Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Danville, 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: 36 bike crashes were reported in Danville from 2021–2026, 10 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Diablo Rd & El Cajon Dr (3). 22% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 14% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).

• NearbySan Ramon114 bike crashes, 2021–2026
• The worst spot, on the mapDiablo Rd & El Cajon Dr3 crashes. A mix of crash types.

• 22% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
• 14% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
• 19% were riders hit from behind.
• 6% happened after dark.

• 6% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
• 28% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
• The busiest hour was 11 a.m. (California: 3 p.m.).
• 6% (California: 3%) were on a wet road, as the report records it.

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: 17 cars, 6 SUVs, 3 pickup trucks, 1 minivan and 1 motorcycle.

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.

0.9% of households in Danville have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 32.5 minutes one way (California: 28.7).

US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 43,401 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 Danville's streets.

Where do the most bike crashes happen in Danville?

The worst spot is Diablo Rd & El Cajon Dr, with 3 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Camino Tassajara & Crow Canyon Rd (3).

How many cyclists were killed in Danville?

No deaths were reported in 36 reported bike crashes in Danville from 2021–2026, and 10 left someone seriously hurt or killed.

How do cyclists usually get hit in Danville?

22% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 14% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 19% were riders hit from behind. 6% happened after dark.

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

Of 36 reported bike crashes in Danville from 2021–2026: 6% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark. 28% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 11 a.m. (California: 3 p.m.). 6% (California: 3%) were on a wet road, as the report records it.

Which streets in Danville have the most bike crashes?

By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: Diablo Rd (6), Camino Tassajara (5), Danville Blvd (4). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.

How many people bike to work in Danville?

0.4% of workers in Danville ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 2.7% take public transit. 0.9% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.

How many bike crashes happen in Danville each year?

Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 7, 2022: 1, 2023: 3, 2024: 2, 2025: 15, 2026: 8. 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.