Compare Break and Enter Toronto Neighbourhoods: 2025 Rates

University had the highest 2025 break-and-enter rate in Toronto at 730.28 per 100,000 residents, followed by Yonge-Bay Corridor at 552.19 and Rosedale-Moore Park at 455.61. All three exceed the citywide rate of 189.5 per 100,000, according to Narcity (2026), which used Toronto Police Service Neighbourhood Crime Rates open data.

Where are break-ins most common in Toronto?

The three neighbourhoods with the highest break-and-enter rate in 2025 are compared below. The multiple of the citywide rate is calculated from the published rates.

The order changes when incident counts are used instead of rates. Rosedale-Moore Park recorded the most incidents of the three (105) but ranks third by rate. University recorded the fewest (60) but ranks first. A rate is calculated against the resident population, so a neighbourhood with a smaller population can show a higher rate with fewer incidents. Ranking by count alone would therefore give a different picture of where break-ins are concentrated relative to who lives there.

The spread across Toronto is wide. Lambton Baby Point had the lowest 2025 rate at 34.83 per 100,000, from 3 incidents. The gap between the top-ranked University and Lambton Baby Point is more than twentyfold on rate alone.

To reproduce this ranking:

• Open the Toronto Police Service Neighbourhood Crime Rates open data for 2025.
• Sort neighbourhoods by the break-and-enter rate column, highest first.

How to read break-and-enter rates per 100,000

A rate per 100,000 expresses how many break-and-enter incidents occurred in an area relative to its population, scaled to a standard base of 100,000 residents. The formula is: incidents ÷ population × 100,000. Scaling this way lets a small neighbourhood and a large one be compared on the same footing. For 2025, the citywide rate was 189.5 per 100,000 people, according to Narcity, citing Toronto Police Service Neighbourhood Crime Rates open data (February 2026). That figure is the citywide benchmark against which any single neighbourhood’s rate should be read.

Why rates and raw counts rank areas differently

A raw count measures volume. A rate measures intensity per resident. The 2025 figures show how far these can diverge:

The Annex recorded more incidents than University (149 against 60), yet its rate is lower. The difference comes from the denominator, the population of each area. A high count spread over a large population produces a moderate rate, while a modest count in a small population can produce a high one.

Lambton Baby Point sits at the other end. Its rate of 34.83 is well below the citywide benchmark of 189.5, and it recorded only 3 incidents. Because the rate is population-adjusted, a low count alone does not confirm a low rate, and a low rate does not guarantee low absolute exposure for a large population.

How to calculate or verify a neighbourhood rate

1. Take the incident count for the neighbourhood and year.
2. Find the population for the same boundaries and the same year.
3. Divide the count by the population, then multiply by 100,000.
4. Compare the result with the citywide 2025 rate of 189.5.

The sources consulted do not specify the population denominator used for each neighbourhood, so the published rates cannot be recalculated exactly from the figures alone.

Which neighbourhoods have the most break-ins in total?

Ranked by raw 2025 incident counts, The Annex recorded the most break-and-enter incidents in Toronto, with 149 reported to the Toronto Police Service. Rosedale-Moore Park followed with 105 incidents, and Yonge-Bay Corridor with 92. According to Narcity, citing Toronto Police Service open data (2026-02-16), The Annex’s 149 incidents corresponded to a rate of 387.14 per 100,000 people, the figure reported alongside its count.

A raw count is the number of incidents logged in a neighbourhood during 2025, without adjustment for how many people live there. It answers a different question than a rate does. A high count shows where the largest number of break-ins were reported, which matters for policing workload and for local services. It does not by itself show that an individual resident faces a higher chance of being burgled.

Ranking by count (2025):

1. The Annex: 149 incidents
2. Rosedale-Moore Park: 105 incidents
3. Yonge-Bay Corridor: 92 incidents

The totals also differ in composition. CTV News Toronto / CP24 (2026-04-08), citing Toronto police data, reported 70 residential break-and-enters in Rosedale-Moore Park in 2025, while Narcity reported 105 incidents in total for the neighbourhood. The official sources consulted do not break down the remaining incidents in the three neighbourhoods by property type, so the residential share for The Annex and Yonge-Bay Corridor cannot be stated.

Are break-ins rising or falling in Toronto?

Citywide, break-and-enter incidents fell in 2025, but that headline hides localised rises. Toronto Police Service open data shows 6,092 break-and-enter incidents in 2025, down 11% from 2024, with a citywide rate of 189.5 per 100,000 people, as reported by Narcity (2026-02-16). On its own, the citywide total shows a decline, but it does not describe every neighbourhood.

Neighbourhood-level figures do not follow the same pattern. According to Toronto police data reported by CTV News Toronto / CP24 (2026-04-08), residential break-and-enters in Rosedale-Moore Park rose close to 30%, with 70 residential incidents recorded in 2025. The sources consulted do not give the 2024 base count used for that percentage, so the size of the increase in absolute terms cannot be confirmed from them.

The two figures measure different scopes. The citywide total covers all break-and-enter incidents, while the Rosedale-Moore Park figure is limited to residential break-and-enters. A citywide decline and a local rise can therefore both be accurate at the same time.

To check a trend yourself, pull both years from the Toronto Police Service open data. Percentage changes on small counts move sharply, so look at the raw incident number alongside the percentage before deciding whether a neighbourhood is genuinely getting worse.

Why do affluent areas like Rosedale appear on the list?

Affluent neighbourhoods can rank high on break-and-enter lists for two overlapping reasons: what is inside the homes, and how incidents get recorded. Rosedale-Moore Park had a 2025 rate of 455.61 per 100,000 people from 105 incidents, the third-highest rate among the figures cited by Narcity, using Toronto Police Service open data (2026-02-16).

Higher-value homes and portable goods

Burglars tend to favour places where each entry is more likely to pay off. In practice, that means homes holding small, portable valuables such as jewellery, watches, electronics, and cash, which are easy to carry and resell. Larger properties often hold more of these items, which raises the return on a single break-in. The official sources consulted do not break down break-in targets by property value, so this pattern should be read as a general explanation rather than a measured finding for Rosedale-Moore Park.

Residents respond with private patrols

Some Rosedale-Moore Park residents pay $170 to $200 a month for private security patrols, according to CTV News Toronto / CP24 (2026-04-08). Annualised, that is $2,040 to $2,400 per household, on top of locks, alarms, and insurance. The reporting does not specify patrol frequency or what each contract covers, so the range describes what some households pay, not a neighbourhood-wide average.

Reporting differences can inflate recorded counts

Recorded incidents depend on whether a victim files a police report. Recorded incidents depend on police reports, and the sources consulted do not show whether reporting rates differ between neighbourhoods. Higher reporting raises recorded counts and rates without necessarily meaning more offences took place. Whether reporting behaviour affects the ranking cannot be determined from the sources consulted. The consulted sources do not quantify this effect for Rosedale-Moore Park.

Where to find official neighbourhood crime data

The neighbourhood-level break-and-enter figures come from the Toronto Police Service Neighbourhood Crime Rates open data. Narcity used this dataset for its 2025 figures, published on 2026-02-16. Download the dataset from the Toronto Police Service’s own open data release rather than relying on a news article, because articles usually show only a handful of neighbourhoods and rarely state the exact definitions behind their numbers.

To check a figure yourself:

1. Locate the Neighbourhood Crime Rates dataset on the Toronto Police Service open data page.
2. Confirm the reporting year (2025) and the offence category (break-and-enter).
3. Keep the neighbourhood name, incident count, and rate fields for every neighbourhood you compare.
4. Recalculate one rate as a sense check: rate = incidents ÷ population × 100,000. If your population base differs from the one the dataset uses, your result will not match exactly, so treat it as an approximate check.

The official sources consulted do not specify which boundary file the Toronto Police Service applies to its neighbourhood boundaries. Check the documentation that accompanies the dataset for the neighbourhood list and confirm that names match before comparing one neighbourhood against another.

Media reports often use a different scope than the full dataset. Compare the Rosedale-Moore Park figures across two reports:

The two counts do not contradict each other. They measure different subsets, so match the scope before comparing any two figures.

How to read break-and-enter rates alongside housing costs, transit and services

Crime rates only help with neighbourhood choice when they are read next to housing costs, commute access and local services. A break-and-enter rate shows where incidents were recorded, not whether an area fits a household’s budget or daily routine. According to Narcity, using Toronto Police Service open data (2026-02-16), the 2025 break-and-enter rates for selected neighbourhoods, including the lowest-ranked one, were:

The rate divides incidents by resident population, so a raw count can overstate risk in dense areas and understate it in small ones. Use the rate as the comparison basis and the count as context.

Pairing crime rates with median sale prices. For each neighbourhood, take the rate from the table above and the median sale price from public property sales records covering the same period. Place the two values side by side. The official sources consulted do not specify median sale prices for these four neighbourhoods, so this section gives no price figures. Compare only prices from the same year as the crime data.

Transit access and commute time. Measure the walking distance from a typical address to the nearest transit stop, count the routes serving it, and record the commute time to your main workplace at peak hours using a route planner. Run the same trip from each neighbourhood so the results are directly comparable.

Service density. Count schools, parks and grocery stores within a fixed walking radius of a reference point, such as 1 km, and use the same radius for every neighbourhood. Service counts show how much of daily life can be handled locally.

Frequently asked questions

Why use a rate per 100,000 instead of the raw number of break-ins?

A rate per 100,000 residents adjusts for population size, so neighbourhoods with different numbers of residents can be compared fairly. Rosedale-Moore Park recorded 105 incidents in 2025 but ranks third by rate (455.61), while University recorded 60 but ranks first (730.28), according to Narcity (2026).

Which Toronto neighbourhood had the lowest break-in rate in 2025?

Lambton Baby Point had the lowest 2025 rate at 34.83 per 100,000, from 3 incidents, according to Narcity (2026). That is roughly five times below the citywide rate of 189.5. With so few incidents, a single case can shift the rate noticeably from year to year.

Are break-ins rising or falling in Toronto?

Citywide, Toronto police recorded 6,092 break-and-enter incidents in 2025, down 11% from 2024, according to Narcity (2026). Residential break-and-enters in Rosedale-Moore Park rose close to 30%, to 70 incidents, according to CTV News Toronto / CP24 (2026), so the citywide trend and a single neighbourhood’s residential trend can point in opposite directions.

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