Bike crashes on Freedom Blvd, Watsonville

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: 23 bike crashes were reported on Freedom Blvd in Watsonville from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Freedom Blvd & Crestview Dr (4). 61% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 9% happened after dark.

• The worst spot, on the mapFreedom Blvd & Crestview Dr4 crashes. Side-impact crashes at the junction.
• Next in WatsonvilleMain St21 bike crashes, 2021–2026
• The whole cityBike hotspots in Watsonville119 bike crashes, 2021–2026

• 61% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
• 9% happened after dark.
• 13% were hit-and-run.

1. Freedom Blvd & Crestview Dr

   4 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   Side-impact crashes at the junction

   4 of 4 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.

   • Slow down approaching the junction, watch drivers' front wheels at side streets and driveways, and don't assume a driver waiting to turn has seen you.
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2. Freedom Blvd & Mariposa Ave

   5 crashes

   Side-impact crashes at the junction

   3 of 5 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.

   • Slow down approaching the junction, watch drivers' front wheels at side streets and driveways, and don't assume a driver waiting to turn has seen you.
   See it on the map

3. Freedom Blvd & Green Valley Rd

   4 crashes

   Side-impact crashes at the junction

   3 of 4 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.

   • Slow down approaching the junction, watch drivers' front wheels at side streets and driveways, and don't assume a driver waiting to turn has seen you.
   See it on the map

4. Freedom Blvd & Prospect St

   3 crashes

   Side-impact crashes at the junction

   2 of 3 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.

   • Slow down approaching the junction, watch drivers' front wheels at side streets and driveways, and don't assume a driver waiting to turn has seen you.
   See it on the map

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

The busiest hour was 6 p.m..

Where on Freedom Blvd do the most bike crashes happen?

Freedom Blvd & Crestview Dr, with 4 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Freedom Blvd & Mariposa Ave (5) and Freedom Blvd & Green Valley Rd (4).

How do cyclists usually get hit on Freedom Blvd?

61% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 9% happened after dark. 13% were hit-and-run.

How many bike crashes happen on Freedom Blvd each year?

Reported bike crashes on Freedom Blvd in Watsonville: 2021: 2, 2022: 5, 2023: 5, 2024: 5, 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.