Pedestrian crashes on Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach

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. These counts are too low: only 63% of Huntington Beach's reported pedestrian crashes have a map location. What the records show: 23 pedestrian crashes were reported on Pacific Coast Hwy in Huntington Beach from 2021–2025, 2 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Pacific Coast Hwy & Warner Ave (4).

• 30% involved a driver turning, 17% turning left.
• 43% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 30% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 48% happened after dark.

1. Pacific Coast Hwy & Warner Ave

   4 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   2 of 4 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 50% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 50 mph.

   • 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.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
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2. Pacific Coast Hwy & Main St

   4 crashes

   A mix of crash types

   Of 4 people hit here, 2 were in a crosswalk at the intersection. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.

   • No single crash pattern stands out here. Cross with the signal, and check for turning drivers before you step out.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
   See it on the map

3. Pacific Coast Hwy & 6th St

   4 crashes

   Drivers turning right into people crossing

   In 2 of 4 crashes a driver was turning right. 2 of 4 people were in the crosswalk at the intersection: having the right of way didn't protect them. 50% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 45 mph.

   • Watch for drivers turning right, including on a red light. They look left for traffic and often miss people on their right, so make eye contact before you step out.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
   See it on the map

4. Pacific Coast Hwy & 20th St

   3 crashes

   People hit crossing mid-block

   2 of 3 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 67% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.

   • 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.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
   See it on the map

5. Pacific Coast Hwy & 11th St

   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. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.

   • 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.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
   See it on the map

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

The busiest hour was 11 a.m..

Where on Pacific Coast Hwy do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Pacific Coast Hwy & Warner Ave, with 4 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Pacific Coast Hwy & Main St (4) and Pacific Coast Hwy & 6th St (4).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Pacific Coast Hwy?

30% involved a driver turning, 17% turning left. 43% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 30% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 48% happened after dark.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Pacific Coast Hwy each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Pacific Coast Hwy in Huntington Beach: 2021: 5, 2022: 2, 2023: 4, 2024: 7, 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, counted by the street each report names first. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.