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Safety index · Etobicoke, Toronto · data through June 2026

Is Elms-Old Rexdale safe?

Elms-Old Rexdale shows a typical level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 55 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 56, ranking 81st of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 176 incidents reported to the Toronto Police Service within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre (data through June 2026).

55/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Elms-Old Rexdale — higher is safer. 81st of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (42% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 38% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Islington AvenueWeston Road neighbourhood centre 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
176 incidents reported within 1 km of the Elms-Old Rexdale centre · Toronto Police data through June 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighbourhood centre is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
74 · 42%
Vehicle crime
63 · 36%
Burglary
21 · 12%
Robbery
10 · 6%
Other theft
8 · 5%

When it happens

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

Walking in Elms-Old Rexdale at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Elms-Old Rexdale safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 55/100). About 55% of severity-weighted incidents in Elms-Old Rexdale 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 Elms-Old Rexdale?

Violent crime — 74 of 176 incidents (42%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through June 2026.

How is the Elms-Old Rexdale 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.