Victoria Park & Ellesmere

Live traffic camera RESCU 8084 · 19 m

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Live camera RESCU 8084 · Victoria Park Ave & Parkwoods Village Dr / Ellesmere Rd

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Traffic volume14-hour count · Nov 29, 2025 · weekend

Traffic is heaviest from the north: 13,941 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 31% of the total, against 7,464 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 4,152 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:45 p.m., against 3,251 in the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.

Peak hours: 3,251 vehicles in the hour from 9:30 a.m. and 4,152 from 3:45 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 120 collisions; 2025 recorded 62. 109 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 100 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 12% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 13 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 39 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 28, 2026.

One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Jul 26, 2019. Going back to 2006, the total is 2.

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.

Speeds here, last measured in 2017

On Victoria Park Ave between Ivordale Cres and Combermere Dr, 227 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in February 2005 put the average speed at 50 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 64 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 71 km/h or more. That segment carries about 36,600 vehicles a day. The reading is 21 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Ellesmere Rd between Pollard Dr and Pharmacy Ave measured slower: 48 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 59 km/h (Jun 2017) — a much more recent reading than the one above.

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.

Red-light camera

In operation since 2022; 289 tickets in 2025, 92 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in North York.

The crossing

Signal 0517, activated 1960 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Not within a walk: a community centre or a public washroom.

• Groceries and food23/30

  1 grocery store within 300 m · 4 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit15/28

  8 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go5/14

  library 759 m away

• Parks and recreation2/10

  nearest park 0.8 km

• Schools and child care2/8

  nearest school 0.7 km · 4 licensed child cares within 1 km

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · 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.

Within a kilometre there are 29 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,886 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2126 Victoria Park Ave (234 m, 11 units, 3 storeys, built 1961), which scored 96 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 29 scored below 70; the average is 90, about the citywide norm.

29 registered buildings · 2,886 units · 3 social housing · tallest 15 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.

Eight thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

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.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Nov 29, 2025.
• 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; tickets from Red Light Camera Annual Charges (2026 figures through Jun 30, 2026); live image from Traffic Cameras (RESCU).
• Speeds and calming: Midblock Vehicle Speed, Volume and Classification Counts.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Licensed Child Care Centres; 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.
• Apartment buildings: City of Toronto Apartment Building Registration and Apartment Building Evaluation (RentSafeTO), as compiled by LandlordReport (imported Sep 10, 2026).
• 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 16 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: 43.75787, -79.31525 · centreline node 13449013.