Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Eureka, 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: 100 bike crashes were reported in Eureka from 2021–2026, 17 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at Ocean Ave & West Henderson St (8). 22% happened after dark.

• NearbyArcata51 bike crashes, 2021–2026
• The worst spot, on the mapOcean Ave & West Henderson St8 crashes. A mix of crash types.
• Also in EurekaPedestrian crash hotspots169 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026

• 22% happened after dark.

• 22% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
• 2% (California: 41%) were on roads posted 40 mph or faster.
• 17% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
• The busiest hour was 5 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).
• 12% (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: 70 cars, 11 pickup trucks, 8 SUVs, 6 truck or semis and 1 minivan. In 3 crashes 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.

11.7% of households in Eureka have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 15.8 minutes one way (California: 28.7).

US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 26,010 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 Eureka's streets.

Where do the most bike crashes happen in Eureka?

The worst spot is Ocean Ave & West Henderson St, with 8 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. Next are A St & Sixth St (5) and Harris St & Union St (4).

How many cyclists were killed in Eureka?

2 crashes killed someone in 100 reported bike crashes in Eureka from 2021–2026, and 17 left someone seriously hurt or killed.

How do cyclists usually get hit in Eureka?

22% happened after dark.

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

Of 100 reported bike crashes in Eureka from 2021–2026: 22% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark. 2% (California: 41%) were on roads posted 40 mph or faster. 17% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 5 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.). 12% (California: 3%) were on a wet road, as the report records it.

Which streets in Eureka have the most bike crashes?

By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: Henderson St (9), Harris St (9), Fifth St (5), I St (5), Broadway St (5). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.

How many people bike to work in Eureka?

0.9% of workers in Eureka ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 1.8% take public transit. 11.7% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.

How many bike crashes happen in Eureka each year?

Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 8, 2022: 15, 2023: 18, 2024: 16, 2025: 26, 2026: 17. 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.