Photo: Sergey Ashmarin · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer crimes per resident are recorded in Westminster-Branson than in 87% of Canadian towns
In 2023 the index stood at 69.5; it fell to 60 in 2025. The Safety Grade comes out at A, drawn from crime the police covering Westminster-Branson reported through 2023 to 2025: #182 of 862 in Ontario. Property crime ran at 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year, compared with 7.8 in the typical Toronto neighbourhood. Statistics Canada puts its Crime Severity Index at 66 for 2023–2025; the typical Canadian town of 50,000+ scores 60.3.
Statistics Canada, police-reported crime, 2023–2025 means. The index weighs each crime by its seriousness; rates are incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Not measured by town: crime severity and crime rate (the Toronto service area).
Inside Westminster-Branson’s A for safety
The grade weighs the Crime Severity Index and its violent half, averaged over 2023–2025, against every Canadian town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more.
Its place: #182 of 862 in Ontario and #262 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
Where Westminster-Branson sits within Toronto
Violent crime per 1,000 a year
Property crime per 1,000 a year
Of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods, Westminster-Branson comes 33rd counting from the lowest rate: below the typical one.
Toronto’s neighbourhoods, lowest rate first
| # | Neighbourhood | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaside-Bennington | 2.1 | 9.4 |
| 2 | Steeles | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| 3 | Lawrence Park South | 2.5 | 9.3 |
| 4 | Yonge-St.Clair | 3 | 6.4 |
| 5 | Lawrence Park North | 3.2 | 7.6 |
| … | |||
| 31 | Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview | 4.9 | 7.7 |
| 32 | Danforth East York | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| 33 | Westminster-Branson | 5 | 5.5 |
| 34 | High Park-Swansea | 5 | 6.3 |
| 35 | Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| … | |||
| 154 | Kensington-Chinatown | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| 155 | Moss Park | 24.2 | 12.6 |
| 156 | Downtown Yonge East | 29.6 | 18.4 |
| 157 | Mimico-Queensway | 34.7 | 7.6 |
| 158 | Yonge-Bay Corridor | 38.2 | 27.5 |
Toronto Police Service, Neighbourhood Crime Rates (City of Toronto Open Data, OGL-Toronto), 2023–2025: assault, robbery, homicide and shootings; break and enter, auto theft, theft from vehicles, theft over $5,000 and bicycle theft, per 1,000 residents by TPS’s own counts.
Toronto’s own neighbourhood figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
What Toronto’s police record, by type
These are Toronto’s figures, for its police’s whole area: they aren’t published by neighbourhood.
Against the typical town its size, Toronto runs highest on robbery (0.8 per 1,000 against 0.4), motor vehicle theft (3.3 per 1,000 against 1.7) and theft under $5,000 (19.5 per 1,000 against 11.5).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 65 | 0.02 | 75% |
| Sexual violations against children | 214 | 0.07 | 61% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 890.7 | 0.3 | 85% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 514.3 | 0.2 | 34% |
| Robbery | 2,723.3 | 0.8 | 43% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 202.7 | 0.06 | 83% |
| Other violent violations | 454.7 | 0.1 | 42% |
| Breaking and entering | 6,580.3 | 2 | 23% |
| Possession of stolen property | 679.3 | 0.2 | 84% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 10,504.7 | 3.3 | 5% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 1,603.7 | 0.5 | 11% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 62,883 | 19.5 | 13% |
| Mischief | 11,965.3 | 3.7 | 13% |
| Weapons violations | 1,117 | 0.3 | 70% |
| Administration of justice violations | 10,530.3 | 3.3 | 84% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 1,117 | 0.3 | 55% |
| Drug violations | 1,132.7 | 0.4 | 76% |
| Impaired driving | 1,592.3 | 0.5 | 96% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 167 | 0.05 | 23% |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment: incidents a year are its own, the town’s share is only estimated in the tiles. Cleared: incidents solved by a charge or otherwise, as a share of those reported.
Incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 means, against the typical figure for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
Westminster-Branson, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Nothing since 2023 has matched that year’s 69.5; the lightest was 2025, at 60. The comparison line, the typical Canadian town of 50,000+, runs from 64.3 in 2023 to 59.2 by 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Westminster-Branson | Typical town of 50,000+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 59.2 |
| 2024 | 68.6 | 59.9 |
| 2023 | 69.5 | 64.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Westminster-Branson, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 50,000+.
Crime in the places around Westminster-Branson
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster-Branson | 26,027 | 66 | 92.6 | A |
| Newtonbrook West | 23,978 | 66 | 92.6 | C |
| Bathurst Manor | 16,176 | 66 | 92.6 | B |
| Willowdale West | 17,210 | 66 | 92.6 | B+ |
| Concord | 7,225 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| Beverley Glen | 38,720 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| Thornhill | 17,940 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
Every neighbour with a figure of its own has a lower index than Westminster-Branson. Closest is Concord, 2.7 km away, at 52.8 to 66 here. The table leaves out 3 neighbours whose figure is this one, reported by the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The index’s scale. Its scale starts from Canada in 2006, set at 100, so a figure above 100 means more serious crime per resident than the country had then.
- What clearance means. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- An index, not a verdict. Statistics Canada, which publishes the index, attaches a caution: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.” The number weighs each reported crime by its seriousness before dividing by residents.
Questions about safety in Westminster-Branson
Is Westminster-Branson safe?
Against a typical 60.3 for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more, Westminster-Branson’s Crime Severity Index stands at 66 for 2023–2025. Its police record 12 violent incidents and 34.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Westminster-Branson?
Police record theft under $5,000 most, 19.5 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of assault (6.6) and fraud (5.1).
Is crime going up in Westminster-Branson?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 14%, to 60 from 69.5.
How much of Westminster-Branson’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 31% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (38% for the typical Canadian town of 50,000+); split up, that is 51% of violent and 19% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
The city force’s, one set of figures for the city.
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025 (Statistics Canada Open Licence); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services (tables 35-10-0186 to 0190, 0061, 0063, 0064), 2023–2025 · Statistics Canada, Incident-based crime statistics by detailed violations, police services (35-10-0178 to 0185) · Toronto Police Service, Neighbourhood Crime Rates (OGL-Toronto) · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).