Safety index · North York, Toronto · data through September 2026
Is Bedford Park-Nortown safe?
Bedford Park-Nortown shows a typical level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 65 out of 100 — 11 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 43rd of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 116 incidents reported to the Toronto Police Service within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 10 months to September 2026.
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 Bedford Park-Nortown against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 36% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Timing matters here: about 39% of severity-weighted incidents are reported overnight (midnight–6 a.m.), so route choice late at night matters more than the headline number suggests.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 42 · 36% | |
| Burglary | 36 · 31% | |
| Violent crime | 29 · 25% | |
| Other theft | 6 · 5% | |
| Robbery | 3 · 3% |
When it happens
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 Bedford Park-Nortown 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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- Lawrence Park North66/100 · Moderate
- Englemount-Lawrence46/100 · Elevated
- Lawrence Park South63/100 · Moderate
- Clanton Park62/100 · Moderate
- Lansing-Westgate80/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Bedford Park-Nortown safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 65/100). About 62% of severity-weighted incidents in Bedford Park-Nortown 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 Bedford Park-Nortown?
Vehicle crime — 42 of 116 incidents (36%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 10 months to September 2026.
How is the Bedford Park-Nortown 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.