Toronto, Ontario · Neighborhood crime trends

Toronto East York

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighborhood, East York, Q1 2022 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

8 neighborhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighborhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2022

Toronto as a whole averaged 3.3 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while East York averaged 2.3, hence it is generally safer when all crimes are considered.

How do the 8 neighborhoods of East York compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 262 crimes across them, 2.3 for every 1,000 residents. That is 15.8% below a year earlier and 14.9% above Q1 2022, the first quarter we track.

Old East York has the lowest rate of the everyday neighborhoods (1.2 per 1,000), followed by Danforth East York (1.5) and Broadview North (1.5). Woodbine-Lumsden has the highest (4.3).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 8 TORONTO EAST YORK NEIGHBORHOODs race across 18 quarter periods from Q1 2022 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against Toronto's average.

Neighborhood boundaries are defined by the City of Toronto (Open Government Licence – Toronto) and simplified by CrimesLog.

A little history

East York in Toronto. Toronto is the capital of Ontario, on a harbour at the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. East York is a district and former municipality within the city. It was the Borough of East York from 1967 to 1998, then joined the new "megacity" of Toronto. Old East York is its southern, urban portion, bounded by the Don River Valley and Victoria Park Avenue.

Notable neighborhoods in East York include:

Leaside-Bennington. Leaside lies northeast of Downtown Toronto, near Eglinton Avenue East and Bayview Avenue. Its name comes from William Lea and the Lea family, who settled there in the early 19th century. Leaside was incorporated as a town in 1913, joined the township of East York in 1967 to form the borough, and became part of the city of Toronto in 1998.

Thorncliffe Park and O'Connor-Parkview. Thorncliffe Park is a neighborhood in the former Borough of East York. O'Connor-Parkview is also in the East York area, and its name is taken from the definition used by the city of Toronto. The neighborhood includes the smaller areas of Topham Park, Woodbine Gardens and Parkview Hills.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Old East York

1.2 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Woodbine-Lumsden

4.3 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

2.3 per 1,000

15.8% below a year earlier ·

14.9% above Q1 2022

Compared

8 neighborhoods

116,399 residents · 18 quarters

Toronto East York neighborhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2022 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighborhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

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260 Gamble Avenue, Old East York — **Old East York** · 260 Gamble Avenue
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Westwood Middle School, Broadview North — **Broadview North** · Westwood Middle School
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

43 Airdrie Road, Leaside-Bennington — **Leaside-Bennington** · 43 Airdrie Road
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Parts of Panoramas of Intersections Where There Will be Eglinton Crosstown LRT Stations, GPS Embedded, Taken 2013 04 25, Thorncliffe Park — **Thorncliffe Park** · Parts of Panoramas of Intersections Where There Will be Eglinton Crosstown LRT Stations, GPS Embedded, Taken 2013 04 25
Photo: booledozer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Intersection of Bayview and Eglinton, 2023 04 28, Leaside-Bennington — **Leaside-Bennington** · Intersection of Bayview and Eglinton, 2023 04 28
Photo: Geo Swan from Toronto, Canada, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

How neighborhoods moved each quarter

2022

Whole-area crime rate 2.0 to 2.8 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2022).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Thorncliffe Park 7th→2nd (Q2) moved down Woodbine-Lumsden 2nd→8th (Q2) Leaside-Bennington 6th→1st (Q3) Broadview North 3rd→7th (Q3) Broadview North 7th→2nd (Q4)

2023

Whole-area crime rate 2.4 to 2.9 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up O'Connor-Parkview 7th→2nd (Q2) moved down Broadview North 3rd→7th (Q2) Broadview North 7th→3rd (Q3) Taylor-Massey 8th→4th (Q3) O'Connor-Parkview 2nd→7th (Q3) Old East York 1st→5th (Q4)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 2.3 to 2.7 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2024).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Old East York 5th→1st (Q1) Leaside-Bennington 8th→3rd (Q1) moved down Taylor-Massey 1st→5th (Q1) Thorncliffe Park 7th→3rd (Q3) Danforth East York 1st→5th (Q3) Leaside-Bennington 1st→5th (Q4)

2025

Whole-area crime rate 2.0 to 2.7 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2025).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Taylor-Massey 8th→3rd (Q1) moved down Thorncliffe Park 1st→7th (Q1) Woodbine-Lumsden 8th→4th (Q2) Danforth East York 1st→6th (Q2) Taylor-Massey 3rd→8th (Q2) Taylor-Massey 8th→4th (Q4)

2026

Whole-area crime rate 2.3 to 2.3 per 1,000 (high: Q1 2026). 2 quarters so far.

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Broadview North 8th→3rd (Q1) moved down Taylor-Massey 4th→8th (Q1)

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: violent incidents were 55% (143), property incidents were 23% (61), vehicle crimes were 22% (58) and public order incidents were 0% (0).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighborhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

No place is left out: every neighborhood in this race has residents to count.

The 8 neighborhoods on the map

East York is made of 8 neighborhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are the City of Toronto’s neighborhood areas, grouped into six areas of the city by CrimesLog: 116,399 residents between them.

Broadview North
Danforth East York
Leaside-Bennington
O'Connor-Parkview
Old East York
Taylor-Massey
Thorncliffe Park
Woodbine-Lumsden

All 8 neighborhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2022.
#	Neighborhood	Residents	All	Violent	Property	Vehicle	Rate vs Q1 2022	Places gained
1	Old East York	9,175	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.2	10%	–
2	Danforth East York	17,073	1.5	0.7	0.4	0.4	21%	2
3	Broadview North	11,080	1.5	0.9	0.5	0.1	29%	3
4	O'Connor-Parkview	18,746	1.9	0.9	0.4	0.5	26%	1
5	Leaside-Bennington	16,710	2.3	0.7	0.9	0.7	8%	–
6	Thorncliffe Park	20,637	2.7	1.4	0.5	0.7	15%	1
7	Taylor-Massey	15,050	3.0	2.2	0.3	0.5	19%	1
8	Woodbine-Lumsden	7,928	4.3	3.0	0.8	0.5	209%	6

Photographs

15 photographs of the 8 neighborhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 15 photographs and their credits

Old East York · 260 Gamble Avenue. Photo: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Broadview North · Westwood Middle School. Photo: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Leaside-Bennington · 43 Airdrie Road. Photo: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Thorncliffe Park · Parts of Panoramas of Intersections Where There Will be Eglinton Crosstown LRT Stations, GPS Embedded, Taken 2013 04 25. Photo: booledozer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Old East York · 260 Gamble Avenue. Photo: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Broadview North · Westwood Middle School. Photo: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Leaside-Bennington · Intersection of Bayview and Eglinton, 2023 04 28. Photo: Geo Swan from Toronto, Canada, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Thorncliffe Park · Parts of Panoramas of Intersections Where There Will be Eglinton Crosstown LRT Stations, GPS Embedded, Taken 2013 04 25. Photo: booledozer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Old East York · Esso Station. Photo: IRT.BMT.IND at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Broadview North · TodmordenMills1. Photo: Atrian at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Leaside-Bennington · Intersection of Bayview and Eglinton, 2023 04 28. Photo: Geo Swan from Toronto, Canada, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Thorncliffe Park · Parts of Panoramas of Intersections Where There Will be Eglinton Crosstown LRT Stations, GPS Embedded, Taken 2013 04 25. Photo: booledozer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Leaside-Bennington · Nesbitt Park. Photo: Oreo Priest, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Thorncliffe Park · Eglinton and Laird SW Corner. Photo: booledozer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Leaside-Bennington · Eglinton and Laird SW Corner. Photo: booledozer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data originated by the Toronto Police Service (TPS) and published through the City of Toronto Open Data Portal under the Open Data Licence – Toronto.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

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Neighborhood boundaries are defined by the City of Toronto (Open Government Licence – Toronto), grouped into six areas of the city by CrimesLog and simplified by CrimesLog. The photographs are credited under each picture.

Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighborhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighborhood.

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