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Bike crashes on Laurel St, Santa Cruz

21 bike crashes were reported on Laurel St in Santa Cruz from 2021–2026, 4 of them serious or fatal. 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; 1–2 are where they cluster, explained below. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap.
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Is Laurel 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: 21 bike crashes were reported on Laurel St in Santa Cruz from 2021–2026, 4 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Laurel St & Walti St (16). 19% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 19% happened after dark.

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How people on bikes get hit on Laurel St

  • 19% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
  • 19% happened after dark.

Where on Laurel St crashes cluster

  1. Laurel St & Walti St

    16 crashes · 4 serious or fatal

    Falls and fixed objects

    8 of 16 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. Laurel St & Center St

    4 crashes

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
    See it on the map

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

When bike crashes happen on Laurel St

The busiest hour was 12 p.m..

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

Bike crashes on Laurel St by year

YearCrashesSerious/fatal
202150
202211
202320
202492
202510
202631

Common questions about Laurel St

Where on Laurel St do the most bike crashes happen?
Laurel St & Walti St, with 16 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 4 of them serious or fatal. Next are Laurel St & Center St (4).
How do cyclists usually get hit on Laurel St?
19% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 19% happened after dark.
How many bike crashes happen on Laurel St each year?
Reported bike crashes on Laurel St in Santa Cruz: 2021: 5, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 9, 2025: 1, 2026: 3. 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.