Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Clairemont Mesa, San Diego
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 52
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 9
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- Balboa Ave
- street with the most
Is Clairemont Mesa 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: 52 bike crashes were reported in Clairemont Mesa from 2021–2026, 9 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Linda Vista Rd & Mesa College Dr (3). 27% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 15% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
Clairemont Mesa here is the City of San Diego's Clairemont Mesa community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
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How people on bikes get hit in Clairemont Mesa
- 27% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 15% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
- 21% happened after dark.
What the reports show about bike crashes in Clairemont Mesa
- 21% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
- 17% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- The busiest hour was 4 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
Linda Vista Rd & Mesa College Dr
Crashes with people on foot
2 of 3 crashes were with a pedestrian.
- Slow down near crossings and on shared paths, and give people walking plenty of room.
Streets with the most bike crashes in Clairemont Mesa
| Street | Crashes | Serious/fatal |
|---|---|---|
| Balboa Ave | 8 | 3 |
| Genesee Ave | 4 | 2 |
| Clairemont Dr | 4 | 0 |
| Linda Vista Rd | 3 | 0 |
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 Clairemont Mesa by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 9 | 2 |
Common questions about Clairemont Mesa
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in Clairemont Mesa?
- The worst spot is Linda Vista Rd & Mesa College Dr, with 3 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026.
- How many cyclists were killed in Clairemont Mesa?
- No deaths were reported in 52 reported bike crashes in Clairemont Mesa from 2021–2026, and 9 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Clairemont Mesa?
- 27% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 15% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 21% happened after dark.
- How does Clairemont Mesa compare with the rest of San Diego?
- Clairemont Mesa had 52 of the 1,668 bike crashes on the map in San Diego, 2021–2026 (3%). 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. Clairemont Mesa here is the City of San Diego's Clairemont Mesa community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
- Which streets in Clairemont Mesa have the most bike crashes?
- Balboa Ave (8), Genesee Ave (4), Clairemont Dr (4), Linda Vista Rd (3), counted by the street each police report names first.
Nearby neighborhoods in San Diego
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A crash counts toward the neighborhood whose outline holds its point. 51 of the 52 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.