Is Bayview Woods-Steeles Safe?
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Is Bayview Woods-Steeles safe?
Bayview Woods-Steeles has a crime score of 35.7 out of 100, ranking #54 of 158 Toronto neighborhoods — about 66% 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 Bayview Woods-Steeles compare to the Toronto average?
Bayview Woods-Steeles's assault rate is 285.9 per 100,000 residents versus a citywide neighborhood average of 745.5 — below average. Its overall crime score of 35.7 ranks #54 of 158 neighborhoods.
What are the most common crimes in Bayview Woods-Steeles?
By rate per 100,000 residents, the leading category in Bayview Woods-Steeles is assault (285.9), followed by break and enter (228.7). 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.
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0.4% of City of Toronto
between reported incidents
of all reported incidents
reported crimes in 2025
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Areas of Concern
- Homicide is 381% higher than the city average
- Break and Enter is 20% higher than the city average
Safer Than Average
- Shooting is 100% lower than the city average
- Bicycle Theft is 67% lower than the city average
- Assault is 62% 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% | 1 #9 of 158 | +251% avg: 0 | 7 #11 of 158 | +381% avg: 1 |
Shooting Weight: 25% | 0 #1 (tied) of 158 | -100% avg: 2 | 0 #1 (tied) of 158 | -100% avg: 8 |
Assault Weight: 12% | 40 #151 of 158 | -74% avg: 156 | 286 #146 of 158 | -62% avg: 745 |
Robbery Weight: 8% | 8 #116 of 158 | -50% avg: 16 | 57 #96 of 158 | -25% avg: 76 |
Break and Enter Weight: 6% | 32 #83 of 158 | -17% avg: 39 | 229 #49 of 158 | +20% avg: 190 |
Auto Theft Weight: 5% | 20 #118 of 158 | -56% avg: 46 | 143 #110 of 158 | -34% avg: 217 |
Theft Over $5000 Weight: 4% | 5 #113 of 158 | -60% avg: 12 | 36 #105 of 158 | -37% avg: 57 |
Theft from Vehicle Weight: 3% | 28 #107 of 158 | -35% avg: 43 | 200 #69 of 158 | -4% avg: 208 |
Bicycle Theft Weight: 2% | 3 #102 of 158 | -78% avg: 13 | 21 #97 of 158 | -67% 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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