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MeasureLawrence Park SouthForest Hill SouthBriar Hill-BelgraviaTypical neighbourhood

Building and change

Building permits, last 12 months28940th most19177th most21163rd most184

Active planning proposals2623rd most2040th most2234th most11

Garden and laneway suites since 20212095th most8132nd most4540th most26

New homes added by permits since 2021498101st most1,58943rd most70482nd most797

Registered short-term rentals2274th most10132nd most2757th most21

Properties on the Heritage Register7327th most4440th most0143rd most5

Safety, 2025

Major crime per 100,000 residents742147th highest778142nd highest1,27754th highest1,107

Assaults per 100,000 residents200157th highest196Lowest68565th highest637

Break-ins per 100,000 residents28923rd highest32716th highest20854th highest173

Car thefts per 100,000 residents17791st highest106128th highest26342nd highest193

Robberies per 100,000 residents35131st highest7471st highest7372nd highest70

Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents4191st highest7437th highest4970th highest46

Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents4.0109th highest4.691st highest6.252nd highest5.1

Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–2428% fewer126 vs 17539% fewer95 vs 1558% more209 vs 194

Parks, trees and streets

City parks per 10,000 residents7.442nd most10.111th most2.1152nd most5.0

Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 151.2134th most2.266th most1.0144th most2.1

City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents42221st most5645th most164122nd most228

Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way093rd most1681st most18934th most19

City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way404th most329th most887th most10

People, 2021

Median household income$162k4th highest$109k16th highest$81k95th highest$85k

Households that rent31.5%131st highest51.4%57th highest52.0%56th highest45.5%

Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing44.1%33rd highest45.7%23rd highest35.1%111th highest39.0%

Workers who commute by transit22.9%108th highest21.3%120th highest35.9%15th highest25.8%

Workers who walk or cycle to work10.7%54th highest11.2%52nd highest5.8%75th highest5.3%

Residents, 202114,96097th highest10,860136th highest14,575100th highest16,813

Building and change

Building permits, last 12 months

Lawrence Park South28940th most

Forest Hill South19177th most

Briar Hill-Belgravia21163rd most

Typical neighbourhood: 184

Active planning proposals

Lawrence Park South2623rd most

Forest Hill South2040th most

Briar Hill-Belgravia2234th most

Typical neighbourhood: 11

Garden and laneway suites since 2021

Lawrence Park South2095th most

Forest Hill South8132nd most

Briar Hill-Belgravia4540th most

Typical neighbourhood: 26

New homes added by permits since 2021

Lawrence Park South498101st most

Forest Hill South1,58943rd most

Briar Hill-Belgravia70482nd most

Typical neighbourhood: 797

Registered short-term rentals

Lawrence Park South2274th most

Forest Hill South10132nd most

Briar Hill-Belgravia2757th most

Typical neighbourhood: 21

Properties on the Heritage Register

Lawrence Park South7327th most

Forest Hill South4440th most

Briar Hill-Belgravia0143rd most

Typical neighbourhood: 5

Safety, 2025

Major crime per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South742147th highest

Forest Hill South778142nd highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia1,27754th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 1,107

Assaults per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South200157th highest

Forest Hill South196Lowest

Briar Hill-Belgravia68565th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 637

Break-ins per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South28923rd highest

Forest Hill South32716th highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia20854th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 173

Car thefts per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South17791st highest

Forest Hill South106128th highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia26342nd highest

Typical neighbourhood: 193

Robberies per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South35131st highest

Forest Hill South7471st highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia7372nd highest

Typical neighbourhood: 70

Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents

Lawrence Park South4191st highest

Forest Hill South7437th highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia4970th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 46

Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents

Lawrence Park South4.0109th highest

Forest Hill South4.691st highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia6.252nd highest

Typical neighbourhood: 5.1

Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24

Lawrence Park South28% fewer126 vs 175

Forest Hill South39% fewer95 vs 155

Briar Hill-Belgravia8% more209 vs 194

Parks, trees and streets

City parks per 10,000 residents

Lawrence Park South7.442nd most

Forest Hill South10.111th most

Briar Hill-Belgravia2.1152nd most

Typical neighbourhood: 5.0

Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 15

Lawrence Park South1.2134th most

Forest Hill South2.266th most

Briar Hill-Belgravia1.0144th most

Typical neighbourhood: 2.1

City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents

Lawrence Park South42221st most

Forest Hill South5645th most

Briar Hill-Belgravia164122nd most

Typical neighbourhood: 228

Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way

Lawrence Park South093rd most

Forest Hill South1681st most

Briar Hill-Belgravia18934th most

Typical neighbourhood: 19

City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way

Lawrence Park South404th most

Forest Hill South329th most

Briar Hill-Belgravia887th most

Typical neighbourhood: 10

People, 2021

Median household income

Lawrence Park South$162k4th highest

Forest Hill South$109k16th highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia$81k95th highest

Typical neighbourhood: $85k

Households that rent

Lawrence Park South31.5%131st highest

Forest Hill South51.4%57th highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia52.0%56th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 45.5%

Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing

Lawrence Park South44.1%33rd highest

Forest Hill South45.7%23rd highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia35.1%111th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 39.0%

Workers who commute by transit

Lawrence Park South22.9%108th highest

Forest Hill South21.3%120th highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia35.9%15th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 25.8%

Workers who walk or cycle to work

Lawrence Park South10.7%54th highest

Forest Hill South11.2%52nd highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia5.8%75th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 5.3%

Residents, 2021

Lawrence Park South14,96097th highest

Forest Hill South10,860136th highest

Briar Hill-Belgravia14,575100th highest

Typical neighbourhood: 16,813

Building data: City of Toronto, refreshed nightly. Crime: Toronto Police Service neighbourhood crime rates, 2025. People: 2021 Census neighbourhood profiles. Typical neighbourhood: the middle of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods; half have more, half have less. Major crime against earlier years compares reported crimes, not rates; under 5% either way is shown as about the same.

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