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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 · May 27, 2026
This is a three-leg intersection with no east leg. Traffic is heaviest from the south: 12,931 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 49% of the total, against 867 from the west. Most cyclists arrived from the north (99 of 201). The morning and afternoon peaks are nearly equal: 2,173 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,262 from 4:45 p.m. Heavy vehicles made up 2.4% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 vehicles over 14 hours. This is a fresh count, taken within the last year.
Peak hours: 2,173 vehicles in the hour from 8:15 a.m. and 2,262 from 4:45 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 2018, with 11 collisions; 2025 recorded 9. 12 collisions (16%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 12 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 16% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 4 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (5%), typical for the city. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 8, 2026.
No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 1 earlier KSI collision is on file, the last on Jul 16, 2008.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 73 | #1497 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 12 | #1523 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 50 | |
| Fail to remain | 12 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 0 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 4 | #677 of 2,576 |
| Severity not classified | 11 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 2 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 1 | latest Jul 16, 2008 |
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 Yonge St between Churchill Ave and Horsham Ave, 282 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2025 put the average speed at 38 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 49 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 54 km/h or more. That segment carries about 31,700 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on Kempford Blvd (99 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.0% of the 43,565 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.
| Street segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yonge St · Churchill Ave – Horsham Ave · 282 m | Nov 2025 · 3 days | 31,722 | 38 km/h | 49 km/h | 54 km/h |
- Speed sign
- Kempford Blvd (westbound), 99 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 21 km/h, 85th percentile 30 km/h; 0.0% at 50 km/h or more. 43,565 vehicles logged in August 2026; runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.
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 1101, activated 1975 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- Subway
- Finch Station (Line 1)363 m · 4 min; North York Centre Station (Line 1)1 km · 11 min
- GO Transit
- GO bus 96 Oshawa / Finch Express 27 Milton / North York 19 Mississauga / North York 67 Keswick / North York 32 Brampton Trinity Common / North York at Yonge St. @ Kempford Blvd.29 m
- TTC bus
- 97 36 39 42 60 125 53 98 nearest 18 m
- Express
- 939 960 953
- Blue Night
- 320 336 339
- Nearest stops
- 2 surface stops within 300 m — Yonge St at Kempford Blvd; Yonge St at Byng Ave
- Regional
- York Region Transit 002 Milliken 005 Clark 023 Thornhill Woods 077 Highway 7 088 Bathurst 091 Bayview 098|099 Yonge (Late Night) 099 Yonge 300 Business Express 301 Markham Express 302 Unionville Express 303 Bur Oak Express at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 2597 m · 7 min
- Cycling
- no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
- Bike Share
- Kempford Blvd / Yonge St 25 m · 19 docks · 3 stations, 69 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
- 9 car parks · about 3,328 spaces
- EV charging
- 33 Elmhurst Ave · 1.7 km · 2 Level 2 ports
- Bike parking
- 26 post-and-rings within 300 m
- Other lots
- 45 mapped lots within 500 m, 294 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
| Green P car park | Distance | Spaces | Peak occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Finch Ave W · Surface | 433 m | 62 | 67% (Q1 2026) |
| 5667 Yonge Street · Surface | 529 m | 23 * | — |
| Finch West Lot - 18 Hendon Ave · Surface | 582 m | 1,552 * | — |
| Finch East - 814 Willowdale Ave - partial closure, reduced spaces · Surface | 621 m | 900 * | — |
| 10 Kingsdale Ave · Surface | 800 m | 53 | 44% (Q1 2026) |
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 H Mart, 210 m away. Eight specialist food shops — butchers, bakeries and the like — sit within 300 m, the nearest La La Bakeshop at 93 m. Toronto Public Health inspects 84 eating places within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 204 — 5.0× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Noodle Bar - North York, 30 m away. Five pharmacies sit within 300 m of the corner; the nearest is Yonge - Finch Pharmacy, 42 m away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Delmanor Northtown, a retirement home 203 m away (two within a kilometre). North York Seniors Centre - Active Living Centre - Multicultural runs a seniors' active living programme 653 m away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Noodle Bar - North York · 5443 Yonge St30 m
- Pine House Cafe · 5441 Yonge St Flr-130 m
- Angus Pho House · 5443 Yonge St30 m
- Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu - Ii · 5445 Yonge St33 m
- Gino' S Pizza/Wing Machine · 5439 Yonge St35 m
- Grocery
- H Mart 210 m · 2 within 300 m
- Food shops
- La La Bakeshop 93 m · 8 butchers, bakeries and food shops within 300 m
- Pharmacy
- Yonge - Finch Pharmacy 42 m · 12 within 1 km
- Child care
- St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme · 142 spaces, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day179 m
- Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre · 118 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool, school age · $10-a-day356 m · 4 min
- Kids & Company - Finch Site · 65 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day360 m · 4 min
- Washrooms
- Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible802 m · 10 min
- Health and care
- Delmanor Northtown · retirement home · 2 within 1 km203 m
- North York Seniors Centre - Active Living Centre - Multicultural · seniors' active living centre653 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 (31)
- Holmes Park269 m · 3 min
- Olive Square Park300 m · 4 min
- Kenneth Park405 m · 5 min
- Lorraine Drive Park406 m · 5 min
- Northtown Park446 m · 5 min
- Community centres
- Mitchell Field Community Centre816 m · 10 min
- Edithvale Community Centre1.1 km · 13 min
- Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre1.3 km · 15 min
- Schools (11)
- Daryk HighPrivate · 119 m
- St Cyril Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 179 m
- TFSPrivate · 439 m · 5 min
- McKee Public SchoolEnglish Public · 634 m · 8 min
- Crown AcademyPrivate · 713 m · 8 min
- Library
- Toronto Public Library North York Central Library branch1.1 km · 13 min
- Places of interest
- Gibson House MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km · 13 min
- Mel Lastman SquareLandmark · 1.2 km · 14 min
- Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts)Performing Arts · 1.3 km · 16 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.
The median Toronto intersection scores 48. This corner is #523 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 seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 1,374 rental units — two social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 5430 Yonge St (121 m, 239 units, 14 storeys, built 1986), which scored 95 out of 100 at its August 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 95, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.
| Nearest buildings | Units | Storeys | Built | Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5430 Yonge St Toronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation | 239 | 14 | 1986 | 95 · Aug 2025 | 121 m |
| 77 Finch Ave E · Quadreal Residential Properties G.p. Inc. | 438 | 21 | 1985 | 100 · Jun 2024 | 592 m · 7 min |
| 55 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management | 391 | 17 | 1966 | 99 · Jun 2024 | 713 m · 8 min |
| 5754 Yonge St · Colonnade Bridgeport | 118 | 12 | 1970 | 80 · Jun 2024 | 767 m · 9 min |
| 65 Ellerslie Ave · M&r Property Management | 107 | 6 | 1966 | 97 · Oct 2025 | 800 m · 10 min |
| 422 Willowdale Ave social housing · Canadian Helen Keller Centre | 16 | 4 | 1992 | 98 · Jun 2024 | 811 m · 10 min |
7 registered buildings · 1,374 units · 2 social housing · tallest 21 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
14 thefts from vehicles and five bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 3.2× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 4 in 2023–2025, about 1.3 a year, against 2.1 a year before that. 43% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 60% of the bike thefts were from apartment-building parking.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 14 | 3 | 0 | street/outdoor (6), apartment parking (3) |
| Bicycle theft | 5 | 1 | 0 | apartment parking (3), street/outdoor (2) |
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 Yonge-Doris.
Nearby intersections
Questions
Is Yonge & Kempford a dangerous intersection?
Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 73 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 Yonge & Kempford?
A busier-than-typical intersection. It ranks #516 of 2,438 counted intersections for vehicles, 1.62× the median for a counted intersection, and #243 for pedestrians.
Is Yonge & Kempford a walkable intersection?
Yonge & Kempford scores 76 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure — #523 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 · 84 places to eat within 300 m; 3 schools within 500 m · 3 licensed child care within 500 m; Finch Station 0.4 km · 2 stops within 300 m · 16 routes within 1 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking.
How fast do cars go at Yonge & Kempford?
The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Yonge St between Churchill Ave and Horsham Ave (November 2025), found an average of 38 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 49 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 99 m away (40 km/h), 0.0% of vehicles were doing 50 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near Yonge & Kempford?
The nearest Green P car park is 11 Finch Ave W (433 m away, 62 spaces, 67% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 294 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,490 spaces — 45 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 33 Elmhurst Ave (1.7 km).
How do I get to Yonge & Kempford by transit?
Finch Station (Line 1) is 363 m away; bus routes 97, 36, 39, 42, 60, 125, 53, 98 and 3 more within 1 km (nearest stop: Yonge St at Kempford Blvd, 18 m); York Region Transit routes 002 Milliken, 005 Clark, 023 Thornhill Woods, 077 Highway 7 at Finch GO Bus Terminal Platform 2.
What restaurants are near Yonge & Kempford?
84 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 204 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Noodle Bar - North York (30 m), Pine House Cafe (30 m), Angus Pho House (30 m), Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu - Ii (33 m) and Gino' S Pizza/Wing Machine (35 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
Is there a public washroom near Yonge & Kempford?
The nearest is Mitchell Field Community Centre Washroom, 89 Church Ave, 802 m away, with an accessible washroom.
Is there child care near Yonge & Kempford?
Six licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 563 spaces in total; 2 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are St. Cyril's Before & After School Programme (179 m, 142 spaces), Yonge-Churchill Child Care Centre (356 m, 118 spaces) and Kids & Company - Finch Site (360 m, 65 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.
What apartment buildings are near Yonge & Kempford?
Seven RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,374 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 5430 Yonge St (121 m, 239 units, RentSafeTO score 95), 77 Finch Ave E (592 m, 438 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 55 Ellerslie Ave (713 m, 391 units, RentSafeTO score 99) and 5754 Yonge St (767 m, 118 units, RentSafeTO score 80). The average RentSafeTO score across the 7 is 95 out of 100.
How many thefts are reported at Yonge & Kempford?
Toronto Police place 14 thefts from vehicles and five bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Yonge-Doris page.
What neighbourhood is Yonge & Kempford in?
Yonge & Kempford is in Yonge-Doris (City of Toronto neighbourhood 151). It is in Ward 18, Willowdale, represented by Councillor Lily Cheng. The corner falls inside the Yonge North York 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 27, 2026.
- 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; School Safety Zone Watch Your Speed Program (locations and monthly summary).
- 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 18 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: 43.77696, -79.41484 · centreline node 13446504.