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Safety index · Scarborough, Toronto · data through June 2026

Is Dorset Park safe?

Dorset Park shows a typical level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 61 out of 100 — 5 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 63rd of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 140 incidents reported to the Toronto Police Service within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre (data through June 2026).

61/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Dorset Park — higher is safer. 63rd of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (40% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Kennedy RoadMidland Avenue neighbourhood centre 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
140 incidents reported within 1 km of the Dorset Park centre · Toronto Police data through June 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
56 · 40%
Burglary
32 · 23%
Vehicle crime
39 · 28%
Other theft
10 · 7%
Robbery
3 · 2%

When it happens

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

Walking in Dorset Park at night?

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Common questions

Is Dorset Park safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 61/100). About 56% of severity-weighted incidents in Dorset Park 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 Dorset Park?

Violent crime — 56 of 140 incidents (40%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through June 2026.

How is the Dorset Park 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.