Safety index · Old Toronto, Toronto · data through September 2026
Is High Park-Swansea safe?
High Park-Swansea shows a typical level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 62 out of 100 — 8 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 57th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 107 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 High Park-Swansea against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (50% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 34% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 53 · 50% | |
| Burglary | 26 · 24% | |
| Robbery | 13 · 12% | |
| Vehicle crime | 12 · 11% | |
| Other theft | 3 · 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 High Park-Swansea 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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- High Park North42/100 · Elevated
- Roncesvalles31/100 · Elevated
- Runnymede-Bloor West Village56/100 · Moderate
- South Parkdale30/100 · Elevated
- Junction Area47/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is High Park-Swansea safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 62/100). About 54% of severity-weighted incidents in High Park-Swansea 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 High Park-Swansea?
Violent crime — 53 of 107 incidents (50%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 10 months to September 2026.
How is the High Park-Swansea 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.