Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Sunset/Parkside, San Francisco
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 51
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 4
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- Great Hwy
- street with the most
Is Sunset/Parkside 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: 51 bike crashes were reported in Sunset/Parkside from 2021–2026, 4 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Irving St & 20th Ave (4). 59% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 25% happened after dark.
Sunset/Parkside 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 Sunset/Parkside
- 59% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 25% happened after dark.
What the reports show about bike crashes in Sunset/Parkside
- 25% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
- 8% (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.
- 014 crashes
Irving St & 20th Ave
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.
- 024 crashes
Judah St & 20th Ave
Side-impact crashes at the junction
3 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.
- 033 crashes
Vicente St & Sunset Blvd
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. 67% happened after dark.
- 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.
- Use a front and rear light, even on lit streets.
- 043 crashes
41st Ave & Ortega St
Side-impact crashes at the junction
3 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.
Streets with the most bike crashes in Sunset/Parkside
| Street | Crashes | Serious/fatal |
|---|---|---|
| Great Hwy | 6 | 0 |
| Sloat Blvd | 4 | 0 |
| Taraval St | 3 | 1 |
| 19th Ave | 3 | 1 |
| Judah St | 3 | 0 |
| 20th Ave | 3 | 0 |
| Lincoln Way | 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 Sunset/Parkside by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
Common questions about Sunset/Parkside
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in Sunset/Parkside?
- The worst spot is Irving St & 20th Ave, with 4 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026. Next are Judah St & 20th Ave (4) and Vicente St & Sunset Blvd (3).
- How many cyclists were killed in Sunset/Parkside?
- No deaths were reported in 51 reported bike crashes in Sunset/Parkside from 2021–2026, and 4 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Sunset/Parkside?
- 59% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 25% happened after dark.
- How does Sunset/Parkside compare with the rest of San Francisco?
- Sunset/Parkside had 51 of the 2,412 bike crashes on the map in San Francisco, 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. Sunset/Parkside 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 Sunset/Parkside have the most bike crashes?
- Great Hwy (6), Sloat Blvd (4), Taraval St (3), 19th Ave (3), Judah St (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. 50 of the 51 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.