Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Carmel Valley, San Diego
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 35
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 3
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- Del Mar Heights Rd
- street with the most
Is Carmel Valley 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: 35 bike crashes were reported in Carmel Valley from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Del Mar Heights Rd & Carmel Country Rd (3). 29% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 9% happened after dark.
Carmel Valley here is the City of San Diego's Carmel Valley community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
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How people on bikes get hit in Carmel Valley
- 29% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 9% happened after dark.
What the reports show about bike crashes in Carmel Valley
- 9% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
- 9% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- The busiest hour was 12 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).
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.
- 013 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
Del Mar Heights Rd & Carmel Country Rd
Head-on crashes
2 of 3 crashes were head-on, often riding against traffic or a driver cutting across the centre line on a turn.
- Ride with the flow of traffic, and watch for oncoming drivers turning left across you.
- 023 crashes
Derby Downs Rd & El Camino Real
Falls and fixed objects
2 of 3 crashes were a fall or hitting an object, with no other vehicle involved.
- Watch the surface here: potholes, drain grates, rail tracks and gravel. Cross tracks at a right angle.
- 033 crashes
Del Mar Heights Rd & Signature Point
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
Bike crashes in Carmel Valley by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 |
Common questions about Carmel Valley
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in Carmel Valley?
- The worst spot is Del Mar Heights Rd & Carmel Country Rd, with 3 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Derby Downs Rd & El Camino Real (3) and Del Mar Heights Rd & Signature Point (3).
- How many cyclists were killed in Carmel Valley?
- No deaths were reported in 35 reported bike crashes in Carmel Valley from 2021–2026, and 3 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Carmel Valley?
- 29% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 9% happened after dark.
- How does Carmel Valley compare with the rest of San Diego?
- Carmel Valley had 35 of the 1,668 bike crashes on the map in San Diego, 2021–2026 (2%). 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. Carmel Valley here is the City of San Diego's Carmel Valley community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
Nearby neighborhoods in San Diego
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A crash counts toward the neighborhood whose outline holds its point. 33 of the 35 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 San Diego, Community Planning Districts. Data last rebuilt 2026-10-07. How the data works.