Safety index · Scarborough, Toronto · data through September 2026
Is Steeles safe?
Steeles sits at the safer end of Toronto by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 72 out of 100 — 18 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 23rd of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 78 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 Steeles against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (44% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 24% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 34 · 44% | |
| Vehicle crime | 26 · 33% | |
| Burglary | 15 · 19% | |
| Other theft | 3 · 4% |
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 Steeles 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- East L'Amoreaux59/100 · Moderate
- L'Amoreaux West54/100 · Moderate
- Hillcrest Village80/100 · Low risk
- Pleasant View67/100 · Moderate
- Milliken76/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Steeles safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 72/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Steeles 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 Steeles?
Violent crime — 34 of 78 incidents (44%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 10 months to September 2026.
How is the Steeles 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.