Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 31
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 5
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 2
- fatal
- street with the most
- Carmel Mountain Rd
- street with the most
Is Rancho Peñasquitos 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: 31 bike crashes were reported in Rancho Peñasquitos from 2021–2026, 5 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). 23% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 16% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
Rancho Peñasquitos here is the City of San Diego's Rancho Peñasquitos community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
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How people on bikes get hit in Rancho Peñasquitos
- 23% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 16% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
- 26% happened after dark.
What the reports show about bike crashes in Rancho Peñasquitos
- 26% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
- 16% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- The busiest hour was 5 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.
No single spot in Rancho Peñasquitos has 3 or more reported bike crashes. They are spread across the city.
Streets with the most bike crashes in Rancho Peñasquitos
| Street | Crashes | Serious/fatal |
|---|---|---|
| Carmel Mountain Rd | 12 | 1 |
| Rancho Penasquitos Blvd | 4 | 1 |
| Black Mountain 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 Rancho Peñasquitos by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
Common questions about Rancho Peñasquitos
- How many cyclists were killed in Rancho Peñasquitos?
- 2 crashes killed someone in 31 reported bike crashes in Rancho Peñasquitos from 2021–2026, and 5 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Rancho Peñasquitos?
- 23% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 16% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 26% happened after dark.
- How does Rancho Peñasquitos compare with the rest of San Diego?
- Rancho Peñasquitos had 31 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. Rancho Peñasquitos here is the City of San Diego's Rancho Peñasquitos community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
- Which streets in Rancho Peñasquitos have the most bike crashes?
- Carmel Mountain Rd (12), Rancho Penasquitos Blvd (4), Black Mountain 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. 29 of the 31 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.