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Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Peninsula, San Diego

81 bike crashes were reported in Peninsula from 2021–2026, 8 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal): 5% of the bike crashes on the map in San Diego. Below are the spots where they keep happening, what usually goes wrong at each one, and what to watch for.
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1–5: the spots with the most bike crashes, explained below. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap.
Open Peninsula on the mapPedestrian crash hotspots in Peninsula(44 crashes)All of San Diego(1,668 crashes)

Is Peninsula 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: 81 bike crashes were reported in Peninsula from 2021–2026, 8 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). The most were at Canon St & Rosecrans St (4). 33% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 15% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).

Peninsula here is the City of San Diego's Peninsula community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.

Where to look next

How people on bikes get hit in Peninsula

  • 33% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
  • 15% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
  • 12% were riders hit from behind.
  • 11% happened after dark.

What the reports show about bike crashes in Peninsula

  • 11% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
  • 10% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
  • The busiest hour was 3 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.

  1. 014 crashes · 1 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

    Canon St & Rosecrans St

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
    See it on the map
  2. 028 crashes

    Nimitz Blvd & Locust St

    Close passes and cars turning alongside

    4 of 8 crashes were sideswipes: a vehicle alongside, typically a close pass, a right hook, or an opening car door.

    • Ride at least 4 feet from parked cars to stay out of the door zone, and watch for drivers who overtake and then turn right across you.
    See it on the map
  3. 033 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

    Nimitz Blvd & Bernice Dr

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
    See it on the map
  4. 044 crashes

    Rosecrans St & Ingelow St

    Side-impact crashes at the junction

    2 of 4 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.

    • Slow down approaching the junction, watch drivers' front wheels at side streets and driveways, and don't assume a driver waiting to turn has seen you.
    See it on the map
  5. 054 crashes

    Catalina Blvd & Voltaire St

    Side-impact crashes at the junction

    2 of 4 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.

    • Slow down approaching the junction, watch drivers' front wheels at side streets and driveways, and don't assume a driver waiting to turn has seen you.
    See it on the map
  6. 063 crashes

    Talbot St & Rosecrans St

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
    See it on the map
  7. 073 crashes

    Chatsworth Blvd & Catalina Blvd

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
    See it on the map
  8. 083 crashes

    Chatsworth Blvd & Voltaire St

    Side-impact crashes at the junction

    2 of 3 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.

    • Slow down approaching the junction, watch drivers' front wheels at side streets and driveways, and don't assume a driver waiting to turn has seen you.
    See it on the map
  9. 093 crashes

    Macaulay St & Chatsworth Blvd

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
    See it on the map
  10. 103 crashes

    Catalina Blvd & Atascadero Dr

    Close passes and cars turning alongside

    2 of 3 crashes were sideswipes: a vehicle alongside, typically a close pass, a right hook, or an opening car door.

    • Ride at least 4 feet from parked cars to stay out of the door zone, and watch for drivers who overtake and then turn right across you.
    See it on the map

Streets with the most bike crashes in Peninsula

StreetCrashesSerious/fatal
Catalina Blvd123
Rosecrans St100
Nimitz Blvd91
Chatsworth Blvd80
Canon St31
Scott St31
Voltaire St30

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 Peninsula by year

YearCrashesSerious/fatal
2021101
2022162
2023203
2024181
2025111
202660

Common questions about Peninsula

Where do the most bike crashes happen in Peninsula?
The worst spot is Canon St & Rosecrans St, with 4 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Nimitz Blvd & Locust St (8) and Nimitz Blvd & Bernice Dr (3).
How many cyclists were killed in Peninsula?
1 crash killed someone in 81 reported bike crashes in Peninsula from 2021–2026, and 8 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
How do cyclists usually get hit in Peninsula?
33% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 15% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 12% were riders hit from behind. 11% happened after dark.
How does Peninsula compare with the rest of San Diego?
Peninsula had 81 of the 1,668 bike crashes on the map in San Diego, 2021–2026 (5%). 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. Peninsula here is the City of San Diego's Peninsula community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
Which streets in Peninsula have the most bike crashes?
Catalina Blvd (12), Rosecrans St (10), Nimitz Blvd (9), Chatsworth Blvd (8), Canon St (3), counted by the street each police report names first.

Nearby neighborhoods in San Diego

Ocean Beach50Midway-Pacific Highway43Old Town San Diego21Downtown179Uptown74Barrio Logan30Linda Vista25Pacific Beach125All neighborhoods

Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A crash counts toward the neighborhood whose outline holds its point. 80 of the 81 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.