Pedestrian crashes on Willow St, 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: 19 pedestrian crashes were reported on Willow St in Long Beach from 2021–2025, 6 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at Willow St & Fashion Ave (4).

• 11% involved a driver turning, 5% turning left.
• 42% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 26% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 53% happened after dark.

1. Willow St & Fashion Ave

   4 crashes · 2 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   2 of 4 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 50% 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

2. Willow St & Cedar Ave

   3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   A mix of crash types

   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

3. Willow St & Earl Ave

   3 crashes

   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.
   See it on the map

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

The busiest hour was 6 p.m..

Where on Willow St do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Willow St & Fashion Ave, with 4 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2025, 2 of them serious or fatal. Next are Willow St & Cedar Ave (3) and Willow St & Earl Ave (3).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Willow St?

11% involved a driver turning, 5% turning left. 42% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 26% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 53% happened after dark.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Willow St each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Willow St in Long Beach: 2021: 1, 2022: 4, 2023: 8, 2024: 5, 2025: 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.