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Bike crashes on Beach St, Santa Cruz

33 bike crashes were reported on Beach St in Santa Cruz from 2021–2026. Below is where along the street they happen, when, and what usually goes wrong.
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Each small pin is a reported crash; 1–3 are where they cluster, explained below. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap.
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Is Beach St in Santa Cruz 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: 33 bike crashes were reported on Beach St in Santa Cruz from 2021–2026, 0 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Beach St & Pacific Ave (18). 6% happened after dark.

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How people on bikes get hit on Beach St

  • 6% happened after dark.

Set against all bike crashes in California:

  • 6% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
  • The busiest hour was 5 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).

Where on Beach St crashes cluster

  1. Beach St & Pacific Ave

    18 crashes

    Falls and fixed objects

    12 of 18 crashes were a fall or hitting an object, with no other vehicle involved.

    • Watch the surface here: potholes, drain grates, rail tracks and gravel. Cross tracks at a right angle.
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  2. Beach St & Cliff St

    7 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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  3. Beach St & Riverside Ave

    4 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 Beach 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 Beach St by year

YearCrashesSerious/fatal
202120
202250
202380
202460
202580
202640

Common questions about Beach St

Where on Beach St do the most bike crashes happen?
Beach St & Pacific Ave, with 18 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026. Next are Beach St & Cliff St (7) and Beach St & Riverside Ave (4).
How do cyclists usually get hit on Beach St?
6% happened after dark.
When do bike crashes happen on Beach St, compared with California?
Of 33 reported bike crashes on Beach St in Santa Cruz from 2021–2026: 6% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark. The busiest hour was 5 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).
How many bike crashes happen on Beach St each year?
Reported bike crashes on Beach St in Santa Cruz: 2021: 2, 2022: 5, 2023: 8, 2024: 6, 2025: 8, 2026: 4. 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), 2021–2026. 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 2026-10-07. How the data works.