Pedestrian crashes on Pacific Coast Hwy, Long 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 55% of Long Beach's reported pedestrian crashes have a map location. What the records show: 47 pedestrian crashes were reported on Pacific Coast Hwy in Long Beach from 2021–2025, 19 of them serious or fatal (3 fatal). The most were at Pacific Coast Hwy & Orange Ave (5).

• 17% involved a driver turning, 9% turning left.
• 32% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 40% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 70% happened after dark.

1. Pacific Coast Hwy & Orange Ave

   5 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit walking in the road

   2 of 5 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing. 80% 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

2. Pacific Coast Hwy & Long Beach Blvd

   7 crashes · 3 serious or 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. 71% 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. Pacific Coast Hwy & Pacific Ave

   8 crashes · 2 serious or fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   5 of 8 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 75% 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.
   See it on the map

4. Pacific Coast Hwy & Walnut Ave

   3 crashes · 2 serious or fatal · 1 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.
   See it on the map

5. Pacific Coast Hwy & Golden Ave

   3 crashes · 2 serious or 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.
   See it on the map

6. Pacific Coast Hwy & Santa Fe Ave

   3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   A mix of crash types

   Of 3 people hit here, 3 were in a crosswalk at the intersection. 100% 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

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

The busiest hour was 9 p.m..

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

Pacific Coast Hwy & Orange Ave, with 5 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2025, 3 of them serious or fatal. Next are Pacific Coast Hwy & Long Beach Blvd (7) and Pacific Coast Hwy & Pacific Ave (8).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Pacific Coast Hwy?

17% involved a driver turning, 9% turning left. 32% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 40% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 70% happened after dark.

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

Reported pedestrian crashes on Pacific Coast Hwy in Long Beach: 2021: 0, 2022: 6, 2023: 15, 2024: 16, 2025: 10. 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.