The Most Dangerous Intersections in Irvine, CA

July 31, 2020

From 2010 – 2018, there were nearly 3,400 intersection-related crash in the city of Irvine. These collisions led to more than 3,200 injuries and 19 deaths.

However, as part of our larger study of the most dangerous intersections in Orange County, we found that Irvine didn’t have a single crossing in the top 50.

Despite the absence of a singularly risky area, the overall volume of intersection related collisions and injuries (sixth and fifth-most in Orange County, respectively) moved us to share the results of our study.

Therefore, below is a list of the 25 most dangerous intersections in Irvine.

The Most Dangerous Intersections in Irvine

Rank OC Rank Road 1 Road 2 Crashes Fatalities Total Injuries CRI
1 92 Jamboree Rd Walnut Av 16 1 26 63
2 105 Alton Pkwy Gateway 26 0 33 60.75
3 108 Culver Dr Irvine Bl 15 1 27 60
4 136 Jamboree Walnut 31 0 32 56.25
5 277 Barranca Pkwy Harvard Av 12 0 27 42.75
6 290 Armstrong Av Mcgaw Av 14 0 24 42
7 315 Harvard Av Michelson Dr 4 3 6 40.5
8 333 Alton Pkwy Irvine Center Dr 22 0 21 39.75
9 369 Barranca Harvard 14 0 22 37.5
10 393 Hearthstone Irvine Center Dr 13 0 21 36
11 397 Paseo Westpark Warner 16 0 22 36
12 406 Culver Irvine Bl 18 0 19 35.25
13 422 Alton Irvine Center Dr 16 0 21 33.75
14 431 Alton Pkwy Paseo Westpark 13 0 16 33.75
15 441 Alton Pkwy Barranca Pkwy 5 2 7 33
16 442 Irvine Bl Jeffrey Rd 8 1 14 33
17 460 Paseo Westpark San Marino 9 0 16 32.25
18 463 Barranca Jamboree 14 0 11 32.25
19 474 Paseo Westpark San Remo 16 1 14 31.5
20 475 Barranca Pkwy West Yale Loop 10 0 12 31.5
21 511 Michelson Dr Von Karman Av 9 1 11 30
22 514 Irvine Center Dr Jeffrey 11 0 9 30
23 538 Barranca Pkwy Irvine Center Dr 11 0 12 29.25
24 543 Irvine Center Dr Jeffrey Rd 10 0 13 29.25
25 563 Alton Pkwy Irvine Bl 11 1 9 28.5

*Intersections are ranked according to their Crash Risk Index (CRI) score.  CRI is a composite score used to weigh collision volume and injury severity.  

Jamboree Road and Walnut Avenue is the most dangerous intersection in Irvine, followed closely by two others – Alton Parkway and Gateway at number two and Culver Drive and Irvine Blvd at number three.

Again, our analysis suggests that Irvine’s intersections may be significantly safer than those of nearby Orange County cities, Fullerton and Huntington Beach especially.

Data and Methodology

For more information on the data sources, methodology and overall findings, please see our main study by following this link.

If you would like to share or republish the results of our study, please provide attribution to Aitken Aitken and Cohen by linking to this page.