Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Noe Valley, San Francisco
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 16
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 2
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- Church St
- street with the most
Is Noe Valley 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: 16 bike crashes were reported in Noe Valley from 2021–2026, 2 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Church St & Hill St (4). 19% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 13% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
Noe Valley 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 Noe Valley
- 19% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 13% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
- 13% were riders hit from behind.
- 31% happened after dark.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 014 crashes · 2 serious or fatal
Church St & Hill St
Head-on crashes
2 of 4 crashes were head-on, often riding against traffic or a driver cutting across the centre line on a turn. 50% happened after dark.
- Ride with the flow of traffic, and watch for oncoming drivers turning left across you.
- Use a front and rear light, even on lit streets.
- 025 crashes
24th St & Dolores St
A mix of crash types
40% happened after dark.
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- Use a front and rear light, even on lit streets.
Bike crashes in Noe Valley by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
Common questions about Noe Valley
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in Noe Valley?
- The worst spot is Church St & Hill St, with 4 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 2 of them serious or fatal. Next are 24th St & Dolores St (5).
- How many cyclists were killed in Noe Valley?
- No deaths were reported in 16 reported bike crashes in Noe Valley from 2021–2026, and 2 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Noe Valley?
- 19% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 13% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 13% were riders hit from behind. 31% happened after dark.
- How does Noe Valley compare with the rest of San Francisco?
- Noe Valley had 16 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. Noe Valley 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.
Nearby neighborhoods in San Francisco
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A crash counts toward the neighborhood whose outline holds its point. 16 of the 16 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.