Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Westside, Los Angeles
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 23
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 4
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 2
- fatal
- street with the most
- Westwood Blvd
- street with the most
Is Westside 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: 23 bike crashes were reported in Westside from 2021–2026, 4 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at Westwood Blvd & Santa Monica Blvd (3). 35% happened after dark.
Westside here is the WESTSIDE 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 Westside
- 35% happened after dark.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 013 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
Westwood Blvd & Santa Monica Blvd
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
Streets with the most bike crashes in Westside
| Street | Crashes | Serious/fatal |
|---|---|---|
| Westwood Blvd | 4 | 1 |
| Santa Monica Blvd | 4 | 0 |
| Sepulveda Blvd | 3 | 1 |
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.
Bike crashes in Westside by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
Common questions about Westside
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in Westside?
- The worst spot is Westwood Blvd & Santa Monica Blvd, with 3 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal.
- How many cyclists were killed in Westside?
- 2 crashes killed someone in 23 reported bike crashes in Westside from 2021–2026, and 4 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Westside?
- 35% happened after dark.
- How does Westside compare with the rest of Los Angeles?
- Westside had 23 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. Westside here is the WESTSIDE Neighborhood Council area, as the City of Los Angeles draws it; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
- Which streets in Westside have the most bike crashes?
- Westwood Blvd (4), Santa Monica Blvd (4), Sepulveda Blvd (3), counted by the street each police report names first.
Nearby neighborhoods in Los Angeles
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A crash counts toward the neighborhood whose outline holds its point. 21 of the 23 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.