Official Police Data · Published with a delay
Seattle Crash Map and Accident Trends
The most recent police-reported reported collisions in Seattle, plotted from official open data — locations, injuries and contributing factors. This is government-published crash data, not news coverage.
About Seattle
Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is the 18th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 784,777 in 2025, while the Seattle metropolitan area at over 4.15 million residents is the 15th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation. The city is the county seat of King County, the most populous county in Washington.
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Recent Reported Crashes
latest: 2026-10-05
60
People Injured
in this sample
1
Fatalities
in this sample
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Refresh Cycle
source updates daily
Fatal / injury crash
Property damage / no injuries
Source: Seattle Open Data — SDOT Collisions (Seattle Police / SDOT)
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· source: Seattle Open Data — SDOT Collisions (Seattle Police / SDOT)
Counts are recorded crashes, not risk: without traffic volumes a busy street will always show more crashes, so nothing here ranks places as safe or dangerous. Records are matched by ArcGIS object id (OBJECTID); a record the source edits is revised, never counted twice. How this data is handled.
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Recorded Crashes, Page 35
5,000 records from 2026-05-04 to 2026-10-05, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-13T12:32 UTC.
| Date | Location | Injured | Killed | Collision type or factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | 34TH AVE W BETWEEN W THURMAN ST AND W ELMORE ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Pedalcyclist, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | S LUCILE ST BETWEEN 42ND AVE S AND RAINIER AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | SW ADMIRAL WAY AND SW OLGA ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Pedalcyclist, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | SEWARD PARK AVE S AND S FONTANELLE PL | 0 | 0 | Not Enough Information / Not Applicable |
| 2026-07-08 | 12TH AVE NE BETWEEN NE 47TH ST AND NE 50TH ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | 34TH AVE W BETWEEN W THURMAN ST AND W ELMORE ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Pedalcyclist, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | 46TH AVE SW BETWEEN SW ROSE ST AND SW THISTLE ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | S LUCILE ST BETWEEN 42ND AVE S AND RAINIER AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | 12TH AVE NE BETWEEN NE 47TH ST AND NE 50TH ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | 12TH AVE NE BETWEEN NE 47TH ST AND NE 50TH ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | SEWARD PARK AVE S AND S FONTANELLE PL | 0 | 0 | Not Enough Information / Not Applicable |
| 2026-07-08 | 1ST AVE N BETWEEN NEWTON ST AND CROCKETT S ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-08 | 46TH AVE SW BETWEEN SW ROSE ST AND SW THISTLE ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | S LUCILE ST BETWEEN 42ND AVE S AND RAINIER AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | SW ADMIRAL WAY AND SW OLGA ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Pedalcyclist, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | 9TH AVE N BETWEEN DENNY WAY AND JOHN ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-08 | E MADISON ST BETWEEN 29TH E AVE E AND LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD E | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-08 | 34TH AVE W BETWEEN W THURMAN ST AND W ELMORE ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Pedalcyclist, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-08 | 12TH AVE NE BETWEEN NE 47TH ST AND NE 50TH ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | RAINIER AVE S AND S ANDOVER ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-07 | BALLARD BR OFF RP BETWEEN BALLARD BR AND NW BALLARD WAY | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-07 | 28TH AVE S AND BEACON WR AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-07 | ASHWORTH AVE N AND N 80TH ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | MIDVALE AVE N BETWEEN N 44TH ST AND N ALLEN PL | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | BALLARD BR OFF RP BETWEEN BALLARD BR AND NW BALLARD WAY | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-07 | S SPOKANE SR ST BETWEEN 5TH AVE S AND 6TH AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | S SPOKANE SR ST BETWEEN 5TH AVE S AND 6TH AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | MERIDIAN AVE N AND N 42ND ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Ran Off Road - Hit Fixed Object |
| 2026-07-07 | 2ND AVE BETWEEN UNION ST AND PIKE ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-07 | 15TH AVE NE AND NE 115TH ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | MIDVALE AVE N BETWEEN N 44TH ST AND N ALLEN PL | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | DELRIDGE WAY SW BETWEEN 21ST S AVE SW AND SW HENDERSON ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-07 | S SPOKANE SR ST BETWEEN 5TH AVE S AND 6TH AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | S SPOKANE SR ST BETWEEN 5TH AVE S AND 6TH AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | S SPOKANE SR ST BETWEEN 5TH AVE S AND 6TH AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | MERIDIAN AVE N AND N 42ND ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Ran Off Road - Hit Fixed Object |
| 2026-07-07 | BALLARD BR OFF RP BETWEEN BALLARD BR AND NW BALLARD WAY | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-07 | 5TH AVE N AND ROY ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motorized Scooter, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | S SPOKANE NR ST BETWEEN EAST MARGINAL WAY S AND EAST MARGINAL ER WAY S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | 4TH AVE S BETWEEN S WALKER ST AND S STACY ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | RAINIER AVE S AND S ANDOVER ST | 1 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-07 | 28TH AVE S AND BEACON WR AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Rear End |
| 2026-07-07 | BEACON WR AVE S BETWEEN S BENNETT ST AND S BRANDON ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | ASHWORTH AVE N AND N 80TH ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | ASHWORTH AVE N AND N 80TH ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | BEACON WR AVE S BETWEEN S BENNETT ST AND S BRANDON ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | S SPOKANE SR ST BETWEEN 5TH AVE S AND 6TH AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | 4TH AVE S BETWEEN S WALKER ST AND S STACY ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
| 2026-07-07 | MERIDIAN AVE N AND N 42ND ST | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Ran Off Road - Hit Fixed Object |
| 2026-07-07 | S SPOKANE SR ST BETWEEN 5TH AVE S AND 6TH AVE S | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Struck Motor Vehicle, Front End At Angle |
News reports · within 65 km
Accident news in and near Seattle
8 news reports in the last 30 days, placed by city name in the headline — a separate layer from the police records above.
| Date | Headline | Outlet |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | I-5 reopens after deadly crash between semi and motorcycle in Seattle - KIRO 7 News Seattle | www.kiro7.com |
| 2026-10-13 | Deadly motorcycle, semi crash shuts down 3 lanes on northbound I-5 in Seattle - KOMO | komonews.com |
| 2026-10-13 | Northbound I-5 in Seattle reopens after deadly motorcycle, semi crash shuts down 4 lanes - KOMO | komonews.com |
| 2026-09-30 | Collision between bicyclist and pedestrian near Kenmore Square | www.bostonglobe.com |
| 2026-09-30 | Did we just see a plane crash ?: Skydivers jump into action to assist authorities – KIRO 7 News Seattle | kiro7.com |
| 2026-09-24 | West Seattle Blog … | TRAFFIC ALERT : Flipped - car crash reported on 35th SW | westseattleblog.com |
| 2026-09-22 | 4 people hurt , 1 critically , when car plummets down embankment in Federal Way | komonews.com |
| 2026-09-17 | Semi crash on Seattle's Ship Canal Bridge jams southbound traffic - komonews.com | komonews.com |
| 2026-09-08 | Auburn school bus driver accused of crash due to diabetes, opiates | www.foxnews.com |
Questions
Seattle — FAQ
Where does the Seattle crash data come from?
Directly from official government open data: Seattle Open Data — SDOT Collisions (Seattle Police / SDOT). Police-reported collisions are published on the open-data portal (typically with a short processing delay) and we re-read it every 6 hours. This is real police data, not news reports.
How many car accidents happen in Seattle?
In this latest sample of 150 police-reported crashes (2026-08-23 to 2026-10-05), 60 people were injured and 1 killed. Across the whole area, Seattle records thousands of reported collisions per year.
Is this map real-time?
No. The newest record the portal has published is from 2026-10-05, so treat this page as historical data rather than today's crashes. For life-threatening emergencies always call 911 — this page is informational.
What can the crash pattern explorer show?
It filters the official records from the last 365 days (up to 5,000 of the most recent) by period, severity, collision type and a circle drawn on the map, and charts them by week next to a full-year monthly total from the portal's own counts. It counts recorded crashes only: without traffic volumes it cannot say how risky a street is, so it never ranks streets as safe or dangerous.
Data: Seattle Open Data — SDOT Collisions (Seattle Police / SDOT), updated 2026-10-05 (public government data). How records are imported, deduplicated and labelled: methodology. See also accidents in United States and US road deaths by year.