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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
Traffic volume14-hour count · Oct 8, 2024
This is a three-leg intersection with no west leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 12,766 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 50% of the total, against 509 from the east. The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,467 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,529 from 5:00 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 2 years old; the City recounts intersections on an ad-hoc schedule, so volumes may have shifted since.
Peak hours: 2,467 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,529 from 5:00 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 2 collisions; 2025 recorded 1. 5 collisions (33%) involved an injury. 1 driver failed to remain at the scene — 7% of collisions. 1 collision involved a pedestrian or cyclist (7%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 23, 2026.
One collision in 2016–2025 left someone seriously injured; it was not fatal. It involved vehicle occupants only — no pedestrian or cyclist. It happened in darkness. The most recent was on Feb 22, 2022.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 15 | 0.6 a year per 10,000 daily vehicles |
| With an injury | 5 | |
| Property damage only | 9 | |
| Fail to remain | 1 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 1 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 3 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 1 | |
| Fatal | 0 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 0 | |
| In darkness | 1 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Feb 22, 2022 |
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 Wilson Heights Blvd between Walkway S of Joel Swirsky and E of Wilson Heights and Joel Swirsky Blvd, 44 m from the corner, a 3-day count in January 2023 put the average speed at 58 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 66 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 73 km/h or more. That segment carries about 20,800 vehicles a day. Joel Swirsky Blvd between Wilson Heights Blvd and Joel Swirsky Parkette Trl measured slower: 36 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 44 km/h (Aug 2011).
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Heights Blvd · Walkway S of Joel Swirsky and E of Wilson Heights – Joel Swirsky Blvd · 44 m | Jan 2023 · 3 days | 20,798 | 58 km/h | 66 km/h | 73 km/h |
| Joel Swirsky Blvd · Wilson Heights Blvd – Joel Swirsky Parkette Trl · 85 m | Aug 2011 · 24 h | 1,283 | 36 km/h | 44 km/h | 49 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.
- The crossing
- Signal 2746, activated 2026 · accessible (audible) pedestrian signal
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 104 84 nearest 481 m · 6 min
- Express
- 984
- Blue Night
- 384
- Nearest stops
- no surface stop within 300 m
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- no station 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
- 4 car parks · about 2,234 spaces
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 0 mapped lots within 500 m, 169 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd · Surface | 695 m | 632 * | — |
| Wilson Main Lot - 50 Wilson Heights Blvd · Surface | 1.2 km | 885 * | — |
| Wilson South Lot - 30 Tippett Road · Surface | 1.6 km | 645 * | — |
| Transit Road Lot - 25 Transit Rd · Surface | 1.9 km | 72 * | — |
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
No grocery store is listed within a kilometre of this corner. No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 12 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Pizza Nova, 560 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Wilson Heights Pharmacy, 581 m away; 3 pharmacies are within a kilometre. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Aspira Kensington Place Retirement Living, a retirement home 872 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Pizza Nova · 520 Wilson Heights Blvd560 m · 7 min
- Country Style Donuts · 524 Wilson Heights Blvd574 m · 7 min
- Times Square Diner · 531 Wilson Heights Blvd574 m · 7 min
- Complete Mart · 537 Wilson Heights Blvd600 m · 7 min
- Tim Hortons · 901 Sheppard Ave W677 m · 8 min
- Food shops
- Heja Butcher Shop 754 m · 9 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Wilson Heights Pharmacy 581 m · 7 min · 3 within 1 km
- Child care
- Dublin Heights Community Child Care · 166 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day770 m · 9 min
- The Toronto Heschel School · 96 spaces, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day1 km · 11 min
- Moshava Ba'ir Day Camp of Toronto - Preschool · 74 spaces, preschool, kindergarten1 km · 11 min
- Health and care
- Aspira Kensington Place Retirement Living · retirement home872 m · 10 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 (7)
- Joel Swirsky Parkette204 m
- Michael Mostyn Balmoral Park499 m · 6 min
- Wilson Heights Park659 m · 8 min
- Banting Park733 m · 9 min
- Midvale Parkette1.1 km · 13 min
- Schools (7)
- Yeshiva Or Chaim Bnei Akiva Boys SchoolPrivate · 555 m · 7 min
- Dublin Heights Elementary & Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 770 m · 9 min
- The Toronto Heschel SchoolPrivate · 1 km · 11 min
- St Robert Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km · 12 min
- Faywood Arts Based Curriculum SchoolEnglish Public · 1.2 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 grocery store, a community centre, a library or a public washroom.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. 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 is one RentSafeTO-registered apartment building — 41 rental units. The nearest is 10 Wilmington Ave (1.0 km, 41 units, 4 storeys, built 1960), which scored 93 out of 100 at its July 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Wilmington Ave · Hazelview Property Services Inc. | 41 | 4 | 1960 | 93 · Jul 2026 | 1 km · 12 min |
1 registered building · 41 units · tallest 4 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
One theft from a vehicle and no bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025.
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 Clanton Park.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky a dangerous intersection?
It is not among the worst. 1 serious-injury collision was recorded in 2016–2025, out of 15 reported collisions of any severity. 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 Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky?
A moderately heavy crossing. It ranks #540 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.59× the median for a counted intersection.
Is Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky a walkable intersection?
Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky scores 20 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; 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 parks within 500 m; nearest school 0.6 km · 4 licensed child cares within 1 km; 4 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · accessible signals.
How fast do cars go at Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Wilson Heights Blvd between Walkway S of Joel Swirsky and E of Wilson Heights and Joel Swirsky Blvd (January 2023), found an average of 58 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 66 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.
Where can I park near Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky?
The nearest Green P car park is Downsview Lot - 415 William R Allen Rd (695 m away, 632 spaces). The City's mapping shows 169 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 14,830 spaces — none within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.
How do I get to Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky by transit?
Bus routes 104, 84, 984 within 1 km.
What restaurants are near Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky?
None within 300 m, and 12 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Pizza Nova (560 m), Country Style Donuts (574 m), Times Square Diner (574 m), Complete Mart (600 m) and Tim Hortons (677 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky?
Not within a kilometre in the City's lists of park washrooms, civic-building washrooms and automated street toilets. The nearest drinking fountain is 482 m away at Michael Mostyn Balmoral Park.
Is there child care near Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky?
Four licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 422 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Dublin Heights Community Child Care (770 m, 166 spaces), The Toronto Heschel School (1.0 km, 96 spaces) and Moshava Ba'ir Day Camp of Toronto - Preschool (1.0 km, 74 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky?
One RentSafeTO-registered apartment building with 41 rental units is within 1 km. The nearest is 10 Wilmington Ave (1.0 km, 41 units, RentSafeTO score 93). The average RentSafeTO score across the 1 is 93 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky?
Toronto Police place one theft from a vehicle and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Clanton Park page.
What neighbourhood is Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky in?
Wilson Heights & Joel Swirsky is in Clanton Park (City of Toronto neighbourhood 033). It is in Ward 6, York Centre, represented by Councillor James Pasternak.
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 Oct 8, 2024.
- 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.
- 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; 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 6 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: 43.74631, -79.45389 · centreline node 13451051.