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Where North York home break-ins were reported this week

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Toronto Police recorded 56 home break-ins between October 6 and October 12, with 13 occurring in North York. Since January, the city has seen 2,696 total break-ins, marking a 44.1% decrease compared to the same period last year. The article provides specific details of incidents from various districts including Banbury-Don Mills and Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills, listing exact dates, times, and locations for each reported break-in.

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Between Oct. 6 and Oct. 12, the Toronto Police Service received 56 reports of home break-ins across the city, with 13 occurring specifically in North York. In the Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills district alone, there have been 22 residential break-ins reported so far in 2026. Two recent incidents occurred on Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10, with one at a house near Birchwood Avenue and York Road around 8 p.m. on the Friday, and another near Bayview Avenue and Post Road early Saturday morning.

In Banbury-Don Mills, two break-ins were reported over the same period: one on Thursday, Oct. 8 at Greengate Road and Wetherfield Place, and another on Denlow Boulevard and Penwood Crescent late on Saturday, Oct. 10. This district has seen a total of 40 residential break-ins this year.

Clanton Park also reported an increase in crime with one break-in at an apartment near Laurentia Crescent and Wilson Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 6, contributing to its overall count of 26 residential break-ins for 2026. Since the beginning of the year, there have been a total of 2,696 residential break-ins reported across Toronto, marking a decrease of 44.1% compared to the same period in 2025.

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Banbury-Don Mills Clanton Park Flemingdon Park Newtonbrook East Toronto Police Service

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Banbury-Don Mills GPE · 2× Clanton Park GPE · 2× Flemingdon Park GPE · 2× Newtonbrook East GPE · 2× Toronto Police Service ORG · 2× York PERSON · 1× York University Heights GPE · 1× the City of Toronto GPE · 1×

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Two break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Birchwood Avenue and York Road on Friday, Oct. 9 at approximately 8 p.m. a house near Bayview Avenue and Post Road on Saturday, Oct. 10 at around 5 a.m. There have been 22 residential break and enters reported in Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills in 2026. Clanton Park A break-in was reported at an apartment near Laurentia Crescent and Wilson Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at approximately 7 p.m.

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2026-10-13 · Toronto Star

Where North York home break-ins were reported this week · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 1 hedged)

Toronto Police Service received 56 reports of a break-in at a home between Oct. 6 and Oct. 12, including 13 in the district of North York. asserted

Service → receive → York

In total 2,696 residential break and enters have been reported in the City of Toronto since Jan. 1 – down 44.1 per cent compared to the same period in 2025. asserted

break → report → 2025

Two break-ins were reported at these locations: a house near Greengate Road and Wetherfield Place on Thursday, Oct. 8 at approximately 8 p.m. a house near Denlow Boulevard and Penwood Crescent on Saturday, Oct. 10 at approximately 12 a.m. There have been 40 residential break and enters reported in Banbury-Don Mills in 2026. asserted

ins → report → 2026

in → report → Tuesday

A break-in was reported at an apartment near Dufresne Court and Grenoble Drive on Sunday, Oct. 11 at around 7 p.m. There have been 20 residential break and enters reported in Flemingdon Park in 2026. asserted

in → report → 2026

A break-in was reported at an apartment near Forest Manor Road and Helen Lu Road on Saturday, Oct. 10 at approximately 8 p.m. There have been 21 residential break and enters reported in Henry Farm in 2026. asserted

in → report → 2026

A break-in was reported at an apartment near Keele Street and Wyndale Drive on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at approximately 4 a.m. There have been 11 residential break and enters reported in Maple Leaf in 2026. asserted

in → report → 2026

A break-in was reported at a house near Clearcrest Avenue and Creekside Road on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at approximately 7 p.m. There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in Newtonbrook East in 2026. asserted

in → report → 2026

Parkwoods-Donalda A break-in was reported at a house near Castlegrove Boulevard and Royal Doulton Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at around 6 p.m. There have been 21 residential break and enters reported in Parkwoods-Donalda in 2026. asserted

in → report → 2026

A break-in was reported at a house near Old Yonge Street and Upper Canada Drive on Sunday, Oct. 11 at around 3 a.m. asserted

in → report → Sunday

Westminster-Branson A break-in was reported at a house near Fisherville Road and Millersgrove Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at approximately 10 a.m. asserted

in → report → Wednesday

A break-in was reported at a house near Derrydown Road and Lamberton Boulevard on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at around 12 a.m. There have been 17 residential break and enters reported in York University Heights in 2026. asserted

in → report → 2026

About this story This story was automatically generated using open data collected and maintained by Toronto Police Service. asserted

story → generate → 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. uncertain

data → report → investigation

The locations have been offset to the nearest intersection and no personal information has been included for privacy reasons. asserted

information → offset → reasons