Safety index · Old Toronto, Toronto · data through June 2026
Is Downtown Yonge East safe?
Downtown Yonge East records a high level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 8 out of 100 — 48 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 158th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 1,964 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 (72% 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 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 1,414 · 72% | |
| Burglary | 283 · 14% | |
| Robbery | 124 · 6% | |
| Other theft | 91 · 5% | |
| Vehicle crime | 52 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Downtown Yonge East 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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- Yonge-Bay Corridor9/100 · High risk
- Moss Park11/100 · High risk
- Church-Wellesley9/100 · High risk
- Regent Park17/100 · High risk
- Bay-Cloverhill12/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Downtown Yonge East safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 8/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in Downtown Yonge East 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 Downtown Yonge East?
Violent crime — 1,414 of 1,964 incidents (72%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through June 2026.
How is the Downtown Yonge East 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.