Safety index · East York, Toronto · data through June 2026
Is Leaside-Bennington safe?
Leaside-Bennington shows a typical level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 64 out of 100 — 8 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 55th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 125 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 (32% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Timing matters here: about 32% 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 | 40 · 32% | |
| Burglary | 33 · 26% | |
| Vehicle crime | 36 · 29% | |
| Robbery | 8 · 6% | |
| Other theft | 8 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Leaside-Bennington 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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- Thorncliffe Park50/100 · Moderate
- Mount Pleasant East43/100 · Elevated
- Broadview North61/100 · Moderate
- South Eglinton-Davisville32/100 · Elevated
- North Toronto33/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Leaside-Bennington safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 64/100). About 56% of severity-weighted incidents in Leaside-Bennington 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 Leaside-Bennington?
Violent crime — 40 of 125 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through June 2026.
How is the Leaside-Bennington 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.