Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Inner Sunset, San Francisco
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 29
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 4
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- 7th Ave
- street with the most
Is Inner Sunset 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: 29 bike crashes were reported in Inner Sunset from 2021–2026, 4 of them serious or fatal. The most were at 7th Ave & Hugo St (5). 38% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 21% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
Inner Sunset here is one of the Analysis Neighborhoods the City of San Francisco uses for its own statistics, built from Census tracts; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
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How people on bikes get hit in Inner Sunset
- 38% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 21% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
- 7% happened after dark.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 015 crashes · 2 serious or fatal
7th Ave & Hugo St
Side-impact crashes at the junction
2 of 5 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.
- 024 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
8th Ave & Lawton St
Close passes and cars turning alongside
2 of 4 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.
- 034 crashes
9th Ave & Irving St
Falls and fixed objects
2 of 4 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.
- 044 crashes
7th Ave & Kirkham 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.
Streets with the most bike crashes in Inner Sunset
| Street | Crashes | Serious/fatal |
|---|---|---|
| 7th Ave | 7 | 2 |
| Irving St | 5 | 2 |
| 9th Ave | 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 Inner Sunset by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
Common questions about Inner Sunset
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in Inner Sunset?
- The worst spot is 7th Ave & Hugo St, with 5 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 2 of them serious or fatal. Next are 8th Ave & Lawton St (4) and 9th Ave & Irving St (4).
- How many cyclists were killed in Inner Sunset?
- No deaths were reported in 29 reported bike crashes in Inner Sunset from 2021–2026, and 4 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Inner Sunset?
- 38% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 21% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 7% happened after dark.
- How does Inner Sunset compare with the rest of San Francisco?
- Inner Sunset had 29 of the 2,412 bike crashes on the map in San Francisco, 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. Inner Sunset here is one of the Analysis Neighborhoods the City of San Francisco uses for its own statistics, built from Census tracts; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
- Which streets in Inner Sunset have the most bike crashes?
- 7th Ave (7), Irving St (5), 9th Ave (3), counted by the street each police report names first.
Nearby neighborhoods in San Francisco
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A crash counts toward the neighborhood whose outline holds its point. 29 of the 29 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: DataSF, Analysis Neighborhoods. Data last rebuilt 2026-10-07. How the data works.