Bike crashes on Crown Valley Pkwy, Laguna Niguel

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: 18 bike crashes were reported on Crown Valley Pkwy in Laguna Niguel from 2021–2026, 5 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Crown Valley Pkwy & Golden Lantern (5). 33% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 11% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).

• The worst spot, on the mapCrown Valley Pkwy & Golden Lantern5 crashes. Side-impact crashes at the junction.
• The whole cityBike hotspots in Laguna Niguel104 bike crashes, 2021–2026

• 33% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
• 11% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
• 11% happened after dark.

1. Crown Valley Pkwy & Golden Lantern

   5 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   Side-impact crashes at the junction

   2 of 5 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.

   • Slow down approaching the junction, watch drivers' front wheels at side streets and driveways, and don't assume a driver waiting to turn has seen you.
   See it on the map

2. Crown Valley Pkwy & Cabot Rd

   3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   Side-impact crashes at the junction

   2 of 3 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.

   • Slow down approaching the junction, watch drivers' front wheels at side streets and driveways, and don't assume a driver waiting to turn has seen you.
   See it on the map

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

The busiest hour was 11 a.m..

Where on Crown Valley Pkwy do the most bike crashes happen?

Crown Valley Pkwy & Golden Lantern, with 5 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Crown Valley Pkwy & Cabot Rd (3).

How do cyclists usually get hit on Crown Valley Pkwy?

33% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 11% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 11% happened after dark.

How many bike crashes happen on Crown Valley Pkwy each year?

Reported bike crashes on Crown Valley Pkwy in Laguna Niguel: 2021: 5, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 2, 2025: 4, 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, counted by the street each report names first. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.