Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Redwood City, CA
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 232
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 27
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 3
- fatal
- street with the most
- Woodside Rd
- street with the most
Where they cluster
All 10 spots, explainedIs Redwood City safe to ride a bike?
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: 232 bike crashes were reported in Redwood City from 2021–2026, 27 of them serious or fatal (3 fatal). The most were at Chestnut St & Heller St (19). 18% happened after dark.
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How people on bikes get hit in Redwood City
- 18% happened after dark.
What the reports show about bike crashes in Redwood City
- 18% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
- 12% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- The busiest hour was 5 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).
- 3% (California: 3%) were on a wet road, as the report records it.
Set against all bike crashes in California, 2021–2026. Without traffic counts these can't say how risky a street is.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 0119 crashes · 5 serious or fatal
Chestnut St & Heller St
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 0212 crashes · 3 serious or fatal
El Camino Real & Oak Ave
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 0314 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
Middlefield Rd & Jefferson Ave
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 049 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
El Camino Real & Jefferson Ave
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 055 crashes · 1 serious or fatal · 1 fatal
Veterans Blvd & Maple St
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 064 crashes · 1 serious or fatal · 1 fatal
Broadway & El Camino Real
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 076 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
2nd Ave & Bay Rd
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 088 crashes
Whipple Ave & Arguello St
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 095 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
Shasta St & Buckeye St
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 105 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
Hudson St & Vera Ave
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 Redwood City
| Street | Crashes | Serious/fatal |
|---|---|---|
| Woodside Rd | 24 | 1 |
| El Camino Real | 22 | 3 |
| Middlefield Rd | 17 | 3 |
| Broadway | 14 | 2 |
| Chestnut St | 10 | 5 |
| Veterans Blvd | 6 | 1 |
| Jefferson Ave | 6 | 0 |
| Hudson St | 5 | 1 |
| Redwood Ave | 5 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Ave | 4 | 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.
What the police reports say drivers did in Redwood City
| A driver… | Crashes | |
|---|---|---|
| ran a stop sign or didn't yield after stopping | 14 | |
| didn't yield while turning left | 13 | |
| turned or changed lanes when it wasn't clear | 11 | |
| opened a door into traffic | 7 | |
| passed a bicyclist closer than three feet | 7 | |
| didn't yield at an intersection | 7 | |
| drove too fast for conditions | 6 | |
| ran a red light | 5 |
The other vehicle, where the report names one: 142 cars, 21 SUVs, 16 pickup trucks, 6 minivans and 1 truck or semi. In 10 crashes the report says the other driver had been drinking or was on drugs.
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.
Bike crashes in Redwood City by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 46 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 43 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 43 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 45 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 33 | 1 |
How people get to work in Redwood City
| Share of workers | Redwood City | California |
|---|---|---|
| Drive alone | 55.3% | 65.7% |
| Carpool | 9.5% | 9.5% |
| Public transit | 3.8% | 2.9% |
| Walk | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Bicycle | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Work from home | 26.7% | 17.2% |
6.2% of households in Redwood City have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 24.3 minutes one way (California: 28.7).
US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 82,447 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 Redwood City's streets.
Common questions about Redwood City
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in Redwood City?
- The worst spot is Chestnut St & Heller St, with 19 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 5 of them serious or fatal. Next are El Camino Real & Oak Ave (12) and Middlefield Rd & Jefferson Ave (14).
- How many cyclists were killed in Redwood City?
- 3 crashes killed someone in 232 reported bike crashes in Redwood City from 2021–2026, and 27 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Redwood City?
- 18% happened after dark.
- When and where do bike crashes happen in Redwood City, compared with California?
- Of 232 reported bike crashes in Redwood City from 2021–2026: 18% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark. 12% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 5 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.). 3% (California: 3%) were on a wet road, as the report records it.
- Which streets in Redwood City have the most bike crashes?
- By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: Woodside Rd (24), El Camino Real (22), Middlefield Rd (17), Broadway (14), Chestnut St (10). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.
- How many people bike to work in Redwood City?
- 1.1% of workers in Redwood City ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 3.8% take public transit. 6.2% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.
- How many bike crashes happen in Redwood City each year?
- Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 22, 2022: 46, 2023: 43, 2024: 43, 2025: 45, 2026: 33. 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.
Places to ride to near Redwood City
Bike climbs near Redwood City
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Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A report with no coordinates is placed at the intersection its street names give; reports with neither are not counted, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Data last rebuilt 2026-10-22. How the data works.