Is Lawrence Park South safe?

For break-ins, Lawrence Park South is above the Toronto average. It had 7.1 residential break-ins per 1,000 households in 2025, against 3.0 across the city, which ties for #4 of 158 neighbourhoods per household. In total, 41 were reported: 28 at houses and 13 at apartments.

This page looks at break-ins at homes only, not other kinds of crime.

41

reported in 2025, the same than the 41 in 2024.

Where Lawrence Park South sits among all 158

The orange bar is Lawrence Park South. 87% of Toronto neighbourhoods had fewer reported break-ins, and 1 had the same number. Hover or tap to compare.

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Most reportedFewest
HousesApartmentsLawrence Park South
#19Rank of 158, by count, tied with 1 other
28 / 13Houses / apartments
18.5Median neighbourhood count, 2025
87%Of neighbourhoods had fewer

Houses and apartments

28 at houses13 at apartments

2025 compared with 2024

202441
202541

These are counts, not rates. A larger or denser neighbourhood has more homes, so a higher count does not automatically mean each household is at higher risk. Small counts also move around from year to year, and a change of a few incidents is normal noise. With 41 incidents, Lawrence Park South sits above the middle of the pack: the median Toronto neighbourhood had 18.5.

When break-ins are recorded

The citywide pattern in 2025, not specific to Lawrence Park South. Many times are estimates, because people often find out after they get home.

12am6amnoon6pm11pm
36%between 9am and 6pm
29%between 6pm and 11pm
23%between midnight and 6am

Adjusted for size

Lawrence Park South has about 5,790 households. That works out to 7.1 break-ins per 1,000 households in 2025, compared with 3.0 across Toronto.

7.1Per 1,000 households
#4Rank of 158, per household (tied)
#19Rank of 158, by count (tied)
3.0Toronto overall

Households are from the 2021 Census. See all 158 ranked per household.

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What to do about it

Most reported break-ins here were at houses, so start with every way in, not just the front door.

  • Cover the front door and porch. A video doorbell shows who is at the door and records deliveries and visitors.
  • Don't forget the side and back. A battery or solar outdoor camera can watch a back door, garage side door or yard without new wiring.
  • Make it look occupied. Lights on timers, no piled-up mail, and tidy entrances.

A camera doesn't stop a break-in by itself. It lets you see what is happening and keeps a recording.

Neighbourhoods with similar counts

About this data

Source. Toronto Police Service, Major Crime Indicators open data, published under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

What is counted. Break and enter (B&E) incidents at houses and apartments, by the year they occurred, for 2025 and 2024. The data is preliminary and may be revised, and incident locations are offset to the nearest intersection, so neighbourhood counts are approximate. Police advise not comparing these figures with other crime data sources.

How to read it. Rankings, the median and percentages are our own calculations from this data. Households are from the 2021 Census. MkaeSense is not affiliated with Toronto Police Service, and this is general information, not a prediction for any home or street.