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Wellesley & Sackville

Wellesley St E & Sackville St · Toronto, Ontario · Cabbagetown-South St.James Town · Ward 13, Toronto Centre

Wellesley & Sackville is a low-volume local intersection, with heavy foot traffic and significant cycling traffic. It sits in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town, in central Toronto. At the corner: a bike lane and a school within 250 m. Nearby: Castle Frank Station (Line 2) 589 m away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
958
vehicles · 8-hour count, Oct 27, 2022
804 pedestrians · 268 cyclists
Collisions
12
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 9 property damage · #4126 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Castle Frank Station 589 m · 3 streetcar routes · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Bike Lane - Contraflow, Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 120 vehicles, 10% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 1.2 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 28.0% of vehicle volume, about 36× the typical share. That comes with about 1.2 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Wellesley & Sackville

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Castle Frank Station (Line 2)589 m; Sherbourne Station (Line 2)857 m
Streetcar
506504505 nearest 536 m
TTC bus
659475121 nearest 248 m
Blue Night
306304305365300
Nearest stops
3 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Bike Lane - Contraflow on Sackville St installed 2005; Sharrows on Wellesley St E installed 2005
Bike Share
Amelia St / Sumach St 243 m · 11 docks · 22 stations, 467 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 (29)
  • Monsignor Fraser - St Martin CampusEnglish Separate · 248 m
  • Winchester Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 447 m
  • Sprucecourt Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 527 m
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 531 m
  • Rosedale Heights School of the ArtsEnglish Public · 572 m
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 726 m
  • and 23 more
Parks (38)
  • Wellesley Park359 m
  • Rosedale Ravine Lands395 m
  • Rekai Family Parkette443 m
  • Winchester Park549 m
  • Bleecker Parkette585 m
  • Dr. Gordon Chong Park602 m
  • and 32 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch650 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch785 m
  • Toronto Public Library Riverdale branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 277 m
  • Riverdale FarmAttraction · 436 m
  • Riverdale Park (East and West)Nature/ Park · 818 m
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Native Earth Performing Arts & Aki StudioPerforming Arts · 1 km
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 1 km
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 1.1 km
  • The Danforth Music HallPerforming Arts · 1.1 km

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 17 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 3 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 150 — 2.1× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is BBQ Chicken Factory, 240 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés17 within 300 m · 150 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience3 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
BBQ Chicken Factory · 292 Wellesley St E240 mPassed, Apr 2026 · 1 infraction
Cranberries · 601 Parliament St246 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 1 infraction
Jamestown Milk · 592 Parliament St253 mPassed, Jun 2026
L'avenue · 583 Parliament St253 mPassed, May 2026
Yarl's Super Store · 607 Parliament St253 mPassed, May 2026 · 6 infractions
Absolute Bakery · 589 Parliament Stgrocery254 mPassed, Mar 2026 · 2 infractions
F'amelia · 12 Amelia St256 mPassed, May 2026 · 4 infractions
Ambal Trading · 591 Parliament St261 mPassed, Aug 2024

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

The nearest public washroom is Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom, 435 m away, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A drinking fountain is 308 m away at Wellesley Park.

  • Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    435 m
  • Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom · 201 Winchester St
    9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    545 m
  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    658 m
Drinking water
Wellesley Park drinking fountain · 308 m; Riverdale Farm drinking fountain · 480 m

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

13 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 989 spaces; ten accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Buds and Blossoms (413 m, 32 spaces, toddler, preschool, school age).

Within 1 km13 centres · 989 spaces
Fee subsidy10 of 13
  • Buds and Blossoms · 517 Parliament St
    32 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day
    413 m
  • Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) · 15 Prospect St
    87 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    447 m
  • Sprucecourt Child Care Centre · 70 Spruce St
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    527 m
  • George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre · 675 Ontario St
    171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    531 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (814 m), the nearest police station 51 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 2.0 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 814 m441 Bloor St E
Police51 Division · 1.9 km51 Parliament Street
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 2 km58 Richmond St E

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 78 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 12,310 rental units, 3.4× the median for a Toronto intersection — 22 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 280 Wellesley St E (318 m, 571 units, 32 storeys, built 1969), which scored 96 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 78 scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 315 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 77 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings78 · 12,310 units · 22 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · 2 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026315 across the 78
Open fire-code violations77
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
280 Wellesley St E · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.57132196996 · Nov 202519318 m
650 Parliament St · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.56822196986 · Nov 202513 · 3 fire344 m
531-535 Parliament St · 10887609 Canada Inc173188890 · Oct 20250382 m
670 Parliament St · Medallion Corporation23915196482 · Aug 20242416 m
260 Wellesley St E · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.56532196893 · Nov 20258 · 1 fire419 m
240 Wellesley St E · Wellesley Parliament Square Ltd.55429196884 · Jul 202615 · 1 fire429 m
135 Rose Ave · Medallion Corporation23915196474 · Oct 20251450 m
2 Prospect St · Caterina Properties Incorporated154191018 · Aug 20260468 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 lots801 lots · ≈21,180 spaces · 63.5 ha
Within 500 m40 lots · ≈920 spaces
Green P (public)24 car parks · about 3,174 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 751 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking23 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 32 bikes within 600 m
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface500 m3555% (Q1 2026)
405 Sherbourne St · Surface737 m9175% (Q1 2026)
573 Gerrard St E · Surface1.1 km3675% (Q1 2026)
35 Erindale Ave · Surface1.2 km9470% (Q1 2026)
838 Broadview Ave · Surface1.2 km1176% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 62 m away, ≈9 spaces; 69 m away, ≈5 spaces; 74 m away, ≈6 spaces; 75 m away, ≈8 spaces; 96 m away, ≈3 spaces; 194 m away, ≈14 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (759 m, 1 ports); 35 Erindale Ave (1.2 km, 10 ports); 20 Charles St E. (1.5 km, 23 ports).

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 — 8-hour, Oct 27, 2022

This is a three-leg intersection with no south leg. Traffic is heaviest from the west: 517 eastbound vehicles entered from that leg, 54% of the total, against 43 from the north. Most cyclists arrived from the east (142 of 268). Evening rush dominates here: 153 vehicles in the peak hour from 4:45 p.m., against 139 in the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.6% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 4 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2022, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north43southbound · 3 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west517eastbound · 106 bikes · 2.1% heavy
Total vehicles958804 pedestrians · 268 cyclists · 2.6% heavy
From the east398westbound · 142 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south0northbound · 17 bikes · 0.0% heavy
AM peak hour139 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour153 vehicles from 4:45 p.m.
Count8-hour · Oct 27, 2022

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 Sackville St between Winchester St and Salisbury Ave, 223 m from the corner, a 24-hour count in August 2001 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 45 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,300 vehicles a day. Wellesley St E between Sackville St and Wellesley Ave measured slower: 28 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Sep 2002). The reading is 25 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule. 10 speed humps slow traffic on Sackville Street between Gerrard St E and Wellesley St E (installed 2002).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Wellesley St E · Sackville St – Wellesley Ave · 71 mSep 2002 · 24 h36728 km/h35 km/h39 km/h
Sackville St · Winchester St – Salisbury Ave · 223 mAug 2001 · 24 h1,25834 km/h40 km/h45 km/h
Sackville Pl · Sackville St – Woodstock Pl · 347 mJun 2018 · 3 days8314 km/h22 km/h28 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Sackville Street · Gerrard St E – Wellesley St E
    10 speed humps
    installed 2002

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 2023, with 3 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. 4 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 33% of collisions. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Sep 13, 2025.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions12#4126 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only9
Fail to remain4
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified3
All since 201413latest Sep 13, 2025

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

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

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

Ten thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 2.7× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 2 in 2023–2025, about 0.7 a year, against 2.0 a year before that. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages; 50% of the bike thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1020house driveway/garage (6), street/outdoor (4)
Bicycle theft600house driveway/garage (3), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 23, 2025. 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Wellesley & Sackville a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 12 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 Wellesley & Sackville?

A low-volume local intersection. Its latest count is from Oct 27, 2022, 10% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Wellesley & Sackville?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sackville St between Winchester St and Salisbury Ave (August 2001), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Wellesley & Sackville?

The nearest Green P car park is 51 Aberdeen Ave (500 m away, 35 spaces, 55% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 801 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,180 spaces — 40 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (751 m).

How do I get to Wellesley & Sackville by transit?

Castle Frank Station (Line 2) is 589 m away; streetcar routes 506, 504, 505 stop within 1 km, the nearest 536 m away; bus routes 65, 94, 75, 121 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Wellesley & Sackville?

17 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 150 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are BBQ Chicken Factory (240 m), Cranberries (246 m), Jamestown Milk (253 m), L'avenue (253 m) and Yarl's Super Store (253 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Wellesley & Sackville?

The nearest is Riverdale Farm Simpson House Washroom, 201 Winchester St, 435 m away (open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Next nearest: Riverdale Farm Meeting House Washroom (545 m); Wellesley Community Centre Washroom (658 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Wellesley & Sackville?

13 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 989 spaces in total; 10 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Buds and Blossoms (413 m, 32 spaces), Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) (447 m, 87 spaces) and Sprucecourt Child Care Centre (527 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wellesley & Sackville?

78 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 12,310 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 280 Wellesley St E (318 m, 571 units, RentSafeTO score 96), 650 Parliament St (344 m, 568 units, RentSafeTO score 86), 531-535 Parliament St (382 m, 17 units, RentSafeTO score 90) and 670 Parliament St (416 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 82). The average RentSafeTO score across the 78 is 86 out of 100; 2 scored below 70. 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 Wellesley & Sackville?

Toronto Police place ten thefts from vehicles and six 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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town page.

What neighbourhood is Wellesley & Sackville in?

Wellesley & Sackville is in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (City of Toronto neighbourhood 071). It is in Ward 13, Toronto Centre, represented by Councillor Chris Moise.

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