Bike crashes on Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 16
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 2
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
Is Cliff Dr 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: 16 bike crashes were reported on Cliff Dr in Santa Cruz from 2021–2026, 2 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Cliff Dr & Jessie St (4). 31% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 13% happened after dark.
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How people on bikes get hit on Cliff Dr
- 31% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 13% happened after dark.
Where on Cliff Dr crashes cluster
Cliff Dr & Jessie St
4 crashes · 1 serious or fatalFalls and fixed objects
2 of 4 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.
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
When bike crashes happen on Cliff Dr
The busiest hour was 1 p.m..
Bike crashes on Cliff Dr by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
Common questions about Cliff Dr
- Where on Cliff Dr do the most bike crashes happen?
- Cliff Dr & Jessie St, with 4 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal.
- How do cyclists usually get hit on Cliff Dr?
- 31% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 13% happened after dark.
- How many bike crashes happen on Cliff Dr each year?
- Reported bike crashes on Cliff Dr in Santa Cruz: 2021: 1, 2022: 3, 2023: 4, 2024: 2, 2025: 4, 2026: 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.
Other streets in Santa Cruz
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.