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

Is Avondale, Toronto safe?

Avondale records more reported crime than most Toronto neighbourhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 47 out of 100 — 7 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 96th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 205 incidents reported to the Toronto Police Service within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 10 months to September 2026.

47/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Avondale — higher is safer. 96th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods.

DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 10 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Toronto — a typical Toronto neighbourhood sits near 54. It ranks Avondale against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (54% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 33% 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 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighbourhood centre205 incidents reported within 1 km of the Avondale centre · Toronto Police data through September 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
110 · 54%
Vehicle crime
35 · 17%
Burglary
30 · 15%
Other theft
17 · 8%
Robbery
13 · 6%

When it happens

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

Is Toronto safe at night? See which neighbourhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Avondale at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Avondale safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 47/100). About 56% 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 — 110 of 205 incidents (54%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 10 months to September 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. The scale is calibrated within Toronto, so scores compare neighbourhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.