Motorcycle crash hotspots in Hermosa Beach, CA
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- 22
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- serious or fatal
- 4
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 2
- fatal
Is Hermosa Beach safe to ride a motorcycle?
We don't rate cities 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. What the records show: 22 motorcycle crashes were reported in Hermosa Beach from 2021–2025, 4 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at Pacific Coast Hwy & 6th St (4). 14% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 41% involved a car turning left across the rider.
How motorcyclists crash in Hermosa Beach
- 14% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip.
- 41% involved a car turning left across the rider.
- 27% happened after dark.
Where motorcycle crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 014 crashes · 2 serious or fatal · 1 fatal
Pacific Coast Hwy & 6th St
Side-impact crashes at the junction
2 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.
- Cover your brakes through the junction and watch the front wheels of cars waiting to pull out or turn left. Drivers misjudge how fast a motorcycle is coming.
- 023 crashes
Gould Av & Porter Ln
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.
- Cover your brakes through the junction and watch the front wheels of cars waiting to pull out or turn left. Drivers misjudge how fast a motorcycle is coming.
- 033 crashes
Aviation Bl & Ocean Dr
Side-impact crashes at the junction
3 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.
- Cover your brakes through the junction and watch the front wheels of cars waiting to pull out or turn left. Drivers misjudge how fast a motorcycle is coming.
Motorcycle crashes in Hermosa Beach by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 |
Common questions about Hermosa Beach
- Where do the most motorcycle crashes happen in Hermosa Beach?
- The worst spot is Pacific Coast Hwy & 6th St, with 4 reported motorcycle crashes from 2021–2025, 2 of them serious or fatal. Next are Gould Av & Porter Ln (3) and Aviation Bl & Ocean Dr (3).
- How many motorcyclists were killed in Hermosa Beach?
- 2 crashes killed someone in 22 reported motorcycle crashes in Hermosa Beach from 2021–2025, and 4 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do motorcyclists usually crash in Hermosa Beach?
- 14% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 41% involved a car turning left across the rider. 27% happened after dark.
- How many motorcycle crashes happen in Hermosa Beach each year?
- Reported motorcycle crashes with map locations: 2021: 2, 2022: 3, 2023: 7, 2024: 5, 2025: 5. 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. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.
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Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2025. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, and many city police reports have none, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Freeway crashes are included: many motorcycle crashes in cities happen on them. Busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Data last rebuilt 2026-09-22. How the data works.