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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, and the red-light camera
Live traffic camera RESCU 8190 · 24 m
Which way is it looking?4 reference views
Fixed shots from the City, not live.The City's own feed for Warden & Lawrence, replaced every few minutes. This card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds.
Traffic volume14-hour count · May 21, 2025
Traffic is heaviest from the east: 17,531 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 31% of the total, against 11,436 from the south. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 4,181 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 4,482 from 4:30 p.m. Trucks and buses were 5.7% 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. The count is 17 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 4,181 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m. and 4,482 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 2024, with 133 collisions; 2025 recorded 88. 112 collisions (14%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 81 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 10% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. 16 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (2%), a low share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 92 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. 1 pedestrian was among those hurt. It happened in daylight or lit conditions. The most recent was on May 8, 2024. Going back to 2006, the total is 5.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 807 | #32 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 112 | #38 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 626 | |
| Fail to remain | 81 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 10 | #232 of 3,196 |
| Involving a cyclist | 6 | #345 of 2,576 |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 2 | |
| Severity not classified | 69 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 92 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 5 | latest May 8, 2024 |
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 2008
On Lawrence Ave E between Wayne Ave and Lilian Dr, 174 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in November 2008 put the average speed at 53 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 63 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 68 km/h or more. That segment carries about 23,000 vehicles a day. The reading is 18 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warden Ave · Hancock Cres – Lawrence Ave E · 59 m | Feb 2016 · 7 days | 14,930 | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Ave E · Wayne Ave – Lilian Dr · 174 m | Nov 2008 · 24 h | 22,953 | 53 km/h | 63 km/h | 68 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.
- Red-light camera
- In operation since 2021; 336 tickets in 2025, 249 so far in 2026. Tickets by camera · cameras in Scarborough.
- The crossing
- Signal 0409, activated 1958 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 54 68 17 67 nearest 24 m
- Express
- 954 968
- Blue Night
- 354
- Nearest stops
- 7 surface stops within 300 m — Lawrence Ave East at Warden Ave; Warden Ave at Lawrence Ave East
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Dulverton Rd / Birchmount Rd 1 km · 12 min · 11 docks · 1 station, 11 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
- 12 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 35 mapped lots within 500 m, 214 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 | 378 m | 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
Two grocery stores are within 300 m of the corner — the nearest is Banh Mi Metro, 88 m away. Five specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest Alzahraa Halal Meat at 111 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 43 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 86 — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Anny's Chocola, 54 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 133 m away; 5 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: The Wexford, a long-term care home 742 m away. The Wexford Residence Inc. runs a seniors' active living programme 701 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Anny's Chocola · 2059 Lawrence Ave E54 m
- Little Caesars · 2065 Lawrence Ave E66 m
- Aseer Time · 2062 Lawrence Ave E Unit-206279 m
- Uncle Seth's Tropical Foods · 2069 Lawrence Ave E82 m
- Farooj Abo Alabad · 2064 Lawrence Ave E Unit-206483 m
- Grocery
- Banh Mi Metro 88 m · 2 within 300 m
- Food shops
- Alzahraa Halal Meat 111 m · 5 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 133 m · 5 within 1 km
- Child care
- Scarborough Citadel Child Care · 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day42 m
- Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program · 43 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day944 m · 11 min
- Health and care
- The Wexford · long-term care home742 m · 9 min
- The Wexford Residence Inc. · seniors' active living centre701 m · 8 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
- Wayne Parkette1 km · 11 min
- McGregor Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Manhattan Park1.3 km · 16 min
- Deanvar Parkette1.4 km · 17 min
- Community centres
- McGregor Park Community Centre1.2 km · 15 min
- Schools (9)
- Buchanan Public SchoolEnglish Public · 944 m · 11 min
- Manhattan Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km · 12 min
- George Peck Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Wexford Collegiate School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Precious Blood Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch1.2 km · 14 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 public washroom.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #1,820 of 5,672. 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 six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 817 rental units — three social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 2015 Lawrence Ave E (51 m, 158 units, 11 storeys, built 1994), which scored 96 out of 100 at its September 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 94, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Lawrence Ave E social housing | 158 | 11 | 1994 | 96 · Sep 2026 | 51 m |
| 1860 Lawrence Ave E social housing | 90 | 8 | 1978 | 98 · Sep 2024 | 704 m · 8 min |
| 2155 Lawrence Ave E social housing · Aldebrain Attendant Care Services of Toronto | 243 | 11 | 1993 | 92 · Nov 2025 | 802 m · 10 min |
| 1790 Lawrence Ave E · Dixland Apartments Lts. | 36 | 5 | 1962 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 1 km · 12 min |
| 1255 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc. | 70 | 6 | 1960 | 89 · Aug 2026 | 1 km · 12 min |
| 1236 Birchmount Rd · Homes First Property Management Inc. | 220 | 15 | 2023 | — | 1 km · 12 min |
6 registered buildings · 817 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.
Thefts reported at this corner
Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025
Four 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.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 0 | 0 | street/outdoor (2), other (1) |
| 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 Wexford/Maryvale.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Warden & Lawrence a dangerous intersection?
By collision count, yes: it ranks #32 of 5,519 Toronto intersections for police-reported collisions in 2016–2025, and 1 of those left someone killed or seriously injured. 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 Warden & Lawrence?
A top-100 intersection for vehicle traffic in Toronto. It ranks #12 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 3.5× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Warden & Lawrence a walkable intersection?
Warden & Lawrence scores 58 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #1,820 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: 2 grocery stores within 300 m · 43 places to eat within 300 m; nearest school 0.9 km · 1 licensed child care within 500 m; 7 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
Is there a red-light camera at Warden & Lawrence?
Yes. A red-light camera has operated at Warden & Lawrence since 2021, according to the City of Toronto's red-light camera list. It issued 336 tickets in 2025 (383 in 2024) and 249 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026; 2,130 since it was switched on.
How many red-light camera tickets are issued at Warden & Lawrence?
336 in 2025, according to the City's annual charges data — down from 383 in 2024, and 249 in 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. The camera has issued 2,130 tickets since 2021. A red-light camera penalty in Toronto is $328.25 — a $260 set fine, a $60 victim fund component and an $8.25 provincial licence plate access fee. It carries no demerit points and does not touch anyone's driving record, because the notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner regardless of who was driving.
How fast do cars go at Warden & Lawrence?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lawrence Ave E between Wayne Ave and Lilian Dr (November 2008), found an average of 53 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 63 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Warden & Lawrence?
The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (378 m away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 214 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 39,460 spaces — 35 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Warden & Lawrence by transit?
Bus routes 54, 68, 17, 67, 954, 968 within 1 km (nearest stop: Lawrence Ave East at Warden Ave, 24 m).
What restaurants are near Warden & Lawrence?
43 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 86 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Anny's Chocola (54 m), Little Caesars (66 m), Aseer Time (79 m), Uncle Seth's Tropical Foods (82 m) and Farooj Abo Alabad (83 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there child care near Warden & Lawrence?
Two licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 92 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and all are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Scarborough Citadel Child Care (42 m, 49 spaces) and Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program (944 m, 43 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Warden & Lawrence?
Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 817 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 2015 Lawrence Ave E (51 m, 158 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 1860 Lawrence Ave E (704 m, 90 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 2155 Lawrence Ave E (802 m, 243 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 1790 Lawrence Ave E (1.0 km, 36 units, RentSafeTO score 97). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 94 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Warden & Lawrence?
Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles 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 Warden & Lawrence in?
Warden & Lawrence is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson. The corner falls inside the Wexford Heights Business Improvement Area.
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 May 21, 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 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: 43.74538, -79.29473 · centreline node 13450818.