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Wellesley & Sherbourne

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

Wellesley & Sherbourne, in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town, in central Toronto, is a moderately travelled crossing, with a strong pedestrian presence and a well-used cycling route through it. It has a protected bikeway, a school within 250 m and parks at the corner. Nearby: Sherbourne Station (Line 2) 572 m away.

Traffic volume
15,252
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 5, 2023
11,971 pedestrians · 4,612 cyclists · #1273 busiest
Collisions
115
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
23 with an injury · 74 property damage · #959 of 5,508 · +6 since Jan 2026
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
3
TTC stops within 100 m
Sherbourne Station 572 m · 1 streetcar route · 4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Protected
Cycle Track
Bike Share: 113 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 14-hour count works out to close to 1,090 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 1.3 vehicles, a higher share of people on foot than the typical counted intersection (one per 13). Cyclists were 30.2% of vehicle volume, about 39× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 12 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — 7.5 per 10,000 counted vehicles, 1.52× the median rate for counted intersections. Collisions edged up 5%, from 56 in 2016–2020 to 59 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Wellesley & Sherbourne

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

Subway
Sherbourne Station (Line 2)572 m; Wellesley Station (Line 1)740 m; Castle Frank Station (Line 2)820 m; College Station (Line 1)921 m; Bloor Station (Line 1)923 m
Streetcar
506 nearest 444 m
TTC bus
94756597 nearest 18 m
Blue Night
306365300320
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m — Wellesley St East at Sherbourne St; Sherbourne St at Wellesley St East
Cycling
Cycle Track on Wellesley St E installed 2001; Cycle Track on Sherbourne St installed 2001
Bike Share
Sherbourne St / Wellesley St E 60 m · 31 docks · 40 stations, 889 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 (39)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 114 m
  • Jarvis Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 271 m
  • Winchester Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 315 m
  • Monsignor Fraser College - Isabella CampusEnglish Separate · 350 m
  • Rose Avenue Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 391 m
  • National Ballet School - the Shoe RoomPrivate · 393 m
  • and 33 more
Parks (51)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. James Town branch51 m
  • Toronto Public Library Parliament Street branch791 m
  • Toronto Public Library Toronto Reference Library branch1.1 km
Places of interest
  • Dancemakers Centre for CreationPerforming Arts · 386 m
  • Betty Oliphant Theatre (at Canada's National Ballet School)Performing Arts · 418 m
  • Winchester Street TheatrePerforming Arts · 614 m
  • Allan GardensNature/ Park · 616 m
  • Mattamy Athletic CentreSports / Entertainment Venue · 711 m
  • Buddies in Bad Times TheatrePerforming Arts · 794 m
  • CAA Theatre (formerly Panasonic Theatre)Performing Arts · 895 m
  • Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (formerly known as Ryerson Theatre)Performing Arts · 1 km
Signal
0261, activated 1948 · FT · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

There are 25 restaurants, cafés and takeouts within 300 m of the corner, plus 8 grocery and convenience stores, and 340 eating places within a kilometre — 4.7× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Domino's Pizza, 46 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in June 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés25 within 300 m · 340 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience8 within 300 m · 60 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Domino's Pizza · 159 Wellesley St E Unit-101 None46 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Wellesley Early Learning Centre · 495 Sherbourne St48 mPassed, Aug 2026
Mr. Shakes · 464 Sherbourne St, Unit--65 mPassed, Aug 2025
Wellesley Central Place · 160 Wellesley St E65 mPassed, May 2026
Sarvi Indian Cuisine · 464 Sherbourne St Bldg--65 mPassed, Jul 2026 · 2 infractions
Sweet Addictions · 462 Sherbourne St Bldg-172 mPassed, Apr 2026
Fife House Foundation · 490 Sherbourne St83 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 3 infractions
Our Lady of Lourdes Snp · 444 Sherbourne St Bldg--113 mPassed, Apr 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

The nearest public washroom is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 71 m away, View centre hours. A drinking fountain is 242 m away at Winchester Park (currently off).

  • Wellesley Community Centre Washroom · 495 Sherbourne St
    View centre hours
    71 m
Drinking water
Winchester Park bottle filling station · 242 m · off; St. James Town West Park drinking fountain · 428 m · off

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

14 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,244 spaces; 11 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi (81 m, 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool).

Within 1 km14 centres · 1,244 spaces
Fee subsidy11 of 14
  • Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi · 495 Sherbourne St
    62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    81 m
  • The Neighbourhood Group Community Services Our Lady of Lourdes · 444 Sherbourne St
    91 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    114 m
  • Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) · 15 Prospect St
    87 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    315 m
  • George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre · 675 Ontario St
    171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    391 m

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

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 313 (563 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (1.9 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.6 km away.

FireFire Station 313 · 563 m441 Bloor St E
Police52 Division · 1.9 km255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.6 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

157 registered apartment buildings with 21,346 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, 30 of them social or Toronto Community Housing — 6.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is 490 Sherbourne St (82 m, 112 units, 11 storeys, built 2008), which scored 79 out of 100 at its August 2024 RentSafeTO evaluation. Three buildings of the 157 scored below 70; the average is 88, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 516 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 135 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings157 · 21,346 units · 30 social housing
RentSafeTO score88 average · 3 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026516 across the 157
Open fire-code violations135
Tallest51 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
490 Sherbourne Stsocial housing · Woodgreen Community Housing Inc11211200879 · Aug 2024082 m
155 Wellesley St E · Metcap Living Management Inc.11818196697 · Nov 202521100 m
200 Wellesley St EToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation71929197082 · Nov 20259 · 8 fire136 m
214 Wellesley St E · 214 Wellesley Holdings Limited383192389 · Nov 20250153 m
545 Sherbourne St · Medallion Corporation30030197782 · Nov 20254 · 6 fire157 m
142 Wellesley St E · 965441 Ontario Limited343192880 · Jun 20261171 m
222 Wellesley St E · Sterling Karamar Property Management697196388 · Jul 20244176 m
140 Wellesley St E · 965441 Ontario Limited323192891 · Nov 20256187 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 lots854 lots · ≈22,620 spaces · 67.8 ha
Within 500 m108 lots · ≈2,850 spaces
Green P (public)22 car parks · about 4,733 spaces
EV charging (City)188 Carlton St · 453 m · 1 Level 2 ports
Bike parking75 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 16 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.7 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
405 Sherbourne St · Surface299 m9175% (Q1 2026)
51 Aberdeen Ave · Surface523 m3555% (Q1 2026)
15 Wellesley St E · Surface759 m12654% (Q1 2026)
13 Isabella St · Surface809 m3073% (Q1 2026)
20 Charles St E · Garage889 m64618% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 56 m away, ≈33 spaces; 65 m away, ≈23 spaces; 68 m away, ≈10 spaces; 99 m away, ≈19 spaces; 130 m away, ≈14 spaces; 133 m away, ≈18 spaces. More EV charging: 186 Carlton St (454 m, 1 ports); 20 Charles St E. (862 m, 23 ports); 9 Wellesley St W. (891 m, 8 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 — 14-hour, Oct 5, 2023

The east leg carries the load — 5,041 westbound vehicles, or 33% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 2,935. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,259 vehicles in the hour from 3:15 p.m., 12% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (1,121). Heavy vehicles made up 4.7% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count is 3 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.

From the north4,110southbound · 1,447 bikes · 5.2% heavy
From the west3,166eastbound · 1,065 bikes · 5.1% heavy
Total vehicles15,25211,971 pedestrians · 4,612 cyclists · 4.7% heavy
From the east5,041westbound · 1,064 bikes · 3.5% heavy
From the south2,935northbound · 1,036 bikes · 5.9% heavy
AM peak hour1,121 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,259 vehicles from 3:15 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 5, 2023

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

The City's counter on Sherbourne St between Carlton St and Wellesley St E (226 m away) recorded an average of 36 km/h in its 7-day count in August 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 43 km/h. That segment carries about 7,700 vehicles a day. Wellesley St E between Jarvis St and Wellesley Pl measured slower: 29 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Mar 2025). At the school-zone speed sign on Sherbourne St (108 m away, 30 km/h limit), 9.4% of the 197,019 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 40 km/h or more — a share the City would treat as a speeding problem.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sherbourne St · Carlton St – Wellesley St E · 226 mAug 2026 · 7 days7,69436 km/h43 km/h47 km/h
Wellesley St E · Jarvis St – Wellesley Pl · 230 mMar 2025 · 7 days11,13029 km/h35 km/h39 km/h

School-zone speed sign 108 m

Posted limit30 km/h
Median · 85th pct28 · 38 km/h
Over the limit26%
40 km/h or more9.4%

Sherbourne St (northbound), 437 Sherbourne Street · 197,019 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

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

2023 was the peak year (17 collisions), and 2025 closed with 10. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 22 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 19% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 17% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 6 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 7.5 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions115#959 of 5,508
With an injury23#737 of 4,660
Property damage only74
Fail to remain22
Involving a pedestrian5#811 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist14#69 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified18
Since January 2026 (outside the window)6
All since 2014150latest Jun 9, 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

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 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

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and nine bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 3.5× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.4 a year before that. 75% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 44% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle1220street/outdoor (9), other (2)
Bicycle theft920apartment parking (4), street/outdoor (3)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Oct 8, 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 & Sherbourne a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 115 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 & Sherbourne?

A moderately travelled crossing. It ranks #1273 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection, and #171 for pedestrians.

How fast do cars go at Wellesley & Sherbourne?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Sherbourne St between Carlton St and Wellesley St E (August 2026), found an average of 36 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 43 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 108 m away (30 km/h), 9.4% of vehicles were doing 40 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near Wellesley & Sherbourne?

The nearest Green P car park is 405 Sherbourne St (299 m away, 91 spaces, 75% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 854 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,620 spaces — 108 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 188 Carlton St (453 m).

How do I get to Wellesley & Sherbourne by transit?

Sherbourne Station (Line 2) is 572 m away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 444 m away; bus routes 94, 75, 65, 97 within 1 km (nearest stop: Wellesley St East at Sherbourne St, 18 m).

What restaurants are near Wellesley & Sherbourne?

25 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 340 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Domino's Pizza (46 m), Wellesley Early Learning Centre (48 m), Mr. Shakes (65 m), Wellesley Central Place (65 m) and Sarvi Indian Cuisine (65 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 & Sherbourne?

The nearest is Wellesley Community Centre Washroom, 495 Sherbourne St, 71 m away (View centre hours). 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 & Sherbourne?

14 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,244 spaces in total; 11 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche Cdi (81 m, 62 spaces), The Neighbourhood Group Community Services Our Lady of Lourdes (114 m, 91 spaces) and Winchester Site Day Care (Central Neighbourhood House) (315 m, 87 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Wellesley & Sherbourne?

157 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 21,346 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 490 Sherbourne St (82 m, 112 units, RentSafeTO score 79), 155 Wellesley St E (100 m, 118 units, RentSafeTO score 97), 200 Wellesley St E (136 m, 719 units, RentSafeTO score 82) and 214 Wellesley St E (153 m, 38 units, RentSafeTO score 89). The average RentSafeTO score across the 157 is 88 out of 100; 3 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 & Sherbourne?

Toronto Police place 12 thefts from vehicles and nine 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 & Sherbourne in?

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

Sources

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