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York Mills & Sandfield

York Mills Rd & Sandfield Rd · Toronto, Ontario · Banbury-Don Mills · Ward 15, Don Valley West

York Mills & Sandfield, in Banbury-Don Mills, is a busier-than-typical intersection. It has a school within 250 m and a park at the corner. Nearby: 7 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
9,723
vehicles · 8-hour count, Dec 17, 2022
77 pedestrians · 1 cyclists
Collisions
56
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
11 with an injury · 39 property damage · #1907 of 5,508 · +2 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
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 1,220 vehicles, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 126 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. That comes with about 5.6 reported collisions a year, 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions edged up 7%, from 27 in 2016–2020 to 29 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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York Mills & Sandfield

Getting here

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

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
9511512211 nearest 19 m
Express
995996
Blue Night
395
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m — York Mills Rd at Sandfield Rd
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.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (10)
  • York Mills Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 154 m
  • Ecole Secondaire Etienne BruleFrench Public · 322 m
  • Windfields Middle SchoolEnglish Public · 708 m
  • Harrison Public SchoolEnglish Public · 783 m
  • Denlow Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1 km
  • The Junior Academy Inc SchoolPrivate · 1.2 km
  • and 4 more
Community centres
  • York Mills Arena758 m
  • Banbury Community Centre1 km
Parks (14)
  • Ames Park652 m
  • Irving Paisley Park688 m
  • Bayview - York Mills Parkette727 m
  • Mossgrove Park876 m
  • Windfields Park891 m
  • York Mills Gardens943 m
  • and 8 more
Signal
1298, activated 1977 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval South/East/West

Around the corner

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

Restaurants & food

No restaurant or café sits within 300 m of the corner; 8 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Ecole Secondarie Etienne-Brule - Student Nutrition Program, 322 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in April 2026.

Restaurants & cafés0 within 300 m · 8 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 2 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Ecole Secondarie Etienne-Brule - Student Nutrition Program · 300 Banbury Rd322 mPassed, Apr 2026
Cedarhurst · 2601 Bayview Ave738 mPassed, Jun 2026
Laderach · 2538 Bayview Ave869 mPassed, Aug 2026
Baskin Robbins · 2534 Bayview Ave879 mPassed, Jul 2026
Dineen · 311 York Mills Rd881 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Nortown Meats & Specialties · 303 York Mills Rdgrocery902 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Bento Sushi · 291 York Mills Rd939 mPassed, Aug 2026
Hero Certified Burgers · 291 York Mills Rd939 mPassed, Aug 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 Banbury Community Centre Washroom, 1.0 km away, View centre hours.

  • Banbury Community Centre Washroom · 120 Banbury Rd
    View centre hours
    1 km

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

No licensed child care centre within 1 km.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 122 (742 m), the nearest police station 33 Division (2.0 km) and the nearest ambulance station 3.2 km away.

FireFire Station 122 · 742 m2545 Bayview Ave
Police33 Division · 2 km50 Upjohn Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 57 · 3.2 km2075 Bayview Ave

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots161 lots · ≈22,230 spaces · 66.7 ha
Within 500 m1 lot · ≈540 spaces
Green P (public)none within 2 km
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby

Nearest lots: 272 m away, ≈537 spaces; 686 m away, ≈149 spaces; 702 m away, ≈80 spaces; 736 m away, ≈41 spaces; 757 m away, ≈108 spaces; 826 m away, ≈52 spaces.

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, Dec 17, 2022 (a weekend day)

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 5,014 eastbound vehicles, or 52% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 396. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 2,265 vehicles in the hour from 4:00 p.m., 309% above the morning peak from 8:30 a.m. (554). Heavy vehicles made up 3.0% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Saturday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. 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 north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west5,014eastbound · 0 bikes · 3.0% heavy
Total vehicles9,72377 pedestrians · 1 cyclists · 3.0% heavy
From the east4,313westbound · 1 bikes · 3.2% heavy
From the south396northbound · 0 bikes · 1.0% heavy
AM peak hour554 vehicles from 8:30 a.m.
PM peak hour2,265 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Dec 17, 2022 · weekend

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 York Mills Rd between Sandfield Rd and Banbury Rd (185 m away) recorded an average of 51 km/h in its 3-day count in May 2026; 85% of drivers were at or under 59 km/h. That segment carries about 27,000 vehicles a day. At the school-zone speed sign on York Mills Rd (284 m away, 50 km/h limit), 3.6% of the 8,361 vehicles logged in July 2026 were doing 60 km/h or more — a small minority. 5 speed humps slow traffic on Sandfield Road between York Mills Rd and Sagewood Dr.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Sandfield Rd · York Mills Rd – Purling Pl · 180 mJun 2007 · 3 days3,100
York Mills Rd · Sandfield Rd – Banbury Rd · 185 mMay 2026 · 3 days27,01751 km/h59 km/h64 km/h

School-zone speed sign 284 m

Posted limit50 km/h
Median · 85th pct35 · 52 km/h
Over the limit15%
60 km/h or more3.6%

York Mills Rd (westbound), North Side of York Mills Rd 75m West of Banbury Rd · 8,361 vehicles logged in July 2026 · runs weekdays, 7 am - 9 pm.

Traffic calming

  • Sandfield Road · York Mills Rd – Sagewood Dr
    5 speed humps

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

2024 was the peak year (10 collisions), and 2025 closed with 6. 20% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 4% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Mar 13, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions56#1907 of 5,508
With an injury11#1659 of 4,660
Property damage only39
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian1#3191 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist1#2576 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201464latest Mar 13, 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 four thefts from vehicles and 13 bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — 2.8× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has been steady at around 1.7 a year. 92% of the bike thefts were from school or campus property.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle410school/campus (2), street/outdoor (1)
Bicycle theft1330school/campus (12), street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Aug 1, 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 Banbury-Don Mills.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is York Mills & Sandfield a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 56 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 York Mills & Sandfield?

A busier-than-typical intersection. Its latest count is from Dec 17, 2022, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at York Mills & Sandfield?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on York Mills Rd between Sandfield Rd and Banbury Rd (May 2026), found an average of 51 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 59 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed. At the school-zone speed sign 284 m away (50 km/h), 3.6% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in July 2026.

Where can I park near York Mills & Sandfield?

There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 161 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 22,230 spaces — 1 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to York Mills & Sandfield by transit?

Bus routes 95, 115, 122, 11, 995, 996 within 1 km (nearest stop: York Mills Rd at Sandfield Rd, 19 m).

What restaurants are near York Mills & Sandfield?

None within 300 m, and 8 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Ecole Secondarie Etienne-Brule - Student Nutrition Program (322 m), Cedarhurst (738 m), Laderach (869 m), Baskin Robbins (879 m) and Dineen (881 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 York Mills & Sandfield?

The nearest is Banbury Community Centre Washroom, 120 Banbury Rd, 1.0 km 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.

How many thefts are reported at York Mills & Sandfield?

Toronto Police place four thefts from vehicles and 13 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 Banbury-Don Mills page.

What neighbourhood is York Mills & Sandfield in?

York Mills & Sandfield is in Banbury-Don Mills (City of Toronto neighbourhood 042). It is in Ward 15, Don Valley West, represented by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined