Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Fairfax, 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: 34 bike crashes were reported in Fairfax from 2021–2026, 5 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Azalea Ave (14). 15% were riders hit from behind. 3% happened after dark.

• NearbyNovato111 bike crashes, 2021–2026
• The worst spot, on the mapSir Francis Drake Blvd & Azalea Ave14 crashes. A mix of crash types.

• 15% were riders hit from behind.
• 3% happened after dark.

• 3% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
• 15% (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: 20 cars, 3 pickup trucks and 3 SUVs.

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.

1.1% of households in Fairfax have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 28.6 minutes one way (California: 28.7).

US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 7,516 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 Fairfax's streets.

Where do the most bike crashes happen in Fairfax?

The worst spot is Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Azalea Ave, with 14 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 2 of them serious or fatal. Next are Center Blvd & Pacheco Ave (6).

How many cyclists were killed in Fairfax?

No deaths were reported in 34 reported bike crashes in Fairfax from 2021–2026, and 5 left someone seriously hurt or killed.

How do cyclists usually get hit in Fairfax?

15% were riders hit from behind. 3% happened after dark.

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

Of 34 reported bike crashes in Fairfax from 2021–2026: 3% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark. 15% (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 Fairfax have the most bike crashes?

By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: Sir Francis Drake Blvd (14), Broadway (6), Bolinas Rd (5), Center Blvd (4). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.

How many people bike to work in Fairfax?

5.5% of workers in Fairfax ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 2.9% take public transit. 1.1% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.

How many bike crashes happen in Fairfax each year?

Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 5, 2022: 7, 2023: 6, 2024: 3, 2025: 9, 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.