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Warden & Lawrence

Warden Ave & Lawrence Ave E · Toronto, Ontario · Wexford/Maryvale · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre · Wexford Heights BIA

In Wexford/Maryvale, Warden & Lawrence is a top-100 intersection for vehicle traffic in Toronto. At the corner: a red-light camera in place since 2021 that issued 336 tickets in 2025, a live City traffic camera and an accessible pedestrian signal. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre. It is among the hundred Toronto intersections with the most reported collisions.

Traffic volume
55,886
vehicles · 14-hour count, May 21, 2025
3,185 pedestrians · 65 cyclists · #12 busiest
Collisions
807
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
112 with an injury · 626 property damage · #32 of 5,508 · +66 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
1
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
0 fatal · 1 pedestrian · 0 cyclist · #1127 of 1,505
Red-light camera
336
tickets in 2025
since 2021 · 249 so far in 2026 · tickets by camera
Transit
4
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Across the 14-hour count, traffic averaged roughly 3,990 vehicles an hour, 3.5× the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 18 vehicles, close to the citywide median. Police have logged an average of 81 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 14.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 2.9× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions rose 24%, from 361 in 2016–2020 to 446 in 2021–2025. Just one of those 807 collisions left someone killed or seriously injured.

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Warden & Lawrence

Live traffic camera

The City's RESCU camera at Lawrence Ave E & Warden Ave — a 320 × 240 still the City replaces every few minutes, with the frame's age and its four fixed reference views

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Live camera RESCU 8190 · Lawrence Ave E & Warden Ave
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Fixed views the City's reference still for each direction

The City's own feed for Warden & Lawrence, published as a 320 × 240 still that its server replaces every few minutes — the card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds while you are on the page (Reload checks now) and says whether the frame changed. The fixed views are the City's reference stills showing where the camera points in each direction.

Live camera · RESCU 8190 · Lawrence Ave E & Warden Ave
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Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
54681767 nearest 24 m
Express
954968
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 881 m · 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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (13)
  • Buchanan Public SchoolEnglish Public · 790 m
  • George Peck Public SchoolEnglish Public · 796 m
  • Manhattan Park Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 888 m
  • Precious Blood Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 901 m
  • Wexford Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • Wexford Collegiate School For the ArtsEnglish Public · 1 km
  • and 7 more
Community centres
  • McGregor Park Community Centre1.2 km
Parks (6)
  • Wayne Parkette714 m
  • Manhattan Park931 m
  • Deanvar Parkette1.1 km
  • McGregor Park1.2 km
  • Wexford Park1.3 km
  • Maryvale Park1.3 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library McGregor Park branch1.1 km
Signal
0409, activated 1958 · SA1 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 42 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 10 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 86. The nearest is Anny's Chocola, 54 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés42 within 300 m · 86 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience10 within 300 m · 23 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Anny's Chocola · 2059 Lawrence Ave E54 mPassed, Apr 2026
Little Caesars · 2065 Lawrence Ave E59 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Tim Hortons · 2044 Lawrence Ave E67 mPassed, Mar 2026
Banh Mi Metro · 2055 Lawrence Ave Egrocery68 mPassed, Jun 2026
Pho Metro Asian Cuisine · 2057 Lawrence Ave Egrocery68 mPassed, Jun 2026
Uncle Seth's Tropical Foods · 2069 Lawrence Ave Egrocery74 mPassed, Dec 2025 · 3 infractions
Al' Deewan Bakery & Pizza · 2067 Lawrence Ave Egrocery77 mPassed, Aug 2026
Aseer Time · 2062 Lawrence Ave E Unit-206279 mPassed, Jul 2026

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

No City washroom within 1 km.

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Six licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 273 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Scarborough Citadel Child Care (42 m, 49 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km6 centres · 273 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 6
  • Scarborough Citadel Child Care · 2021 Lawrence Ave E
    49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    42 m
  • Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program · 4 Bucannan Rd
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    790 m
  • Wexford Community Childcare Centre · 1 Wayne Ave
    97 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    795 m
  • Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehab. (Scarborough Site) · 1 Wayne Ave
    24 spaces · preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    795 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 233 (1.6 km), the nearest police station 41 Division (2.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 233 · 1.6 km59 Curlew Dr
Police41 Division · 2.2 km2222 Eglinton Avenue East
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 21 · 1.8 km887 Pharmacy Ave

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

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. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 11 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 2 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings6 · 817 units · 3 social housing
RentSafeTO score94 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202611 across the 6
Open fire-code violations2
Tallest15 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
2015 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing15811199496 · Sep 2026051 m
1860 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing908197898 · Sep 20240686 m
2155 Lawrence Ave Esocial housing · Aldebrain Attendant Care Services of Toronto24311199392 · Nov 20251770 m
1236 Birchmount Rd · Homes First Property Management Inc.2201520231 · 2 fire780 m
1255 Birchmount Rd · Signet Group Inc.706196089 · Aug 20269871 m
1790 Lawrence Ave E · Dixland Apartments Lts.365196297 · Oct 20250927 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots356 lots · ≈64,700 spaces · 194.1 ha
Within 500 m38 lots · ≈3,050 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 25 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parking12 post-and-rings within 300 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface372 m25 *

Nearest lots: 55 m away, ≈23 spaces; 83 m away, ≈73 spaces; 84 m away, ≈45 spaces; 89 m away, ≈159 spaces; 111 m away, ≈476 spaces; 138 m away, ≈106 spaces.

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be 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; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, 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 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 16 months old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north14,105southbound · 23 bikes · 7.1% heavy
From the west12,814eastbound · 18 bikes · 4.1% heavy
Total vehicles55,8863,185 pedestrians · 65 cyclists · 5.7% heavy
From the east17,531westbound · 20 bikes · 4.8% heavy
From the south11,436northbound · 4 bikes · 7.0% heavy
AM peak hour4,181 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour4,482 vehicles from 4:30 p.m.
Count14-hour · May 21, 2025

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

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 segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Warden Ave · Hancock Cres – Lawrence Ave E · 59 mFeb 2016 · 7 days14,930
Lawrence Ave E · Wayne Ave – Lilian Dr · 174 mNov 2008 · 24 h22,95353 km/h63 km/h68 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

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, 66 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 29, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 14.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions807#32 of 5,508
With an injury112#38 of 4,660
Property damage only626
Fail to remain81
Involving a pedestrian10#232 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist6#345 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist2
With a fatality0
Severity not classified69
Since January 2026 (outside the window)66
All since 20141,027latest Jun 29, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

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

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All KSI collisions1#1127 of 1,505
Fatal0
Involving a pedestrian1#645 of 879
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
In darkness0
All KSI since 20065latest May 8, 2024

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

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.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle400street/outdoor (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Mar 24, 2020. 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 5,508 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 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, 3.5× the median for a counted intersection.

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 ticket in Toronto is $325 and carries no demerit points because it is issued to the vehicle's owner.

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 (372 m away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 356 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 64,700 spaces — 38 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?

42 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 86 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Anny's Chocola (54 m), Little Caesars (59 m), Tim Hortons (67 m) and Aseer Time (79 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there child care near Warden & Lawrence?

Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 273 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Scarborough Citadel Child Care (42 m, 49 spaces), Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program (790 m, 30 spaces) and Wexford Community Childcare Centre (795 m, 97 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 (686 m, 90 units, RentSafeTO score 98), 2155 Lawrence Ave E (770 m, 243 units, RentSafeTO score 92) and 1236 Birchmount Rd (780 m, 220 units). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 94 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

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. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. 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

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