Pedestrian crash statistics and hotspots in Rancho Bernardo, San Diego
- pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
- 15
- pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 4
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 2
- fatal
Is Rancho Bernardo 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: 15 pedestrian crashes were reported in Rancho Bernardo from 2021–2026, 4 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). 73% involved a driver turning, 47% turning left. 73% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
Rancho Bernardo here is the City of San Diego's Rancho Bernardo community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
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How people on foot get hit in Rancho Bernardo
- 73% involved a driver turning, 47% turning left.
- 73% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
- 7% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
- 27% happened after dark.
- 13% were hit-and-run.
Where pedestrian crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
No single spot in Rancho Bernardo has 3 or more reported pedestrian crashes. They are spread across the city.
Pedestrian crashes in Rancho Bernardo by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
Common questions about Rancho Bernardo
- How many pedestrians were killed in Rancho Bernardo?
- 2 crashes killed someone in 15 reported pedestrian crashes in Rancho Bernardo from 2021–2026, and 4 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do pedestrians usually get hit in Rancho Bernardo?
- 73% involved a driver turning, 47% turning left. 73% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 7% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 27% happened after dark. 13% were hit-and-run.
- How does Rancho Bernardo compare with the rest of San Diego?
- Rancho Bernardo had 15 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. Rancho Bernardo here is the City of San Diego's Rancho Bernardo 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. 14 of the 15 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.