Neighbourhood 078 · Toronto

Kensington-Chinatown

Kensington-Chinatown recorded 45 killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025 (#10 of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods). 54 intersections have a record here; the busiest is Spadina & Dundas with 24,150 vehicles in its latest count.

Busiest intersections in Kensington-Chinatown

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 —.

Neighbourhood KSI total counts every collision the City assigns to Kensington-Chinatown, 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 Kensington-Chinatown, 2025

Toronto Police recorded 682 major crimes in Kensington-Chinatown in 2025 — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — a rate of 2,991 per 100,000 residents, 2.3× the citywide rate of 1,322. That is #4 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is bicycle theft, at 5.9× the citywide rate. Police also recorded no homicide and 5 shootings.

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 (22,801 for Kensington-Chinatown). 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

Kensington-Chinatown had 18,120 residents at the 2021 Census, on 1.5 km² — 11,921 people per km², 2.8× the Toronto-wide 4,325 (#17 of 158 for density). The median age is 34.8. Median household income was $62,000 in 2020. 68% of households rent. 59% of homes are in apartment buildings of five or more storeys. Most residents who commute walk (43%); across Toronto 8% do.

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 Kensington-Chinatown a safe neighbourhood?

By Toronto Police's five major crime indicators — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — Kensington-Chinatown recorded 682 offences in 2025, a rate of 2,991 per 100,000 residents, 2.3× the citywide rate of 1,322. That ranks it #4 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is bicycle theft, at 5.9× 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 Kensington-Chinatown?

18,120 at the 2021 Census, on 1.5 km² — 11,921 people per km², against a Toronto-wide 4,325. The median age is 34.8, and 68% of households rent.

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