Safety index · North York, Toronto · data through June 2026
Is Brookhaven-Amesbury safe?
Brookhaven-Amesbury shows a typical level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 58 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 56, ranking 71st of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 143 incidents reported to the Toronto Police Service within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre (data through June 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (55% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 79 · 55% | |
| Burglary | 24 · 17% | |
| Vehicle crime | 32 · 22% | |
| Robbery | 5 · 3% | |
| Other theft | 3 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Brookhaven-Amesbury at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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- Beechborough-Greenbrook56/100 · Moderate
- Rustic60/100 · Moderate
- Maple Leaf66/100 · Moderate
- Mount Dennis59/100 · Moderate
- Keelesdale-Eglinton West54/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Brookhaven-Amesbury safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 58/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Brookhaven-Amesbury 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 Brookhaven-Amesbury?
Violent crime — 79 of 143 incidents (55%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through June 2026.
How is the Brookhaven-Amesbury 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.