Motorcycle crash hotspots in Manhattan Beach, CA
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- 26
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- serious or fatal
- 5
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
Is Manhattan 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: 26 motorcycle crashes were reported in Manhattan Beach from 2021–2025, 5 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Manhattan Beach Bl & Oak Av (3). 15% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 27% involved a car turning left across the rider.
How motorcyclists crash in Manhattan Beach
- 15% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip.
- 27% involved a car turning left across the rider.
- 23% happened after dark.
Where motorcycle crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 013 crashes · 3 serious or fatal
Manhattan Beach Bl & Oak Av
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.
- 023 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
Sepulveda Bl & 17th St
Riders hit from behind
2 of 3 crashes were rear-end: hit from behind.
- Check your mirrors when slowing, flash your brake light, and leave an escape gap when you stop in traffic.
- 033 crashes
Manhattan Av & 3rd Pl
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Ride within your sight distance and keep extra space.
Motorcycle crashes in Manhattan Beach by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
Common questions about Manhattan Beach
- Where do the most motorcycle crashes happen in Manhattan Beach?
- The worst spot is Manhattan Beach Bl & Oak Av, with 3 reported motorcycle crashes from 2021–2025, 3 of them serious or fatal. Next are Sepulveda Bl & 17th St (3) and Manhattan Av & 3rd Pl (3).
- How many motorcyclists were killed in Manhattan Beach?
- No deaths were reported in 26 reported motorcycle crashes in Manhattan Beach from 2021–2025, and 5 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do motorcyclists usually crash in Manhattan Beach?
- 15% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 27% involved a car turning left across the rider. 23% happened after dark.
- How many motorcycle crashes happen in Manhattan Beach each year?
- Reported motorcycle crashes with map locations: 2021: 2, 2022: 5, 2023: 6, 2024: 5, 2025: 8. 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.
Places to ride to near Manhattan Beach
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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.