Safety index · Old Toronto, Toronto · data through June 2026
Is University safe?
University records a high level of reported crime for Toronto. Its SafeRoute safety index is 20 out of 100 — 33 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 145th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 589 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 University against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (64% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 26% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 379 · 64% | |
| Burglary | 144 · 24% | |
| Robbery | 27 · 5% | |
| Other theft | 24 · 4% | |
| Vehicle crime | 15 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in University 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Bay-Cloverhill12/100 · High risk
- Annex23/100 · High risk
- Kensington-Chinatown13/100 · High risk
- Palmerston-Little Italy31/100 · Elevated
- Church-Wellesley9/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is University safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 20/100). About 50% of severity-weighted incidents in University 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 University?
Violent crime — 379 of 589 incidents (64%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 9 months to June 2026.
How is the University 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.