Safety index · Old Toronto, Toronto · data through June 2026
Is St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands safe?
St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands records a high level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 11 out of 100 — 42 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 155th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 1,159 incidents reported to the Toronto Police Service within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 9 months to June 2026.
DATA THROUGH JUNE 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Toronto — a typical Toronto neighbourhood sits near 53. It ranks St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (70% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 810 · 70% | |
| Burglary | 167 · 14% | |
| Robbery | 69 · 6% | |
| Other theft | 78 · 7% | |
| Vehicle crime | 35 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands 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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- Downtown Yonge East8/100 · High risk
- Moss Park11/100 · High risk
- Yonge-Bay Corridor8/100 · High risk
- Regent Park17/100 · High risk
- Harbourfront-CityPlace17/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 11/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands?
Violent crime — 810 of 1,159 incidents (70%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 9 months to June 2026.
How is the St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands 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.