Neighbourhood 126 · Toronto

Dorset Park

Dorset Park recorded 28 killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025 (#35 of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods). 33 intersections have a record here; the busiest is Kennedy & Ellesmere with 72,545 vehicles in its latest count.

9,465police-reported collisions, 2016–2025
28KSI collisions, 2016–2025 · #35 of 158
1,406major crimes per 100,000 residents, 2025 · #45 of 158 · city 1,322
24,305residents, 2021 Census · 4,071 per km²
33intersections with a record · 9 with a KSI collision
7schools within 250 m of those intersections
5red-light cameras

Busiest intersections in Dorset Park

Kennedy & Ellesmere · 72,545Kennedy & Lawrence · 54,144Birchmount & Lawrence · 51,844Lawrence & Canlish · 31,516Birchmount Rd & Laura Secord Walk · 29,623

Every intersection with a record

Sorted by serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, then by vehicles. Vehicle and pedestrian figures are the latest 14-hour count; older counts show as —.

IntersectionCollisionsKSIFatalVehiclesPedestriansCounted
Kennedy & Lawrence RLC 1,186 3 1 54,144 5,963 Aug 26, 2026
Kennedy & Progress RLC 660 3 0 26,745 1,738 Nov 30, 2023
Kennedy & Ellesmere RLC 1,460 2 0 72,545 8,176 Jun 25, 2025
Birchmount & Ellesmere 744 1 1 Dec 17, 2022
Kennedy & Brigstock 123 1 0 29,597 374 Oct 30, 2024
Kennedy Rd & Wickware Gt 111 1 0 Aug 5, 2015
Ellesmere & Mondeo 76 1 1 Dec 17, 2022
Nantucket Blvd & Wickware Gt 35 1 0 Mar 3, 2010
Birchmount & Merryfield 33 1 1 23,028 212 Oct 19, 2024
Kennedy & William Kitchen RLC 752 0 0 Dec 19, 2018
Birchmount & Lawrence RLC 680 0 0 51,844 3,800 Jul 3, 2025
Kennedy & Antrim 603 0 0 Dec 19, 2018
Kennedy Rd & Munham Gt 271 0 0 Dec 19, 2018
Progress & William Kitchen 257 0 0 Feb 23, 2022
Ellesmere & Wye Valley 243 0 0 Dec 17, 2022
Birchmount & Vauxhall 141 0 0 24,547 514 Oct 19, 2024
Birchmount & Canadian 116 0 0 27,353 130 Mar 5, 2024
Lawrence & Canlish 111 0 0 31,516 1,075 Oct 22, 2024
Kennedy & Forbes 102 0 0 Dec 19, 2018
Kennedy & Shropshire 87 0 0 27,017 381 Jul 8, 2025
Birchmount Rd & Laura Secord Walk 65 0 0 29,623 312 Oct 19, 2024
Kennedy & Radnor 65 0 0 Jan 8, 2019
Kennedy & Cornwallis 52 0 0 Nov 28, 2017
Birchmount & Rolark 52 0 0 14,548 33 Dec 8, 2024
Birchmount & Modern 39 0 0 19,305 504 Oct 19, 2024
Birchmount & Arbutus 35 0 0 21,834 405 Jul 8, 2025
Birchmount & Florina 35 0 0 Mar 21, 2023
Birchmount & Flora 28 0 0 19,064 332 Oct 19, 2024
Kennedy & Mike Myers 23 0 0 22,040 141 Nov 2, 2023
Ellesmere & Gladeside 16 0 0 Feb 16, 1987
Radnor & Flora 11 0 0 Sep 29, 2022
Canlish & Exford 10 0 0 1,916 140 Nov 30, 2023
McGregor & Ashdean 5 0 0 Sep 29, 2022

Neighbourhood KSI total counts every collision the City assigns to Dorset Park, including ones more than 65 m from any counted intersection, so it can exceed the sum of the table. Source: City of Toronto Neighbourhoods; KSI records through Aug 29, 2026.

Crime rate in Dorset Park, 2025

Toronto Police recorded 387 major crimes in Dorset Park in 2025 — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — a rate of 1,406 per 100,000 residents, about the citywide rate. That is #45 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is auto theft, at 1.58× the citywide rate. Police also recorded no homicide and 5 shootings.

Offence, 2025ReportedPer 100,000Torontovs city5-year change
Assault 185 672 768 0.88× +37%
Auto theft 98 356 225 1.58× +26%
Break and enter 53 193 190 1.02× -29%
Robbery 31 113 79 1.43× +18%
Theft over $5,000 20 73 61 1.20× +281%
Theft from vehicle * 92 334 212 1.58× -22%
Bicycle theft * 8 29 66 0.44× +154%
Homicide * 0 0.0 1.4
Shootings and firearm discharges * 5 18 8.2 2.2× -21%

Source: Toronto Police Service, Neighbourhood Crime Rates — occurrences by the neighbourhood where they were reported, rates per 100,000 residents using the City's population estimate (27,531 for Dorset Park). The five Major Crime Indicators are the first five rows; * marks the other categories the police publish. "vs city" compares the neighbourhood rate with the all-Toronto rate for the same year; "5-year change" is the change in the neighbourhood's own rate since 2020. Rates are per resident, so neighbourhoods with large daytime populations — downtown, malls, transit hubs — score higher than the risk to residents alone. Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts are also shown corner by corner on the intersection pages above.

Who lives here 2021 Census

Dorset Park had 24,305 residents at the 2021 Census, on 6.0 km² — 4,071 people per km², about the Toronto-wide 4,325 (#103 of 158 for density). The median age is 40.4. Median household income was $79,000 in 2020. 40% of households rent. 42% of homes are in apartment buildings of five or more storeys. Most residents who commute drive or ride in a car (62%); across Toronto 61% do.

Population24,305 · 4,071 / km²
Median age40.4
Median household income$79,000 (2020)
Renters40% of households
Housing42% high-rise · 24% single-detached
Commute62% car · 31% transit · 4% walk · 0% bike
Toronto commute61% car · 26% transit · 8% walk · 2% bike

Source: City of Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles, 2021 Census of Population (Statistics Canada), 158-neighbourhood model. Commute shares are of employed residents with a usual workplace or no fixed workplace, by main mode; income is for 2020, the reference year of the 2021 Census. Density uses the neighbourhood boundary area.

Questions

Is Dorset Park a safe neighbourhood?

By Toronto Police's five major crime indicators — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — Dorset Park recorded 387 offences in 2025, a rate of 1,406 per 100,000 residents, about the citywide rate of 1,322. That ranks it #45 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is auto theft, at 1.58× the citywide rate. Rates are per resident, so neighbourhoods with big daytime populations — downtown, malls, transit hubs — look worse than they are for the people who live there.

What is the population of Dorset Park?

24,305 at the 2021 Census, on 6.0 km² — 4,071 people per km², against a Toronto-wide 4,325. The median age is 40.4, and 40% of households rent.

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