Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Calabasas, CA
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 19
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 3
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- Calabasas Rd
- street with the most
Is Calabasas safe to ride a bike?
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: 19 bike crashes were reported in Calabasas from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. 32% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 16% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
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How people on bikes get hit in Calabasas
- 32% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 16% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
- 21% were riders hit from behind.
- 11% happened after dark.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
No single spot in Calabasas has 3 or more reported bike crashes. They are spread across the city.
Bike crashes in Calabasas by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
How people get to work in Calabasas
| Share of workers | Calabasas | California |
|---|---|---|
| Drive alone | 69.6% | 65.7% |
| Carpool | 3.8% | 9.5% |
| Public transit | 0.7% | 2.9% |
| Walk | 0.4% | 2.4% |
| Bicycle | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Work from home | 23.7% | 17.2% |
1.7% of households in Calabasas have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 34.1 minutes one way (California: 28.7).
US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 22,669 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 Calabasas's streets.
Common questions about Calabasas
- How many cyclists were killed in Calabasas?
- No deaths were reported in 19 reported bike crashes in Calabasas from 2021–2026, and 3 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Calabasas?
- 32% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 16% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 21% were riders hit from behind. 11% happened after dark.
- How many people bike to work in Calabasas?
- 0.5% of workers in Calabasas ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 0.7% take public transit. 1.7% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.
- How many bike crashes happen in Calabasas each year?
- Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 5, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 3, 2025: 4, 2026: 4. 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.
Places to ride to near Calabasas
Bike climbs near Calabasas
Nearby cities
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A report with no coordinates is placed at the intersection its street names give; reports with neither are not counted, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Data last rebuilt 2026-10-07. How the data works.