Pedestrian crashes on Fairview St, Santa Ana

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. What the records show: 21 pedestrian crashes were reported on Fairview St in Santa Ana from 2021–2025, 6 of them serious or fatal (4 fatal). The most were at Fairview St & Harvard St (4). 38% involved a driver turning, 19% turning left. 24% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.

• 38% involved a driver turning, 19% turning left.
• 24% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 24% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 67% happened after dark.

1. Fairview St & Harvard St

   4 crashes · 1 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   Drivers turning right into people crossing

   In 2 of 4 crashes a driver was turning right. 3 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.
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2. Fairview St & Warner Ave

   3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal · 1 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. 100% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 45 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.
   • 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

3. Fairview St & Highland St

   3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit walking in the road

   3 of 3 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing. Traffic is posted at about 45 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

4. Fairview St & Civic Center Dr

   3 crashes

   Drivers turning right into people crossing

   In 2 of 3 crashes a driver was turning right. 100% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 40 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

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

The busiest hour was 8 p.m..

Where on Fairview St do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Fairview St & Harvard St, with 4 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Fairview St & Warner Ave (3) and Fairview St & Highland St (3).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Fairview St?

38% involved a driver turning, 19% turning left. 24% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 24% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 67% happened after dark.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Fairview St each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Fairview St in Santa Ana: 2021: 4, 2022: 4, 2023: 4, 2024: 6, 2025: 3. 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.