Bike crashes on Bayside Dr, Newport Beach
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 16
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 3
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
Is Bayside Dr in Newport 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 Bayside Dr in Newport Beach from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Bayside Dr & Promontory Dr E (5). 6% happened after dark.
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How people on bikes get hit on Bayside Dr
- 6% happened after dark.
Where on Bayside Dr crashes cluster
Bayside Dr & Promontory Dr E
5 crashes · 1 serious or fatalFalls and fixed objects
2 of 5 crashes were a fall or hitting an object, with no other vehicle involved. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.
- Watch the surface here: potholes, drain grates, rail tracks and gravel. Cross tracks at a right angle.
- Traffic is fast here. A quieter parallel street is often worth the extra minutes.
Bayside Dr & SR-1
5 crashesA mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
When bike crashes happen on Bayside Dr
The busiest hour was 3 p.m..
Bike crashes on Bayside Dr by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
Common questions about Bayside Dr
- Where on Bayside Dr do the most bike crashes happen?
- Bayside Dr & Promontory Dr E, with 5 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Bayside Dr & SR-1 (5).
- How do cyclists usually get hit on Bayside Dr?
- 6% happened after dark.
- How many bike crashes happen on Bayside Dr each year?
- Reported bike crashes on Bayside Dr in Newport Beach: 2021: 5, 2022: 4, 2023: 3, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 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 Newport Beach
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. 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 2026-10-07. How the data works.