Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Los Altos Hills, 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: 46 bike crashes were reported in Los Altos Hills from 2021–2026, 17 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at Altamont Rd & Altamont Ln (5). 2% happened after dark.

• NearbyLos Altos64 bike crashes, 2021–2026
• The worst spot, on the mapAltamont Rd & Altamont Ln5 crashes. Falls and fixed objects.

• 2% happened after dark.

• 2% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
• 37% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
• The busiest hour was 11 a.m. (California: 3 p.m.).
• 4% (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: 17 cars and 1 SUV.

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 Los Altos Hills have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 29.2 minutes one way (California: 28.7).

US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 8,377 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 Los Altos Hills's streets.

Where do the most bike crashes happen in Los Altos Hills?

The worst spot is Altamont Rd & Altamont Ln, with 5 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. Next are Page Mill Rd & Via Ventana (5).

How many cyclists were killed in Los Altos Hills?

2 crashes killed someone in 46 reported bike crashes in Los Altos Hills from 2021–2026, and 17 left someone seriously hurt or killed.

How do cyclists usually get hit in Los Altos Hills?

2% happened after dark.

When and where do bike crashes happen in Los Altos Hills, compared with California?

Of 46 reported bike crashes in Los Altos Hills from 2021–2026: 2% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark. 37% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 11 a.m. (California: 3 p.m.). 4% (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 Los Altos Hills have the most bike crashes?

By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: Page Mill Rd (11), Altamont Rd (7), Purissima Rd (4). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.

How many people bike to work in Los Altos Hills?

0.8% of workers in Los Altos Hills ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 1.3% 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 Los Altos Hills each year?

Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 10, 2022: 10, 2023: 7, 2024: 9, 2025: 9, 2026: 1. 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.