Bike crashes on State St, Santa Barbara

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: 83 bike crashes were reported on State St in Santa Barbara from 2021–2025, 12 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at State St & Mission St (10). 27% happened after dark.

• 27% happened after dark.

Set against all bike crashes in California:

• 27% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
• 14% (California: 15%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
• The busiest hour was 1 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).

1. State St & Mission St

   10 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 2 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. State St & Hitchcock Way

   11 crashes · 2 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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3. State St & Hitchcock Way

   11 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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4. State St & Ontare Rd

   7 crashes · 2 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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5. State St & Figueroa Ave

   5 crashes · 2 serious or fatal

   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.
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6. State St & Pueblo St

   4 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   A mix of crash types

   75% 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.
   See it on the map

Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.

The busiest hour was 1 p.m..

Where on State St do the most bike crashes happen?

State St & Mission St, with 10 reported bike crashes from 2021–2025, 3 of them serious or fatal. Next are State St & Hitchcock Way (11) and State St & Hitchcock Way (11).

How do cyclists usually get hit on State St?

27% happened after dark.

When do bike crashes happen on State St, compared with California?

Of 83 reported bike crashes on State St in Santa Barbara from 2021–2025: 27% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark. 14% (California: 15%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 1 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).

How many bike crashes happen on State St each year?

Reported bike crashes on State St in Santa Barbara: 2021: 5, 2022: 17, 2023: 17, 2024: 28, 2025: 16. 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.