Car crash statistics in Windsor, CA

We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a street is, and busy streets have more crashes partly because more people use them. This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. What the records show: 533 crashes were reported in Windsor from 2021–2025, 200 with an injury and 2 with a death. 38% (California: 40%) of crashes injured someone. 20% (California: 25%) were hit-and-run.

• 38% (California: 40%) of crashes injured someone.
• 20% (California: 25%) were hit-and-run.
• 26% (California: 26%) happened between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
• The busiest hour was 3 p.m. (California: 5 p.m.).
• 20% were on a freeway.

Set against all reported crashes in California, 2021–2025. Without traffic counts these can't say how risky a street is.

The main cause the reporting officer recorded, as a share of all 533 crashes. It is the officer's judgement at the scene.

• Unsafe turning or lane change24% · 126
• Unsafe speed21% · 113
• Driving under the influence12% · 62
• Failing to yield at an intersection or to turn8% · 45
• Unsafe starting or backing6% · 31

By type of collision: hit object 29%, rear end 24%, broadside 18%, side swipe 14%.

The latest year can rise as late reports come in, and some police departments file months late.

• 22 crashes (4%) involved a pedestrian.
• 26 crashes (5%) involved a bicyclist. See where they cluster
• 8 crashes (2%) involved a motorcyclist.

How many car accidents happen in Windsor each year?

Reported crashes in Windsor: 2021: 94, 2022: 104, 2023: 112, 2024: 105, 2025: 118. The latest year can rise as late reports come in, and some police departments file their reports months late.

What time do most crashes happen in Windsor?

The busiest hour for reported crashes in Windsor is 3 p.m.. 26% (California: 26%) happened between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

What causes crashes in Windsor?

The main cause the reporting officer recorded, as a share of all 533 crashes: unsafe turning or lane change 24%, unsafe speed 21%, driving under the influence 12%, failing to yield at an intersection or to turn 8%, unsafe starting or backing 6%.

How many people were killed in crashes in Windsor?

2 crashes killed someone in 533 reported crashes in Windsor from 2021–2025, and 200 crashes injured someone.

How many crashes in Windsor involve pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists?

22 involved a pedestrian (4%), 26 involved a bicyclist (5%), 8 involved a motorcyclist (2%), of 533 reported crashes from 2021–2025.

Where does this data come from?

Police crash reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), published by the state on data.ca.gov. Every reported crash is counted, whatever the vehicles, and no locations are used.