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Bike crashes on Mission St, Santa Barbara

15 bike crashes were reported on Mission St in Santa Barbara from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal. Below is where along the street they happen, when, and what usually goes wrong.
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Open Mission St on the mapBike crashes in Santa Barbara(531)

Is Mission St in Santa Barbara safe to ride a bike?

We don't rate streets 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. This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. What the records show: 15 bike crashes were reported on Mission St in Santa Barbara from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Mission St & De La Vina St (4). 13% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 27% happened after dark.

How people on bikes get hit on Mission St

  • 13% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
  • 27% happened after dark.

Where on Mission St crashes cluster

  1. Mission St & De La Vina St

    4 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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  2. Mission St & SR-101

    3 crashes

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.

When bike crashes happen on Mission St

The busiest hour was 5 p.m..

12 a.m.6 a.m.12 p.m.6 p.m.11 p.m.

Bike crashes on Mission St by year

YearCrashesSerious/fatal
202150
202220
202340
202421
202520

Common questions about Mission St

Where on Mission St do the most bike crashes happen?
Mission St & De La Vina St, with 4 reported bike crashes from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Mission St & SR-101 (3).
How do cyclists usually get hit on Mission St?
13% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 27% happened after dark.
How many bike crashes happen on Mission St each year?
Reported bike crashes on Mission St in Santa Barbara: 2021: 5, 2022: 2, 2023: 4, 2024: 2, 2025: 2. 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, counted by the street each report names first. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.

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Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2025. Crashes are counted by the street each police report names first, so a crash at a corner counts toward one of its two streets. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Long, busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Data last rebuilt 2026-09-22. How the data works.