Bike crash hotspots in Santa Barbara, CA
531 bike crashes were reported in Santa Barbara from 2021–2025, 64 of them serious or fatal (4 fatal). Below are the spots where they keep happening, what usually goes wrong at each one, and what to watch for.
Also: Pedestrian crash hotspots in Santa Barbara (185 crashes)
How people on bikes get hit in Santa Barbara
- 20% happened after dark.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
1. State St & Mission St
12 crashes · 2 serious or fatal · 2 fatalA mix of crash types
- → No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
2. W Micheltorena St & San Andres St
16 crashes · 2 serious or fatalA mix of crash types
- → No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
3. Carrillo St & State St
18 crashes · 1 serious or fatalA mix of crash types
- → No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
4. State St & Hitchcock Wy
12 crashes · 3 serious or fatalA mix of crash types
- → No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
5. Castillo St & Montecito St
15 crashes · 1 serious or fatalA mix of crash types
- → No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
6. State St & Hitchcock Wy
16 crashesA mix of crash types
- → No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
7. Milpas St & Haley St
13 crashes · 1 serious or fatalA mix of crash types
- → No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
8. W Mission St & De La Vina St
9 crashes · 3 serious or fatalA mix of crash types
- → No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
9. State St & Micheltorena St
9 crashes · 3 serious or fatalA mix of crash types
- → No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
10. S Milpas St & Cacique St
12 crashes · 1 serious or fatalA mix of crash types
- → No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
Bike crashes in Santa Barbara by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 93 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 120 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 149 | 32 | |
| 2025 | 89 | 9 |
Common questions about Santa Barbara
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in Santa Barbara?
- The worst spot is State St & Mission St, with 12 reported bike crashes from 2021–2025, 2 of them serious or fatal. Next are W Micheltorena St & San Andres St (16) and Carrillo St & State St (18).
- How many cyclists were killed in Santa Barbara?
- 4 crashes killed someone in 531 reported bike crashes in Santa Barbara from 2021–2025, and 64 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Santa Barbara?
- 20% happened after dark.
- How many bike crashes happen in Santa Barbara each year?
- Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 80, 2022: 93, 2023: 120, 2024: 149, 2025: 89. The latest year can rise as late reports come in.
- Where does this data come from?
- Police crash reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), published by the state on data.ca.gov. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.
Nearby cities
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2025. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, and many city police reports have none, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Data last rebuilt 2026-09-22. How the data works.