Bike crashes on Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas

We don't rate streets 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: 25 bike crashes were reported on Encinitas Blvd in Encinitas from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). The most were at Encinitas Blvd & Saxony Rd (7). 28% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 20% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).

• The worst spot, on the mapEncinitas Blvd & Saxony Rd7 crashes. Close passes and cars turning alongside.
• The whole cityBike hotspots in Encinitas149 bike crashes, 2021–2026

• 28% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
• 20% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
• 24% happened after dark.

1. Encinitas Blvd & Saxony Rd

   7 crashes

   Close passes and cars turning alongside

   4 of 7 crashes were sideswipes: a vehicle alongside, typically a close pass, a right hook, or an opening car door.

   • Ride at least 4 feet from parked cars to stay out of the door zone, and watch for drivers who overtake and then turn right across you.
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2. Encinitas Blvd & Beechtree Dr

   4 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   Falls and fixed objects

   3 of 4 crashes were a fall or hitting an object, with no other vehicle involved.

   • Watch the surface here: potholes, drain grates, rail tracks and gravel. Cross tracks at a right angle.
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3. Encinitas Blvd & Balour Dr

   4 crashes

   Falls and fixed objects

   3 of 4 crashes were a fall or hitting an object, with no other vehicle involved.

   • Watch the surface here: potholes, drain grates, rail tracks and gravel. Cross tracks at a right angle.
   See it on the map

Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.

The busiest hour was 7 a.m..

Where on Encinitas Blvd do the most bike crashes happen?

Encinitas Blvd & Saxony Rd, with 7 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026. Next are Encinitas Blvd & Beechtree Dr (4) and Encinitas Blvd & Balour Dr (4).

How do cyclists usually get hit on Encinitas Blvd?

28% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 20% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 24% happened after dark.

How many bike crashes happen on Encinitas Blvd each year?

Reported bike crashes on Encinitas Blvd in Encinitas: 2021: 5, 2022: 6, 2023: 2, 2024: 4, 2025: 8, 2026: 0. 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, counted by the street each report names first. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.