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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 · Feb 26, 2025
Traffic is heaviest from the north: 12,426 southbound vehicles entered from that leg, 52% of the total, against 298 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 2,397 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:30 p.m., against 2,136 in the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.2% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 20 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 2,136 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 2,397 from 4:30 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 2022, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 3. 13 collisions (21%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 5 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (8%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Aug 4, 2026.
No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006. The police all-collisions file records 1 fatal collision here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places it just outside the 65 m radius.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 63 | #1734 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 13 | #1413 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 39 | |
| Fail to remain | 10 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 2 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 3 | #911 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 10 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 6 | |
| 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.
Speeds here, last measured in 2018
On Victoria Park Ave between Draycott Dr and Ruscica Dr, 122 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in November 2018 put the average speed at 60 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 70 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 78 km/h or more. That segment carries about 26,100 vehicles a day. The reading is 8 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. Innismore Cres between Inniswood Dr and Bardwell Cres measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Nov 2018).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Park Ave · Draycott Dr – Ruscica Dr · 122 m | Nov 2018 · 24 h | 26,147 | 60 km/h | 70 km/h | 78 km/h |
| Innismore Cres · Inniswood Dr – Bardwell Cres · 247 m | Nov 2018 · 24 h | 470 | 40 km/h | 49 km/h | 54 km/h |
| Ruscica Dr · Sweetbriar Crt – Sloane Ave · 264 m | Dec 2006 · 24 h | 229 | 37 km/h | 45 km/h | 50 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
- 24 91 67 54 nearest 18 m
- Express
- 924 954
- Blue Night
- 324 354
- Nearest stops
- 4 surface stops within 300 m — Victoria Park Ave at Ruscica Dr; Victoria Park Ave at Innismore Cres
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Surrey Ave / Victoria Park Ave 211 m · 11 docks · 2 stations, 26 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
- 1 car park · about 25 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 24 mapped lots within 500 m, 253 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface | 1.7 km | 25 * | — |
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 Richard & Ruth's No Frills, 927 m away. Toronto Public Health inspects 7 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 13 — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is City Pizza, 173 m away. Two pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Surrey Victoria Park Pharmacy, 200 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk.
- Restaurants & cafés
- City Pizza · 1703 Victoria Park Ave173 m
- Jatujak · 1744 Victoria Park Ave201 m
- Osmow's · 1750 Victoria Park Ave None201 m
- Tagpuan · 1740 Victoria Park Ave201 m
- Kibo Sushi- Victoria Park · 1752 Victoria Park Ave222 m
- Grocery
- Richard & Ruth's No Frills 927 m · 11 min · 2 within 1 km
- Pharmacy
- Surrey Victoria Park Pharmacy 200 m · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- Big Dreams Early Learning Centre · 50 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day173 m
- Muppets Preschool Centre (Victoria Village) · 244 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day811 m · 10 min
- Precious Blood Jr YMCA Elp · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day877 m · 10 min
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 (7)
- Wigmore Park883 m · 11 min
- Wexford Park1 km · 12 min
- Sweeney Park1.1 km · 13 min
- Craigton Court Tot Lot1.2 km · 14 min
- Victoria Park - Eglinton Parkette1.3 km · 15 min
- Schools
- Sloane Public SchoolEnglish Public · 615 m · 7 min
- Victoria Village Public SchoolEnglish Public · 811 m · 10 min
- Precious Blood Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 877 m · 10 min
- Wexford Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 11 min
- Ecole Elementaire Jeanne LajoieFrench Public · 1.5 km · 18 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library Victoria Village branch668 m · 8 min
- Toronto Public Library Eglinton Square branch1.3 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, 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.
Apartment buildings nearby
RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score
Within a kilometre there are 33 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,143 rental units, 2.2× the median for a Toronto intersection — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 1700 Victoria Park Ave (47 m, 54 units, 5 storeys, built 1958), which scored 95 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 92, about the citywide norm.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 Victoria Park Ave · Briarlane Rental Property Management Inc. | 54 | 5 | 1958 | 95 · Jun 2025 | 47 m |
| 1704 Victoria Park Ave · Gold Seal Management Inc. | 93 | 7 | 1966 | 97 · Jun 2025 | 79 m |
| 1689 Victoria Park Ave · Future West | 54 | 4 | 1954 | 93 · Sep 2025 | 120 m |
| 1698 Victoria Park Ave · Future West Living | 52 | 5 | 1966 | 93 · Jun 2025 | 134 m |
| 1710 Victoria Park Ave · Richmond Community Service Corp. Ph905 470 1244 ,cell 289 200 6649 | 59 | 4 | 1968 | 96 · Aug 2026 | 185 m |
| 1684 Victoria Park Ave social housing · Emmanuel Lutheran Manor | 112 | 8 | 1987 | 92 · Jun 2025 | 237 m |
33 registered buildings · 2,143 units · 2 social housing · tallest 12 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
Six thefts from vehicles and two bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 83% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 1 more has been reported, the latest on Jan 17, 2026.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 6 | 0 | 1 | street/outdoor (5), apartment parking (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 1 | 0 | other (1), apartment parking (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 Wexford/Maryvale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Victoria Park & Ruscica a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 63 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 Victoria Park & Ruscica?
An above-average intersection for traffic. It ranks #622 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.49× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Victoria Park & Ruscica a walkable intersection?
Victoria Park & Ruscica scores 41 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: 2 grocery stores within 1 km · 7 places to eat within 300 m; 4 stops within 300 m · 8 routes within 1 km; nearest school 0.6 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m.
How fast do cars go at Victoria Park & Ruscica?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Victoria Park Ave between Draycott Dr and Ruscica Dr (November 2018), found an average of 60 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 70 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Victoria Park & Ruscica?
The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.7 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 253 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 32,590 spaces — 24 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Victoria Park & Ruscica by transit?
Bus routes 24, 91, 67, 54, 924, 954 within 1 km (nearest stop: Victoria Park Ave at Ruscica Dr, 18 m).
What restaurants are near Victoria Park & Ruscica?
7 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 13 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are City Pizza (173 m), Jatujak (201 m), Osmow's (201 m), Tagpuan (201 m) and Kibo Sushi- Victoria Park (222 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Victoria Park & Ruscica?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 367 spaces in total; 3 accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Big Dreams Early Learning Centre (173 m, 50 spaces), Muppets Preschool Centre (Victoria Village) (811 m, 244 spaces) and Precious Blood Jr YMCA Elp (877 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Victoria Park & Ruscica?
33 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,143 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 1700 Victoria Park Ave (47 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 1704 Victoria Park Ave (79 m, 93 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 1689 Victoria Park Ave (120 m, 54 units, RentSafeTO score 93) and 1698 Victoria Park Ave (134 m, 52 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 33 is 92 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Victoria Park & Ruscica?
Toronto Police place six thefts from vehicles and two 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 Wexford/Maryvale page.
What neighbourhood is Victoria Park & Ruscica in?
Victoria Park & Ruscica 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Feb 26, 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.
- 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 21 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: 43.73466, -79.30676 · centreline node 13452586.