Bike crashes on Hamilton Ave, Huntington Beach
- bike crashes, 2021–2025
- 16
- bike crashes, 2021–2025
- serious or fatal
- 2
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 1
- fatal
Is Hamilton Ave in Huntington Beach safe to ride a bike?
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: 16 bike crashes were reported on Hamilton Ave in Huntington Beach from 2021–2025, 2 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). The most were at Hamilton Ave & Magnolia St (4). 19% happened after dark.
How people on bikes get hit on Hamilton Ave
- 19% happened after dark.
Where on Hamilton Ave crashes cluster
Hamilton Ave & Magnolia St
4 crashes · 1 serious or fatal · 1 fatalA mix of crash types
Traffic is posted at about 45 mph.
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- Traffic is fast here. A quieter parallel street is often worth the extra minutes.
Hamilton Ave & Brookhurst St
6 crashes · 1 serious or fatalA mix of crash types
Traffic is posted at about 45 mph.
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- Traffic is fast here. A quieter parallel street is often worth the extra minutes.
Hamilton Ave & Brookhurst St
3 crashesA mix of crash types
Traffic is posted at about 45 mph.
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- Traffic is fast here. A quieter parallel street is often worth the extra minutes.
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
When bike crashes happen on Hamilton Ave
The busiest hour was 2 p.m..
Bike crashes on Hamilton Ave by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
Common questions about Hamilton Ave
- Where on Hamilton Ave do the most bike crashes happen?
- Hamilton Ave & Magnolia St, with 4 reported bike crashes from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Hamilton Ave & Brookhurst St (6) and Hamilton Ave & Brookhurst St (3).
- How do cyclists usually get hit on Hamilton Ave?
- 19% happened after dark.
- How many bike crashes happen on Hamilton Ave each year?
- Reported bike crashes on Hamilton Ave in Huntington Beach: 2021: 6, 2022: 4, 2023: 1, 2024: 3, 2025: 2. 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.
Other streets in Huntington Beach
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2025. Crashes are counted by the street each police report names first, so a crash at a corner counts toward one of its two streets. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Long, busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Data last rebuilt 2026-09-22. How the data works.