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Building and change
Safety, 2025
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents15.34th highest3.5116th highest4.888th highest5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–245% more111 vs 1067% fewer136 vs 14619% fewer141 vs 175
Parks, trees and streets
People, 2021
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing30.6%141st highest40.2%64th highest43.4%37th highest39.0%
Building and change
Building permits, last 12 months
Old East York22657th most
Danforth East York36724th most
Leaside-Bennington37420th most
Typical neighbourhood: 184
Active planning proposals
Old East York8103rd most
Danforth East York994th most
Leaside-Bennington2916th most
Typical neighbourhood: 11
Garden and laneway suites since 2021
Old East York2288th most
Danforth East York5726th most
Leaside-Bennington2382nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 26
New homes added by permits since 2021
Old East York299124th most
Danforth East York456106th most
Leaside-Bennington1,02366th most
Typical neighbourhood: 797
Registered short-term rentals
Old East York2660th most
Danforth East York4231st most
Leaside-Bennington2372nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 21
Properties on the Heritage Register
Old East York1122nd most
Danforth East York390th most
Leaside-Bennington6630th most
Typical neighbourhood: 5
Safety, 2025
Major crime per 100,000 residents
Old East York1,10281st highest
Danforth East York739148th highest
Leaside-Bennington751145th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 1,107
Assaults per 100,000 residents
Old East York65573rd highest
Danforth East York435126th highest
Leaside-Bennington213155th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 637
Break-ins per 100,000 residents
Old East York99132nd highest
Danforth East York87142nd highest
Leaside-Bennington18172nd highest
Typical neighbourhood: 173
Car thefts per 100,000 residents
Old East York23850th highest
Danforth East York18585th highest
Leaside-Bennington29828th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 193
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Old East York6088th highest
Danforth East York11154th highest
Leaside-Bennington11154th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 70
Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents
Old East York5067th highest
Danforth East York22141st highest
Leaside-Bennington4874th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 46
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents
Old East York15.34th highest
Danforth East York3.5116th highest
Leaside-Bennington4.888th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24
Old East York5% more111 vs 106
Danforth East York7% fewer136 vs 146
Leaside-Bennington19% fewer141 vs 175
Parks, trees and streets
City parks per 10,000 residents
Old East York4.492nd most
Danforth East York3.5118th most
Leaside-Bennington7.931st most
Typical neighbourhood: 5.0
Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 15
Old East York2.174th most
Danforth East York0.7154th most
Leaside-Bennington2.174th most
Typical neighbourhood: 2.1
City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents
Old East York24074th most
Danforth East York196100th most
Leaside-Bennington33246th most
Typical neighbourhood: 228
Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way
Old East York093rd most
Danforth East York093rd most
Leaside-Bennington4468th most
Typical neighbourhood: 19
City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way
Old East York4130th most
Danforth East York1446th most
Leaside-Bennington1074th most
Typical neighbourhood: 10
People, 2021
Median household income
Old East York$96k37th highest
Danforth East York$101k27th highest
Leaside-Bennington$148k6th highest
Typical neighbourhood: $85k
Households that rent
Old East York34.2%126th highest
Danforth East York30.9%132nd highest
Leaside-Bennington27.7%137th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 45.5%
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing
Old East York30.6%141st highest
Danforth East York40.2%64th highest
Leaside-Bennington43.4%37th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 39.0%
Workers who commute by transit
Old East York21.3%120th highest
Danforth East York27.8%56th highest
Leaside-Bennington12.4%155th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 25.8%
Workers who walk or cycle to work
Old East York9.1%59th highest
Danforth East York14.3%39th highest
Leaside-Bennington15.2%36th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.3%
Residents, 2021
Old East York9,160150th highest
Danforth East York17,06576th highest
Leaside-Bennington16,53582nd 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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