Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Sylmar, Los Angeles
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 18
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 9
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 1
- fatal
- street with the most
- Hubbard St
- street with the most
Is Sylmar safe to ride a bike?
This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. We don't rate neighborhoods 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: 18 bike crashes were reported in Sylmar from 2021–2026, 9 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). 50% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 17% were riders hit from behind.
Sylmar here is the SYLMAR Neighborhood Council area, as the City of Los Angeles draws it; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
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How people on bikes get hit in Sylmar
- 50% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 17% were riders hit from behind.
- 39% happened after dark.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
No single spot in Sylmar has 3 or more reported bike crashes. They are spread across the city.
Bike crashes in Sylmar by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 3 |
Common questions about Sylmar
- How many cyclists were killed in Sylmar?
- 1 crash killed someone in 18 reported bike crashes in Sylmar from 2021–2026, and 9 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Sylmar?
- 50% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 17% were riders hit from behind. 39% happened after dark.
- How does Sylmar compare with the rest of Los Angeles?
- Sylmar had 18 of the 2,773 bike crashes on the map in Los Angeles, 2021–2026 (1%). That is a count, not a rate: a neighborhood with more people walking, shops and through traffic has more crashes without being riskier for each person. Sylmar here is the SYLMAR Neighborhood Council area, as the City of Los Angeles draws it; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
Nearby neighborhoods in Los Angeles
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A crash counts toward the neighborhood whose outline holds its point. 16 of the 18 crashes here had no coordinates on the report and were placed at the intersection its street names give. Reports with neither coordinates nor usable street names aren't on the map, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Outline: City of Los Angeles, Neighborhood Councils (Certified). Data last rebuilt 2026-10-07. How the data works.