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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 volume8-hour count · Dec 17, 2022 · weekend
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 16,177 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.
Peak hours: 554 vehicles in the hour from 8:30 a.m. and 2,265 from 4:00 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
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, 4 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 2, 2026.
The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.
By year
| 2016–2025 | Collisions | |
|---|---|---|
| All reported collisions | 56 | #1907 of 5,519 |
| With an injury | 11 | #1659 of 4,669 |
| Property damage only | 39 | |
| Fail to remain | 7 | |
| Involving a pedestrian | 1 | |
| Involving a cyclist | 1 | |
| Involving a motorcyclist | 1 | |
| Severity not classified | 6 | |
| Since January 2026 (outside the window) | 4 | |
| Killed or seriously injured | 0 | |
| All KSI since 2006 | 0 |
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
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), 3.7% of the 10,418 vehicles logged in August 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 segment | Counted | Vehicles / day | Average | 85th percentile | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandfield Rd · York Mills Rd – Purling Pl · 180 m | Jun 2007 · 3 days | 3,100 | — | — | — |
| York Mills Rd · Sandfield Rd – Banbury Rd · 185 m | May 2026 · 3 days | 27,017 | 51 km/h | 59 km/h | 64 km/h |
- Speed sign
- York Mills Rd (westbound), 284 m — 50 km/h zone. Median 41 km/h, 85th percentile 53 km/h; 3.7% at 60 km/h or more. 10,418 vehicles logged in August 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; 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 1298, activated 1977 · leading pedestrian interval South/East/West
Getting there
Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park
Transit and cycling
- TTC bus
- 95 115 122 11 nearest 19 m
- Express
- 995 996
- 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.
Parking within 2 km
- Green P
- none within 2 km
- EV charging
- no City charger within 2 km
- Bike parking
- none recorded nearby
- Other lots
- 1 mapped lot within 500 m, 58 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often 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; 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; 3 eating places are within a kilometre — well below the median of 41 within a kilometre. The nearest is Laderach, 938 m away. The nearest pharmacy is Shoppers Drug Mart, 1.0 km away. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. For seniors' housing: Cedarhurst Dementia Care Home, a retirement home 1.0 km away.
- Restaurants & cafés
- Laderach · 2538 Bayview Ave938 m · 11 min
- Dineen · 311 York Mills Rd1 km · 11 min
- Baskin Robbins · 2534 Bayview Ave1 km · 11 min
- Food shops
- Nortown Meats & Specialties 1 km · 11 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
- Pharmacy
- Shoppers Drug Mart 1 km · 12 min
- Health and care
- Cedarhurst Dementia Care Home · retirement home1 km · 12 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 (10)
- Ames Park737 m · 9 min
- Irving Paisley Park851 m · 10 min
- Mossgrove Park933 m · 11 min
- Bayview - York Mills Parkette1 km · 12 min
- Banbury Park1.2 km · 14 min
- Community centres
- York Mills Arena909 m · 11 min
- Banbury Community Centre1.3 km · 16 min
- Schools
- York Mills Collegiate InstituteEnglish Public · 209 m
- Ecole Secondaire Etienne BruleFrench Public · 410 m · 5 min
- Harrison Public SchoolEnglish Public · 883 m · 11 min
- Windfields Middle SchoolEnglish Public · 926 m · 11 min
- Denlow Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.4 km · 17 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, licensed child care, 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.
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
| 2016–2025 | Reported | 2023–2025 | Since Jan 2026 | Most often from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from a vehicle | 4 | 1 | 0 | school/campus (2), street/outdoor (1) |
| Bicycle theft | 13 | 3 | 0 | school/campus (12), street/outdoor (1) |
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 at the City's last count here, in 2022. Its latest count is from Dec 17, 2022, about today's median for a counted intersection.
Is York Mills & Sandfield a walkable intersection?
York Mills & Sandfield scores 27 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 schools within 500 m; 2 stops within 300 m · 7 routes within 1 km; nearest park 0.7 km · nearest centre 0.9 km. The crossing itself: traffic signal · head start for people walking · traffic calming.
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), 3.7% of vehicles were doing 60 km/h or more in August 2026.
Where can I park near York Mills & Sandfield?
There is no Green P car park within 2 km. The City's mapping shows 58 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 8,990 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 3 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are Laderach (938 m), Dineen (1.0 km) and Baskin Robbins (1.0 km). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.
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. 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
- Traffic counts: City of Toronto, Traffic Volumes – Multimodal Intersection Turning Movement Counts, latest count Dec 17, 2022.
- 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); Traffic Calming Database.
- Within a walk: DineSafe (Toronto Public Health), inspections Nov 2023 – Oct 2026; 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.
- 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 15 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: 43.75055, -79.37488 · centreline node 13450226.