Yonge & Wellesley

Traffic volume14-hour count · Jun 25, 2025

Traffic is heaviest from the south: 5,060 northbound vehicles entered from that leg, 28% of the total, against 2,932 from the west. Evening rush dominates here: 1,609 vehicles in the peak hour from 5:45 p.m., against 1,212 in the morning peak from 8:45 a.m. Heavy vehicles made up 3.8% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,177 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.

Peak hours: 1,212 vehicles in the hour from 8:45 a.m. and 1,609 from 5:45 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 2019, with 33 collisions; 2025 recorded 13. 28 collisions (15%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 35 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 18% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. 25 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (13%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 11 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 17, 2026.

Neither of the two serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025 was fatal. 2 pedestrians were among those hurt. The most recent was on Dec 9, 2025.

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 Wellesley St W between St Nicholas St and Bay St, 151 m from the corner, a 3-day count in March 2025 put the average speed at 28 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 35 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 40 km/h or more. That segment carries about 10,500 vehicles a day. Yonge St between Maitland St and Wellesley St W measured slower: 23 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 33 km/h (Sep 2026). At the school-zone speed sign on Wellesley St W (395 m away, 40 km/h limit), 0.6% of the 51,004 vehicles logged in August 2026 were doing 50 km/h or more — almost none.

Speed sign

Wellesley St W (eastbound), 395 m — 40 km/h zone. Median 35 km/h, 85th percentile 41 km/h; 0.6% at 50 km/h or more. 51,004 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 0039, activated 1948

• Groceries and food30/30

  2 grocery stores within 300 m · 99 places to eat within 300 m

• Transit28/28

  Wellesley Station · 15 stops within 300 m · 17 routes within 1 km

• Library and places to go10/14

  library 854 m away · 2 places of interest within 500 m

• Parks and recreation7/10

  8 parks within 500 m · nearest centre 0.9 km

• Schools and child care8/8

  3 schools within 500 m · 2 licensed child care within 500 m

• Crossing on foot4/10

  traffic signal

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.

Within a kilometre there are 90 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 12,280 rental units, 6.0× the median for a Toronto intersection — 12 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 25 Wellesley St E (116 m, 47 units, 9 storeys, built 1979), which scored 87 out of 100 at its November 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. Two buildings of the 90 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm.

90 registered buildings · 12,280 units · 12 social housing · tallest 51 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.

49 thefts from vehicles and 73 bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 20× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 12.2 a year. 86% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 62% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 9 more have been reported, the latest on Jun 16, 2026.

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 Church-Wellesley.

• Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Jun 25, 2025.
• 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 13 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: 43.66493, -79.38456 · centreline node 13464342.