Safety index · Old Toronto, Toronto · data through September 2026
Is Kensington-Chinatown safe?
Kensington-Chinatown records a high level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 12 out of 100 — 42 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 151st of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 1,163 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 Kensington-Chinatown against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (64% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Timing matters here: about 30% of severity-weighted incidents are reported overnight (midnight–6 a.m.), so route choice late at night matters more than the headline number suggests.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 748 · 64% | |
| Burglary | 255 · 22% | |
| Other theft | 69 · 6% | |
| Robbery | 51 · 4% | |
| Vehicle crime | 40 · 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 Kensington-Chinatown 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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- Wellington Place12/100 · High risk
- University20/100 · High risk
- Yonge-Bay Corridor8/100 · High risk
- Bay-Cloverhill12/100 · High risk
- Trinity-Bellwoods26/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Kensington-Chinatown safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 12/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Kensington-Chinatown 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 Kensington-Chinatown?
Violent crime — 748 of 1,163 incidents (64%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 10 months to September 2026.
How is the Kensington-Chinatown 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.