Safety index · Old Toronto, Toronto · data through June 2026
Is Mount Pleasant East safe?
Mount Pleasant East records more reported crime than most Toronto neighbourhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 43 out of 100 — 13 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 119th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 258 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 (47% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Timing matters here: about 31% 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 | 122 · 47% | |
| Burglary | 63 · 24% | |
| Robbery | 20 · 8% | |
| Vehicle crime | 41 · 16% | |
| Other theft | 12 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Mount Pleasant East 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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- South Eglinton-Davisville32/100 · Elevated
- North Toronto33/100 · Elevated
- Yonge-Eglinton37/100 · Elevated
- Leaside-Bennington64/100 · Moderate
- Yonge-St.Clair52/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Mount Pleasant East safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 43/100). About 58% of severity-weighted incidents in Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant East?
Violent crime — 122 of 258 incidents (47%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through June 2026.
How is the Mount Pleasant 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.