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Pick up to three neighbourhoods to see crime, building, parks, income and more next to each other. Under each figure is its rank in Toronto (1st = most or highest). Want every neighbourhood in order? See the leaderboard.
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Building and change
Safety, 2025
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents14.05th highest3.0129th highest12.111th highest5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–2422% more239 vs 1979% more257 vs 236About the same682 vs 685
Parks, trees and streets
People, 2021
Building and change
Building permits, last 12 months
University27443rd most
Bay-Cloverhill19675th most
Kensington-Chinatown4568th most
Typical neighbourhood: 184
Active planning proposals
University1370th most
Bay-Cloverhill1945th most
Kensington-Chinatown2040th most
Typical neighbourhood: 11
Garden and laneway suites since 2021
University4835th most
Bay-Cloverhill0147th most
Kensington-Chinatown4540th most
Typical neighbourhood: 26
New homes added by permits since 2021
University62489th most
Bay-Cloverhill6,0068th most
Kensington-Chinatown4,12612th most
Typical neighbourhood: 797
Safety, 2025
Major crime per 100,000 residents
University2,9096th highest
Bay-Cloverhill1,06788th highest
Kensington-Chinatown2,9914th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 1,107
Assaults per 100,000 residents
University1,7416th highest
Bay-Cloverhill60289th highest
Kensington-Chinatown2,0175th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 637
Break-ins per 100,000 residents
University730Highest
Bay-Cloverhill28624th highest
Kensington-Chinatown4434th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 173
Car thefts per 100,000 residents
University18388th highest
Bay-Cloverhill17Lowest
Kensington-Chinatown118121st highest
Typical neighbourhood: 193
Robberies per 100,000 residents
University13419th highest
Bay-Cloverhill7567th highest
Kensington-Chinatown1934th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 70
Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents
University1229th highest
Bay-Cloverhill8721st highest
Kensington-Chinatown2193rd highest
Typical neighbourhood: 46
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents
University14.05th highest
Bay-Cloverhill3.0129th highest
Kensington-Chinatown12.111th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24
University22% more239 vs 197
Bay-Cloverhill9% more257 vs 236
Kensington-ChinatownAbout the same682 vs 685
Parks, trees and streets
City parks per 10,000 residents
University7.834th most
Bay-Cloverhill3.6114th most
Kensington-Chinatown6.158th most
Typical neighbourhood: 5.0
Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 15
University4.013th most
Bay-Cloverhill1.3132nd most
Kensington-Chinatown4.87th most
Typical neighbourhood: 2.1
City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents
University38629th most
Bay-Cloverhill49153rd most
Kensington-Chinatown133131st most
Typical neighbourhood: 228
Homes in affordable housing projects approved or under way
University10947th most
Bay-Cloverhill5462nd most
Kensington-Chinatown8566th most
Typical neighbourhood: 19
City road and sidewalk projects planned or under way
University1542nd most
Bay-Cloverhill6109th most
Kensington-Chinatown2421st most
Typical neighbourhood: 10
People, 2021
Median household income
University$80k98th highest
Bay-Cloverhill$58k157th highest
Kensington-Chinatown$62k153rd highest
Typical neighbourhood: $85k
Households that rent
University61.1%27th highest
Bay-Cloverhill69.7%7th highest
Kensington-Chinatown68.4%11th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 45.5%
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing
University45.2%26th highest
Bay-Cloverhill61.7%Highest
Kensington-Chinatown43.9%34th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 39.0%
Workers who commute by transit
University27.1%65th highest
Bay-Cloverhill23.6%101st highest
Kensington-Chinatown24.0%96th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 25.8%
Workers who walk or cycle to work
University33.6%10th highest
Bay-Cloverhill44.0%3rd highest
Kensington-Chinatown50.0%2nd highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.3%
Residents, 2021
University6,435157th highest
Bay-Cloverhill16,67080th highest
Kensington-Chinatown18,12066th 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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