but Toronto’s neighbourhoods are getting a much-needed revamp and changing from the existing number of 140 to 158 The changes are a reflection of the city's vastly growing population hasn't been properly balanced in Toronto's current neighbourhood system The City says Toronto’s existing 140 social planning neighbourhoods have been in existence since the late 1990s in recent years population growth has made each neighbourhood’s population unbalanced in relation to the others To better balance the population throughout Toronto the City has developed neighbourhood splits that resulted in 34 new areas with more balanced populations the City plans to retire 16 old neighbourhoods and replace them with the 34 new ones the new neighbourhood map includes retiring old neighbourhood numbers (like 131 and 137) and new numbers start at 141 and go up to 174 -- so now there will be 158 neighbourhoods numbered somewhere from 1 to 174 The City said the outer boundaries of neighbourhoods will stay the same; only internal lines are made for new neighbourhoods This allows old neighbourhoods to be compared to new neighbourhoods Two Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIAs) have been split: Woburn 137 (now Woburn North 142 and Golfdale-Woburn) and Downsview-Roding-CFB (now called Downsview and Oakdale-Beverley Heights) One of the most significant changes is that the old neighbourhoods of "Waterfront Communities — The Island and Niagara" have been split into three smaller geographic areas: Harbourfront-CityPlace the current “Niagara” neighbourhood will be broken down into West Queen West and Fort York-Liberty Village the current neighbourhood of Willowdale East will be broken down into three new neighbourhoods — Empress The City says the neighbourhood splits follow Statistics Canada’s census tract geography for maximum compatibility with existing datasets While the City says the full 158 neighbourhoods will be publicly announced in early 2021 no definite date has been announced at this time You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter These incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks There were six residential break and enters reported in the district from March 4 to March 10 Toronto Police Service received 24 reports of a break-in at a home between March 4 and March 10 including six in the district of North York In total 266 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – down 82.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2024 A break-in was reported at a house near Mallow Road and The Donway East on Sunday There have been nine residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Jennifer Court and Maryport Avenue on Friday There have been five residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2025 A break-in was reported at a house near Altamont Road and Blake Avenue on Friday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook West in 2025 Two break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Orchid Court and Riderwood Drive on Thursday a house near Stubbs Drive and Woodsworth Road on Friday There have been 10 residential break and enters reported in St A break-in was reported at a house near Glencairn Avenue and Marlee Avenue on Friday This was the first residential break and enter reported in Yorkdale-Glen Park in 2025 Find out where residential break and enters were reported in East York, Etobicoke, Old Toronto, Scarborough and York This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. The incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks, but recent crime data is preliminary and subject to change upon further police investigation The locations have been offset to the nearest intersection and no personal information has been included for privacy reasons Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Police reported nine new residential break and enters in North York between May 17 and May 23 and the information within may be out of date Police reported nine new residential break and enters in North York between May 17 and May 23. That’s three more than were reported during the previous week (you can find the latest reports for the city’s other neighbourhoods here) Toronto’s overall weekly incidents rose by 13 to 53 bringing the city’s preliminary total for 2022 to 965 — down four per cent compared to the same period last year One new residential break and enter was reported for Bathurst Manor It took place at a house in the Bayhampton Court and Cedar Springs Grove area on Thursday There have been two residential break and enters reported in Bathurst Manor in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Downsview-Roding-CFB It took place at a house in the Canton Avenue and Lexfield Avenue area on Friday There have been seven residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Hillcrest Village It took place at a house in the Cliffwood Road and Loganberry Crescent area on Friday There have been four residential break and enters reported in Hillcrest Village in 2022 Three new residential break and enters were reported for Newtonbrook East The first took place at a house near Maxome Avenue and Pemberton Avenue on Saturday The second took place at a house near Conacher Drive and Nevada Avenue on Sunday The third took place at a house near Northwood Drive and Pheasant Road on Monday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook East in 2022 One new residential break and enter was reported for Parkwoods-Donalda It occurred at a house in the Castlegrove Boulevard and Lionel Heights Crescent area on Tuesday There have been six residential break and enters reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2022 Two new residential break and enters were reported for Willowdale East The first occurred at an apartment near Doris Avenue and Hollywood Avenue on Friday The second took place at an apartment in the Doris Avenue and Sommerset Way area on Sunday There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Willowdale East in 2022 Find the latest reports of residential break and enters for Toronto’s other neighbourhoods This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. The incidents were reported by police in the past week and reportedly occurred in the past two weeks, but recent crime data is preliminary and subject to change upon further police investigation It's a nightmare no car owner wants to imagine: you return to your parking spot only to find your car missing This nightmare has unfortunately become a reality for many car owners across the city as auto thefts have already surpassed records with over two months still left in the year According to the Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal the city saw 6,572 auto thefts in 2021 alone This total is considerably higher than the average auto thefts from the 2014-2020 period in which average auto thefts by year were 4,552 The last time auto thefts were below the annual average was back in 2017 A new interactive map by Transparent Canada reveals the top neighbourhoods where auto thefts are most prevalent in the city The information is based on the City of Toronto's published data Toronto auto thefts by neighbourhood in 2021. Photo Credit: Transparent Canada  the top 10 with the highest total auto thefts in 2021 were: The top 10 neighbourhoods with the lowest total auto thefts in 2021 were: The Toronto Police also revealed the totals for auto theft locations Auto thefts by premise type in Toronto in 2021, from the Toronto Police Service's Public Safety Data Portal Totals for 2022 have already surpassed 2021 numbers, with year-to-date auto theft offences already at 7,117 at the time of writing. According to Toronto Police, auto thefts account for over 20 per cent of the major crimes committed in Toronto in 2022 Major crime indicators by type in Toronto, year-to-date in 2022, from the Toronto Police Service's Public Safety Data Portal New vehicles with keyless fobs are being specifically targeted during this heightened wave of car thefts with thieves using sophisticated devices such as radio frequency amplifiers to capture fob signals from inside the house and extending it to the car Other criminals have attached Apple AirTags to hard-to-see places on high-end vehicles for later location and theft Toronto Police have advised the public to avoid leaving keyloss fobs near the front door overnight Marcanadian There were 25 residential break and enters reported in the district from Nov Toronto Police Service received 72 reports of a break-in at a home between Nov including 25 in the district of North York In total 3,190 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan 1 – up 21.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2022 A break-in was reported at a house near Banbury Road and Post Road on Wednesday There have been 65 residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2023 Three break-ins were reported at these locations: an apartment near Adra Grado Way and Okra Tomar Crescent on Wednesday a house near Dervock Crescent and Greenbriar Road on Monday a house near Burbank Drive and Sifton Court on Monday There have been 45 residential break and enters reported in Bayview Village in 2023 a house near Deloraine Avenue and Falkirk Street on Monday a house near Ledbury Street and Melrose Avenue on Monday There have been 64 residential break and enters reported in Bedford Park-Nortown in 2023 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Jane Street and Milo Park Gate on Monday There have been 16 residential break and enters reported in Black Creek in 2023 a house near Crete Court and Salonica Road on Friday a house near Doncliffe Drive and Mount Pleasant Road on Friday a house near Valley Road and Valley Ridge Place on Monday There have been 69 residential break and enters reported in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills in 2023 a house near Faywood Boulevard and Invermay Avenue on Saturday a house near Clanton Park Road and Faywood Boulevard on Saturday There have been 22 residential break and enters reported in Clanton Park in 2023 A break-in was reported at a house near Clareville Crescent and Marowyne Drive on Monday There have been 32 residential break and enters reported in Don Valley Village in 2023 A break-in was reported at a house near Hawksdale Road and Tilbury Drive on Friday There have been 58 residential break and enters reported in Downsview-Roding-CFB in 2023 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Forest Manor Road and Parkway Forest Drive on Friday There have been 14 residential break and enters reported in Henry Farm in 2023 a house near Addington Avenue and Addington Place on Thursday a house near Bogert Avenue and Fennell Street on Saturday There have been 36 residential break and enters reported in Lansing-Westgate in 2023 A break-in was reported at an apartment near Keele Street and Lawrence Avenue West on Wednesday There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Maple Leaf in 2023 A break-in was reported at a house near Cummer Avenue and Willowdale Avenue on Friday There have been 25 residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook East in 2023 A break-in was reported at a house near Sandpiper Court and Tetbury Crescent on Wednesday There have been 27 residential break and enters reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2023 Four break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Gerald Street and Wimpole Drive on Friday a house near Bayview Avenue and Wimpole Drive on Friday a house near Bayview Avenue and Wimpole Drive on Sunday a house near Bannatyne Drive and Woodsworth Road on Monday There have been 75 residential break and enters reported in St A break-in was reported at a house near Caledonia Road and Lotherton Ptway on Saturday There have been 13 residential break and enters reported in Yorkdale-Glen Park in 2023 2014This article was published more than 11 years ago A new measure is being used to rank Toronto's neighbourhoods – the "neighbourhood equity score" which combines ratings for economic opportunity participation in decision-making and physical surroundings change the way Toronto's 140 neighbourhoods are evaluated by city staff when they decide where to direct services The new rankings are likely to set off a lively debate about the city's role in providing social services and what areas of the city are most deserving of extra funding and attention – all against the backdrop of the fall civic election The new measures were developed in conjunction with researchers at St Michael's Hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City Health and are adapted from work done by the World Health Organization Welcome 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions Our cities are ever-evolving and full of exciting Just when you thought you knew Toronto like the back of your hand you’ll now have to get acquainted with some new neighbourhoods In an effort to accommodate density growth the City of Toronto has updated the boundaries of high-growth neighbourhoods which the City refers to as “social planning neighbourhoods,” have been unchanged for the past 25 years with population numbers provided by 2016 Census data the neighbourhoods will be split into 34 new ones in order to support effective planning in each region This means that the city now has 158 neighbourhoods in total The City has released a map indicating where the new neighbourhoods are with a red line indicating where the original neighbourhood was split into new ones Recent Posts These are Canada’s most reputable companies & only 3 are Canadian Here’s when High Park’s cherry blossoms are set to bloom, according to an expert Downsview-Roding-CFB in the Downsview Park area is now two neighbourhoods — Oakdale-Beverley Heights and Downsview Other new neighbourhood names include Yonge-Doris and East Willowdale in North York North Toronto and South Eglinton-Davisville in Midtown There are a total of 9 new neighbourhoods in the downtown core the neighbourhoods were named after various features of the area colloquial names and other socio-cultural information.” The City has an online tool that allows you to search up your neighbourhood and its name You might discover that you now live in a brand new part of town Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive deals and tips you actually want to see - right to your inbox twice a week By subscribing, I agree to the Terms & Privacy Policy