Pedestrian crashes on Bancroft, Berkeley

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: 15 pedestrian crashes were reported on Bancroft in Berkeley from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). The most were at Bancroft & Shattuck (3). 27% involved a driver turning, 20% turning left. 60% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.

• The worst spot, on the mapBancroft & Shattuck3 crashes. People hit walking in the road.
• Next in BerkeleyUniversity32 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
• The whole cityPedestrian hotspots in Berkeley453 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026

• 27% involved a driver turning, 20% turning left.
• 60% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 7% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 7% happened after dark.

1. Bancroft & Shattuck

   3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit walking in the road

   2 of 3 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing.

   • Stay out of the traffic lane: check behind you before stepping out from a parked car, and where there's no sidewalk, walk facing traffic as far from the lane as you can.
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2. Bancroft & Telegraph Ave

   4 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   A mix of crash types

   • No single crash pattern stands out here. Cross with the signal, and check for turning drivers before you step out.
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3. Bancroft & Piedmont

   4 crashes

   A mix of crash types

   Of 4 people hit here, 3 were in a crosswalk at the intersection.

   • No single crash pattern stands out here. Cross with the signal, and check for turning drivers before you step out.
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Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.

The busiest hour was 11 a.m..

Where on Bancroft do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Bancroft & Shattuck, with 3 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Bancroft & Telegraph Ave (4) and Bancroft & Piedmont (4).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Bancroft?

27% involved a driver turning, 20% turning left. 60% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 7% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 7% happened after dark.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Bancroft each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Bancroft in Berkeley: 2021: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 3, 2024: 2, 2025: 5, 2026: 0. 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.