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Walking, biking and scooter crashes near UT Austin

The corners, streets, months and hours with the most crashes, from five years of police reports within a mile of the Tower

Corners with the most crashes

The ten worst of 22 corners with three or more, October 2021 through September 2026. Tap one to open it in Maps.

  1. Guadalupe St and W MLK Jr Blvd3 walking · 1 biking · 3 on a scooter · latest Sep 22, 20267
  2. Guadalupe St and W 26th St3 walking · 3 on a scooter · latest Apr 6, 20266
  3. Red River St and E 32nd St2 walking · 3 biking · 1 on a scooter · latest May 16, 20266
  4. 21st St and San Antonio St1 biking · 4 on a scooter · latest Apr 21, 20265
  5. E MLK Jr Blvd and Trinity St2 biking · 3 on a scooter · latest Jun 19, 20265
  6. Guadalupe St and W 15th St4 walking · 1 biking · latest Jan 3, 20265
  7. Guadalupe St and W 22nd St1 walking · 1 biking · 3 on a scooter · latest Jan 14, 20265
  8. Guadalupe St and W 28th St2 walking · 2 biking · 1 on a scooter · latest Dec 9, 20245
  9. Guadalupe St and W 34th St2 walking · 1 biking · 2 on a scooter · latest Nov 19, 20245
  10. Rio Grande St and W 23rd St2 biking · 3 on a scooter · latest Dec 13, 20255

Streets with the most crashes

A crash at a corner counts for both streets.

  • Guadalupe St50
  • MLK Jr Blvd30
  • Dean Keeton St21
  • Rio Grande St20
  • 15th St17
  • 24th St15
  • Nueces St14
  • San Antonio St13
  • 22nd St12
  • San Jacinto Blvd12

Crashes by month

All five years added together. September, the first full month of the fall semester, has 41. July has 8.

  • January16
  • February23
  • March22
  • April24
  • May14
  • June10
  • July8
  • August15
  • September41
  • October36
  • November24
  • December12

Crashes by year

Full calendar years only. From 2022 to 2025, crashes rose from 44 to 59 a year, and scooter crashes rose from 12 to 22.

YearWalkingBikingScooterAll
202219131244
202316171447
202416161749
202517202259
How badly are people hurt in crashes near UT?223 of 245 with an injury

Someone was hurt in 223 of the 245 crashes. 20 crashes left a person with a serious injury, and one person died: someone on a scooter, at E 11th Street and San Jacinto Boulevard on October 18, 2025.

Which other corners near UT have three or more crashes?12 more corners

12 more corners had three or four crashes each in the five years, after the ten at the top of this page.

How many crashes happen on Guadalupe Street?50 of 245

50 of the 245 crashes were on Guadalupe Street, more than any other street. Its worst corners are W MLK Jr Boulevard (7), W 26th Street (6), W 15th Street (5), W 22nd Street (5), W 28th Street (5), W 34th Street (5), and W Dean Keeton Street (4). W 26th Street and W Dean Keeton Street meet Guadalupe half a block apart, and together they have 10.

What time of day do most crashes happen?5 to 8 p.m.

62 of the 245 crashes happened from 5 to 8 p.m., the busiest three hours. Wednesday and Thursday have the most, 39 each, and Saturday the fewest, 27.

Who gets hit more: people walking, biking or on scooters?87 biking, 80 scooter, 78 walking

Almost evenly: 87 crashes involved someone biking, 80 someone on a scooter and 78 someone walking. The corner with the most walking crashes is Guadalupe Street and W 15th Street (4); for scooters it is 21st Street and San Antonio Street (4); for bikes, Red River Street and E 32nd Street (3).

What kind of vehicle is involved?138 cars, 96 larger vehicles

A car was involved in 138 of the crashes and a “large passenger vehicle,” the city’s term for something bigger than a car, in 96, with both in 3. The other 14 involved a motorcycle or another kind of motor vehicle.

What isn’t counted here?Crashes with no police report

Only crashes that police wrote a report for. Texas requires a report when someone is hurt or killed, or when damage reaches $1,000. A fall with no car involved, or a hit nobody reported, isn’t in the city’s records, so the real numbers are higher.

Where this comes fromCity of Austin crash records

Checked November 12, 2026. Counts come from the City of Austin’s crash records, which are built from police crash reports. We counted crashes within a mile of the UT Tower, October 2021 through September 2026, that involved a pedestrian, a bicycle or an e-scooter, and grouped them by the intersection the city assigns. Reports can take weeks to arrive, so the newest months may grow.

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