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Safety index · North York, Toronto · data through June 2026

Is Avondale safe?

Avondale records more reported crime than most Toronto neighbourhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 45 out of 100 — 11 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 107th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 234 incidents reported to the Toronto Police Service within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre (data through June 2026).

45/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Avondale — higher is safer. 107th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (57% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 34% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Highway 401 ExpressHighway 401 Collector neighbourhood centre 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
234 incidents reported within 1 km of the Avondale centre · Toronto Police data through June 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighbourhood centre is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
134 · 57%
Burglary
34 · 15%
Robbery
17 · 7%
Vehicle crime
32 · 14%
Other theft
17 · 7%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in Avondale at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Avondale safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 45/100). About 57% of severity-weighted incidents in Avondale are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Avondale?

Violent crime — 134 of 234 incidents (57%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through June 2026.

How is the Avondale safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Toronto Police Service by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety.