7#432 of 3,196
Involving a cyclist5#435 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
Severity not classified35
Since January 2026 (outside the window)31
Killed or seriously injured4#39 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian2#117 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
In darkness375% here vs 39% citywide
All KSI since 20067latest Dec 11, 2019

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

On Victoria Park Ave between Southmead Rd and O'connor Dr, 306 m from the corner, a 3-day count in December 2025 put the average speed at 45 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 53 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 59 km/h or more. That segment carries about 21,400 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Eglinton Ave E · Cranborne Ave – Victoria Park Ave · 43 mMar 2013 · 3 days20,709———
Eglinton Sq · Victoria Park Ave – Eglinton Ave E · 146 mOct 2014 · 7 days9,944———
Victoria Park Ave · Southmead Rd – O'connor Dr · 306 mDec 2025 · 3 days21,41845 km/h53 km/h59 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.

The crossing
Signal 0451, activated 1958 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Subway
O'connor Station (Line 5)37 m; Pharmacy Station (Line 5)459 m · 5 min; Sloane Station (Line 5)786 m · 9 min; Hakimi Lebovic Station (Line 5)831 m · 10 min
TTC bus
34 91 24 70 67 nearest 24 m
Express
924
Blue Night
334 324
Nearest stops
13 surface stops within 300 m — Eglinton Ave East at Victoria Park Ave; Victoria Park Ave at Eglinton Ave East
Cycling
Bike Lane on Eglinton Ave E installed 2021
Bike Share
Eglinton Ave E / Victoria Park Ave 87 m · 11 docks · 8 stations, 116 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
24 mapped lots within 500 m, 363 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

No grocery store is within 300 m of the corner. The closest is Ali's No Frills, 303 m away. For everything else there is one convenience store or gas bar within 300 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 12 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 44. The nearest is D Spot Dessert Cafe, 44 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 313 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Fountain View Community, a long-term care home 596 m away (two within a kilometre). Family Service Toronto - Illahee Community Connections runs a seniors' active living programme 249 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • D Spot Dessert Cafe · 2351a Kingston Rd Unit-0044 m
  • Tim Hortons · 1900 O'connor Dr243 m
  • Caribbean Hotpot · 1 Eglinton Sq, Unit-143266 m · 3 min
  • Real Fruit Bubble Tea · 20 Eglinton Sq266 m · 3 min
  • Bourbon St. Grill · 1 Eglinton Sq Unit-129266 m · 3 min
12 within 300 m · 44 within 1 km
Grocery
Ali's No Frills 303 m · 4 min · 7 within 1 km
Food shops
The Halal Stop 856 m · 10 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Convenience
1 convenience store or gas bar within 300 m
Pharmacy
Shoppers Drug Mart 313 m · 4 min · 5 within 1 km
Child care
  • My Little School · 69 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day140 m
1 licensed centre · 69 spaces within 1 km · accepts City fee subsidy
Health and care
  • Fountain View Community · long-term care home · 2 within 1 km596 m · 7 min
  • Family Service Toronto - Illahee Community Connections · seniors' active living centre249 m

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)
  • Victoria Park - Eglinton Parkette136 m
  • Warner Park327 m · 4 min
  • Craigton Court Tot Lot502 m · 6 min
  • Bartley Park754 m · 9 min
  • Edge Park1 km · 12 min
and 5 more within 1.5 km
Community centres
Schools
  • O'connor Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
  • Sloane Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
  • Victoria Park Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
  • Clairlea Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 min
  • Centennial College School - Ashtonbee CampusCollege · 1.5 km · 18 min
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Eglinton Square branch185 m

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.

70of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #830 of 5,672. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food19/30

    7 grocery stores within 1 km · 12 places to eat within 300 m

  • Transit28/28

    O'connor Station · 13 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go7/14

    library 185 m away

  • Parks and recreation6/10

    2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.3 km

  • Schools and child care4/8

    nearest school 1 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m

  • Crossing on foot6/10

    traffic signal · accessible signals

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

Within a kilometre there are 47 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,396 rental units, 3.1× the median for a Toronto intersection — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1530 Victoria Park Ave (166 m, 141 units, 9 storeys, built 1982), which scored 97 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
1530 Victoria Park Ave · Bentallgreenoak1419198297 · Aug 2024166 m
1540 Victoria Park Ave · Bgo1329198295 · Aug 2026220 m
1780 Eglinton Ave E · Bentallgreenoak2039198288 · Aug 2024261 m · 3 min
1770 Eglinton Ave E · Bentallgreenoak927198294 · Aug 2026312 m · 4 min
9 Craigton Dr · Metcap Living Management Inc304195693 · Sep 2025362 m · 4 min
10 Craigton Dr · Jochin Investments364195595 · Oct 2025367 m · 4 min

47 registered buildings · 2,396 units · 2 social housing · tallest 10 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

One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle110apartment parking (1)
Bicycle theft000—

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 Wexford/Maryvale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Victoria Park & Eglinton a dangerous intersection?

By serious injuries, yes: it ranks #39 of 1,505 for killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025. 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 Victoria Park & Eglinton?

A top-100 intersection for vehicle traffic in Toronto. It ranks #81 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 2.7× the median for a counted intersection, and #287 for pedestrians.

Is Victoria Park & Eglinton a walkable intersection?

Victoria Park & Eglinton scores 70 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #830 of 5,672 Toronto intersections; 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: O'connor Station · 13 stops within 300 m · 12 routes within 1 km; 7 grocery stores within 1 km · 12 places to eat within 300 m; 2 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 1.3 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.

How fast do cars go at Victoria Park & Eglinton?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Victoria Park Ave between Southmead Rd and O'connor Dr (December 2025), found an average of 45 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 53 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Victoria Park & Eglinton?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 363 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 60,190 spaces — 24 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Victoria Park & Eglinton by transit?

O'connor Station (Line 5) is 37 m away; bus routes 34, 91, 24, 70, 67, 924 within 1 km (nearest stop: Eglinton Ave East at Victoria Park Ave, 24 m).

What restaurants are near Victoria Park & Eglinton?

12 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 44 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are D Spot Dessert Cafe (44 m), Tim Hortons (243 m), Caribbean Hotpot (266 m), Real Fruit Bubble Tea (266 m) and Bourbon St. Grill (266 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Victoria Park & Eglinton?

One licensed child care centre within 1 km, with 69 spaces in total; it accepts City fee subsidy and it is in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest is My Little School (140 m, 69 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Victoria Park & Eglinton?

47 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,396 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1530 Victoria Park Ave (166 m, 141 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 1540 Victoria Park Ave (220 m, 132 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 1780 Eglinton Ave E (261 m, 203 units, RentSafeTO score 88) and 1770 Eglinton Ave E (312 m, 92 units, RentSafeTO score 94). The average RentSafeTO score across the 47 is 91 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Victoria Park & Eglinton?

Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Wexford/Maryvale page.

What neighbourhood is Victoria Park & Eglinton in?

Victoria Park & Eglinton is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined