Safety index · Old Toronto, Toronto · data through June 2026
Is Church-Wellesley safe?
Church-Wellesley records a high level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 9 out of 100 — 47 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 156th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 1,671 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 (71% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 1,184 · 71% | |
| Burglary | 291 · 17% | |
| Robbery | 91 · 5% | |
| Other theft | 64 · 4% | |
| Vehicle crime | 41 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Church-Wellesley 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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- Bay-Cloverhill12/100 · High risk
- North St.James Town13/100 · High risk
- Cabbagetown-South St.James Town20/100 · High risk
- Downtown Yonge East8/100 · High risk
- Yonge-Bay Corridor9/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Church-Wellesley safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 9/100). About 51% of severity-weighted incidents in Church-Wellesley 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 Church-Wellesley?
Violent crime — 1,184 of 1,671 incidents (71%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through June 2026.
How is the Church-Wellesley 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.