Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Belmont, CA

This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. 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. What the records show: 45 bike crashes were reported in Belmont from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Crestview Ave & Old County Rd (7). 16% happened after dark.

• The street with the most crashesRalston Ave16 bike crashes, 2021–2026
• The worst spot, on the mapCrestview Ave & Old County Rd7 crashes. A mix of crash types.
• Also in BelmontPedestrian crash hotspots32 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026

• 16% happened after dark.

• 16% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
• 7% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
• The busiest hour was 3 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).
• 0% (California: 3%) were on a wet road, as the report records it.
• The reports name something about the road itself in 2 crashes: holes or deep ruts (2).

Set against all bike crashes in California, 2021–2026. Without traffic counts these can't say how risky a street is.

Reported bike crashes, 2021–2026, counted by the street each police report names first, so a crash at a corner counts toward one of its two streets. Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.

The other vehicle, where the report names one: 29 cars, 3 SUVs, 1 minivan and 1 pickup truck. In 1 crash the report says the other driver had been drinking or was on drugs.

Reported bike crashes, 2021–2026. The officer names one party and one Vehicle Code section as the main cause of each crash; these are the crashes where that party was a driver. It is the officer's reading at the scene, not a court's finding, and many reports name the person on foot or on a bike instead, which we don't list.

5.1% of households in Belmont have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 28.5 minutes one way (California: 28.7).

US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 27,337 residents. These are trips to work only: walks to school, the shops or a bus stop aren't counted, so they can't say how much walking or riding happens on Belmont's streets.

Where do the most bike crashes happen in Belmont?

The worst spot is Crestview Ave & Old County Rd, with 7 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Ralston Ave & Old County Rd (6) and SR-82 & Harbor Blvd (5).

How many cyclists were killed in Belmont?

No deaths were reported in 45 reported bike crashes in Belmont from 2021–2026, and 3 left someone seriously hurt or killed.

How do cyclists usually get hit in Belmont?

16% happened after dark.

When and where do bike crashes happen in Belmont, compared with California?

Of 45 reported bike crashes in Belmont from 2021–2026: 16% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark. 7% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 3 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.). 0% (California: 3%) were on a wet road, as the report records it. The reports name something about the road itself in 2 crashes: holes or deep ruts (2).

Which streets in Belmont have the most bike crashes?

By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: Ralston Ave (16), El Camino Real (6), Old County Rd (5), Alameda De Las Pulgas (4). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.

How many people bike to work in Belmont?

0.5% of workers in Belmont ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 4.7% take public transit. 5.1% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.

How many bike crashes happen in Belmont each year?

Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 8, 2022: 10, 2023: 6, 2024: 10, 2025: 5, 2026: 6. The latest year can rise as late reports come in.

Where does this data come from?

Police crash reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), published by the state on data.ca.gov. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.