Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Torrey Pines, San Diego
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 15
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 3
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- Carmel Valley Rd
- street with the most
Is Torrey Pines 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: 15 bike crashes were reported in Torrey Pines from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Vista Sorrento Pkwy & Sorrento Valley Blvd (3). 13% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 20% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
Torrey Pines here is the City of San Diego's Torrey Pines community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
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How people on bikes get hit in Torrey Pines
- 13% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 20% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
- 13% were riders hit from behind.
- 7% happened after dark.
- 13% were hit-and-run.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 013 crashes · 2 serious or fatal
Vista Sorrento Pkwy & Sorrento Valley Blvd
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.
Bike crashes in Torrey Pines by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
Common questions about Torrey Pines
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in Torrey Pines?
- The worst spot is Vista Sorrento Pkwy & Sorrento Valley Blvd, with 3 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 2 of them serious or fatal.
- How many cyclists were killed in Torrey Pines?
- No deaths were reported in 15 reported bike crashes in Torrey Pines from 2021–2026, and 3 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Torrey Pines?
- 13% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 20% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 13% were riders hit from behind. 7% happened after dark. 13% were hit-and-run.
- How does Torrey Pines compare with the rest of San Diego?
- Torrey Pines had 15 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. Torrey Pines here is the City of San Diego's Torrey Pines 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. 13 of the 15 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.