Warden & Deans

Traffic volume14-hour count · Sep 24, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 9,873 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 47% of the total, against 974 from the east. Evening rush dominates here: 1,966 vehicles in the peak hour from 3:15 p.m., against 1,610 in the morning peak from 9:15 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 4.3% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 13 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

Peak hours: 1,610 vehicles in the hour from 9:15 a.m. and 1,966 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 worst year was 2017, with 12 collisions; 2025 recorded 7. 16 collisions (27%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 10 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 17% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 11 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (18%) — 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 May 26, 2026.

Of the three serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, one was fatal. 3 pedestrians were among those hurt. 1 of the 3 happened in darkness — 33%, about the citywide 39%. The most recent was on May 1, 2019. Going back to 2006, the total is 5.

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 Warden Ave between Upton Rd and Hymus Rd, 294 m from the corner, a 7-day count in July 2023 put the average speed at 55 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 63 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 69 km/h or more. That segment carries about 18,700 vehicles a day. Fairfax Cres between Clairlea Park Trl and Monastery Lane measured slower: 29 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Apr 2019). 9 speed humps slow traffic on Fairfax Crescent between Clairlea Crecent and Warden Ave.

Traffic calming

Fairfax Crescent (Clairlea Crecent – Warden Ave): 9 speed humps

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 1285, activated 1977 · leading pedestrian interval East/West

Not within a walk: licensed child care or a library.

• Groceries and food12/30

  1 grocery store within 1 km · 2 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit23/28

  Warden Station 0.7 km · 6 stops within 300 m · 13 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go0/14

  none within a walk

• Parks and recreation8/10

  1 park within 500 m · 1 community centre within 800 m

• Schools and child care3/8

  1 school within 500 m

• Crossing on foot8/10

  traffic signal · head start for people walking · traffic calming

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.

Five thefts from vehicles and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 40% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

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 Clairlea-Birchmount.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Sep 24, 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; Traffic Calming Database.
• Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; Park Washroom Facilities, Washroom Facilities in City Buildings, Automated Public Toilets, Park Drinking Water Sources; 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 20 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: 43.71618, -79.28277 · centreline node 13455284.