Is Avondale Safe?
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Is Avondale safe?
Avondale has a crime score of 10.2 out of 100, ranking #151 of 158 Toronto neighborhoods — about 4% of neighborhoods have lower crime scores. Its highest rate category is assault. Source: Toronto Police Service open data (2025 annual crime rates; dataset updated 2026-02-02).
How does Avondale compare to the Toronto average?
Avondale's assault rate is 508.3 per 100,000 residents versus a citywide neighborhood average of 745.5 — below average. Its overall crime score of 10.2 ranks #151 of 158 neighborhoods.
What are the most common crimes in Avondale?
By rate per 100,000 residents, the leading category in Avondale is assault (508.3), followed by break and enter (108.9). Counts and rates for all nine tracked categories are listed on this page.
About This Data
This dashboard presents crime statistics for Toronto neighborhoods, compiled from the Toronto Police Service's Public Safety Data Portal (Neighbourhood Crime Rates Open Data), with neighbourhood population figures from Environics Analytics projections published with the TPS open data. The crime data covers the 2025 calendar year (annual rates; dataset last updated 2026-02-02). These statistics describe relative crime levels only; many other factors contribute to neighborhood safety.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario
0.5% of City of Toronto
between reported incidents
of all reported incidents
reported crimes in 2025
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Areas of Concern
- Bicycle Theft is 4% higher than the city average
Safer Than Average
- Homicide is 100% lower than the city average
- Shooting is 100% lower than the city average
- Auto Theft is 69% lower than the city average
| Crime Type | Total Incidents | Per 100,000 Residents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Count with rank | Comparison vs. city average | Rate with rank | Comparison vs. city average | |
Homicide Weight: 35% | 0 #1 (tied) of 158 | -100% avg: 0 | 0 #1 (tied) of 158 | -100% avg: 1 |
Shooting Weight: 25% | 0 #1 (tied) of 158 | -100% avg: 2 | 0 #1 (tied) of 158 | -100% avg: 8 |
Assault Weight: 12% | 84 #106 of 158 | -46% avg: 156 | 508 #112 of 158 | -32% avg: 745 |
Robbery Weight: 8% | 5 #138 of 158 | -69% avg: 16 | 30 #136 of 158 | -60% avg: 76 |
Break and Enter Weight: 6% | 18 #126 of 158 | -53% avg: 39 | 109 #125 of 158 | -43% avg: 190 |
Auto Theft Weight: 5% | 11 #150 of 158 | -76% avg: 46 | 67 #150 of 158 | -69% avg: 217 |
Theft Over $5000 Weight: 4% | 3 #135 of 158 | -76% avg: 12 | 18 #147 of 158 | -68% avg: 57 |
Theft from Vehicle Weight: 3% | 18 #135 of 158 | -58% avg: 43 | 109 #136 of 158 | -48% avg: 208 |
Bicycle Theft Weight: 2% | 11 #48 of 158 | -18% avg: 13 | 67 #43 of 158 | +4% avg: 64 |
The safety score sums each category's per-100k rate - capped at 100 points and weighted by the severity shown above - across all nine categories. How the score is calculated.
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