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

Is Don Valley Village safe?

Don Valley Village shows a typical level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 60 out of 100 — 4 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 66th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 125 incidents reported to the Toronto Police Service within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre (data through June 2026).

60/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Don Valley Village — higher is safer. 66th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (66% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Sheppard Avenue EastFinch Avenue East neighbourhood centre 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
125 incidents reported within 1 km of the Don Valley Village centre · Toronto Police data through June 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
83 · 66%
Burglary
16 · 13%
Vehicle crime
18 · 14%
Robbery
4 · 3%
Other theft
4 · 3%

When it happens

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

Walking in Don Valley Village at night?

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Common questions

Is Don Valley Village safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 60/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Don Valley Village 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 Don Valley Village?

Violent crime — 83 of 125 incidents (66%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through June 2026.

How is the Don Valley Village 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.