Bike crash statistics and hotspots in College Area, San Diego
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 25
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 3
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- El Cajon Blvd
- street with the most
Is College Area 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: 25 bike crashes were reported in College Area from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. The most were at El Cajon Blvd & Harbinson Ave (3). 28% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 20% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
College Area here is the City of San Diego's College Area community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
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How people on bikes get hit in College Area
- 28% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 20% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
- 28% happened after dark.
- 20% were hit-and-run.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 013 crashes
El Cajon Blvd & Harbinson Ave
A mix of crash types
67% were hit-and-run.
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 023 crashes
Montezuma Rd & College Ave
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.
Bike crashes in College Area by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
Common questions about College Area
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in College Area?
- The worst spot is El Cajon Blvd & Harbinson Ave, with 3 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026. Next are Montezuma Rd & College Ave (3).
- How many cyclists were killed in College Area?
- No deaths were reported in 25 reported bike crashes in College Area from 2021–2026, and 3 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in College Area?
- 28% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 20% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 28% happened after dark. 20% were hit-and-run.
- How does College Area compare with the rest of San Diego?
- College Area had 25 of the 1,668 bike crashes on the map in San Diego, 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. College Area here is the City of San Diego's College Area 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. 22 of the 25 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.