Pedestrian crash statistics and hotspots in Carmel Valley, San Diego
- pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
- 16
- pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 1
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 1
- fatal
- street with the most
- Del Mar Heights Rd
- street with the most
Is Carmel Valley safe to walk?
This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. We don't rate neighborhoods 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. What the records show: 16 pedestrian crashes were reported in Carmel Valley from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). 63% involved a driver turning, 56% turning left. 75% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
Carmel Valley here is the City of San Diego's Carmel Valley community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
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How people on foot get hit in Carmel Valley
- 63% involved a driver turning, 56% turning left.
- 75% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
- 6% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
- 13% happened after dark.
Where pedestrian crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
No single spot in Carmel Valley has 3 or more reported pedestrian crashes. They are spread across the city.
Pedestrian crashes in Carmel Valley by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
Common questions about Carmel Valley
- How many pedestrians were killed in Carmel Valley?
- 1 crash killed someone in 16 reported pedestrian crashes in Carmel Valley from 2021–2026, and 1 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do pedestrians usually get hit in Carmel Valley?
- 63% involved a driver turning, 56% turning left. 75% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 6% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 13% happened after dark.
- How does Carmel Valley compare with the rest of San Diego?
- Carmel Valley had 16 of the 2,257 pedestrian crashes on the map in San Diego, 2021–2026 (1%). That is a count, not a rate: a neighborhood with more people walking, shops and through traffic has more crashes without being riskier for each person. Carmel Valley here is the City of San Diego's Carmel Valley community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
Nearby neighborhoods in San Diego
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A crash counts toward the neighborhood whose outline holds its point. 16 of the 16 crashes here had no coordinates on the report and were placed at the intersection its street names give. Reports with neither coordinates nor usable street names aren't on the map, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Crashes on freeways are left out. Busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Outline: City of San Diego, Community Planning Districts. Data last rebuilt 2026-10-07. How the data works.