Neighbourhood 072 · Toronto
Regent Park
Regent Park recorded 12 killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025 (#115 of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods). 13 intersections have a record here; the busiest is Gerrard St E & River St with 22,973 vehicles in its latest count.
Neighbourhood Improvement Area. The City designates NIAs where residents face inequities across wellbeing indicators; collision and crime counts here should be read alongside that context.
Busiest intersections in Regent Park
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 —.
| Intersection | Collisions | KSI | Fatal | Vehicles | Pedestrians | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundas & Parliament | 218 | 2 | 0 | 18,060 | 10,099 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Dundas St E & River St | 149 | 1 | 0 | 18,635 | 6,773 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| Dundas & Regent Park | 37 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Shuter & Sumach | 27 | 1 | 0 | 5,216 | 3,374 | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Gerrard St E & River St | 188 | 0 | 0 | 22,973 | 3,055 | Jul 3, 2025 |
| Gerrard & Parliament (South) | 181 | 0 | 0 | 18,435 | 5,726 | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Dundas & Sumach | 88 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Dundas & Sackville | 64 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Dundas & Regent | 58 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Jul 8, 2020 |
| Oak & Parliament | 38 | 0 | 0 | 7,566 | 3,828 | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Shuter St & River St | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7,901 | 1,681 | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Shuter & Sackville | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Sackville & Cole | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1,221 | 2,488 | Jul 30, 2026 |
Neighbourhood KSI total counts every collision the City assigns to Regent 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 Regent Park, 2025
Toronto Police recorded 219 major crimes in Regent Park in 2025 — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — a rate of 1,306 per 100,000 residents, about the citywide rate. That is #53 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is bicycle theft, at 1.81× the citywide rate. Police also recorded no homicide and 1 shooting.
| Offence, 2025 | Reported | Per 100,000 | Toronto | vs city | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 159 | 948 | 768 | 1.23× | -17% |
| Auto theft | 16 | 95 | 225 | 0.42× | +14% |
| Break and enter | 28 | 167 | 190 | 0.88× | -21% |
| Robbery | 14 | 84 | 79 | 1.06× | -31% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 2 | 12 | 61 | — | — |
| Theft from vehicle * | 21 | 125 | 212 | 0.59× | -61% |
| Bicycle theft * | 20 | 119 | 66 | 1.81× | -48% |
| Homicide * | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | — | — |
| Shootings and firearm discharges * | 1 | 6.0 | 8.2 | — | — |
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 (16,775 for Regent 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
Regent Park had 12,750 residents at the 2021 Census, on 0.7 km² — 19,615 people per km², 4.5× the Toronto-wide 4,325 (#10 of 158 for density). The median age is 35.2. Median household income was $65,500 in 2020. 71% of households rent. 79% of homes are in apartment buildings of five or more storeys. Most residents who commute drive or ride in a car (38%); across Toronto 61% 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 Regent Park a safe neighbourhood?
By Toronto Police's five major crime indicators — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — Regent Park recorded 219 offences in 2025, a rate of 1,306 per 100,000 residents, about the citywide rate of 1,322. That ranks it #53 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is bicycle theft, at 1.81× 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 Regent Park?
12,750 at the 2021 Census, on 0.7 km² — 19,615 people per km², against a Toronto-wide 4,325. The median age is 35.2, and 71% of households rent.