Safety index · Old Toronto, Toronto · data through September 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 — 46 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 157th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 1,976 incidents reported to the Toronto Police Service within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 10 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 10 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Toronto — a typical Toronto neighbourhood sits near 54. It ranks Downtown Yonge East against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
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 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 1,399 · 71% | |
| Burglary | 272 · 14% | |
| Robbery | 138 · 7% | |
| Other theft | 108 · 5% | |
| Vehicle crime | 59 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Is Toronto safe at night? See which neighbourhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Downtown Yonge East at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Yonge-Bay Corridor8/100 · High risk
- St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands11/100 · High risk
- Moss Park11/100 · High risk
- Church-Wellesley9/100 · High risk
- Regent Park16/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Downtown Yonge East safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 8/100). About 49% 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 — 1,399 of 1,976 incidents (71%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 10 months to September 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. The scale is calibrated within Toronto, so scores compare neighbourhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.