Pedestrian crashes on Firestone Blvd, Downey

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 pedestrian crashes were reported on Firestone Blvd in Downey from 2021–2026, 5 of them serious or fatal (4 fatal). The most were at Firestone Blvd & Newville Ave (3). 14% involved a driver turning, 5% turning left. 33% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.

• The worst spot, on the mapFirestone Blvd & Newville Ave3 crashes. People hit crossing mid-block.
• Next in DowneyFlorence Ave18 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
• The whole cityPedestrian hotspots in Downey198 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026

• 14% involved a driver turning, 5% turning left.
• 33% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 33% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 43% happened after dark.

1. Firestone Blvd & Newville Ave

   3 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 3 fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   3 of 3 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 100% happened after dark.

   • Cross at the nearest signal or crosswalk here, even if it's out of your way. Drivers don't expect people mid-block.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
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2. Firestone Blvd & Lakewood Blvd

   7 crashes · 2 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   A mix of crash types

   Of 7 people hit here, 3 were in a crosswalk at the intersection and 2 were crossing away from a crosswalk. 43% happened after dark.

   • No single crash pattern stands out here. Cross with the signal, and check for turning drivers before you step out.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   See it on the map

3. Firestone Blvd & La Reina Ave

   5 crashes

   People hit walking in the road

   2 of 5 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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4. Firestone Blvd & Pangborn Ave

   3 crashes

   People hit walking in the road

   2 of 3 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing. 67% happened after dark.

   • 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.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   See it on the map

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

The busiest hour was 12 p.m..

Where on Firestone Blvd do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Firestone Blvd & Newville Ave, with 3 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. Next are Firestone Blvd & Lakewood Blvd (7) and Firestone Blvd & La Reina Ave (5).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Firestone Blvd?

14% involved a driver turning, 5% turning left. 33% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 33% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 43% happened after dark.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Firestone Blvd each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Firestone Blvd in Downey: 2021: 5, 2022: 2, 2023: 10, 2024: 3, 2025: 0, 2026: 1. 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.