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Safety index · York, Toronto · data through June 2026

Is Briar Hill-Belgravia safe?

Briar Hill-Belgravia 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 108th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 233 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 Briar Hill-Belgravia — higher is safer. 108th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (59% 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 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Eglinton Avenue WestAllen Road neighbourhood centre 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
233 incidents reported within 1 km of the Briar Hill-Belgravia centre · Toronto Police data through June 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
137 · 59%
Burglary
31 · 13%
Vehicle crime
43 · 18%
Robbery
12 · 5%
Other theft
10 · 4%

When it happens

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

Walking in Briar Hill-Belgravia at night?

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Common questions

Is Briar Hill-Belgravia safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 45/100). About 51% of severity-weighted incidents in Briar Hill-Belgravia 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 Briar Hill-Belgravia?

Violent crime — 137 of 233 incidents (59%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through June 2026.

How is the Briar Hill-Belgravia 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.