Safety index · Old Toronto, Toronto · data through June 2026
Is The Beaches safe?
The Beaches shows a typical level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 53 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 56, ranking 88th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 173 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 (55% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 34% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 26% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 96 · 55% | |
| Burglary | 34 · 20% | |
| Vehicle crime | 27 · 16% | |
| Robbery | 6 · 3% | |
| Other theft | 10 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in The Beaches 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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- Woodbine Corridor47/100 · Elevated
- East End-Danforth39/100 · Elevated
- Greenwood-Coxwell46/100 · Elevated
- Taylor-Massey28/100 · Elevated
- Woodbine-Lumsden45/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is The Beaches safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 53/100). About 60% of severity-weighted incidents in The Beaches 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 The Beaches?
Violent crime — 96 of 173 incidents (55%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through June 2026.
How is the The Beaches 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.