451 crashes were reported on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan from 2023 through 2025. They injured 264 people and 3 killed. That places it #4 among 675 Manhattan streets with at least two crashes a year, and it carried 1.2% of the borough's recorded crashes.
In 2025 there were 168 crashes on this street, up 26% from 2024. So far in 2026 (through October 31, 2026), 101 crashes have been recorded.
Crashes on 3rd Avenue by year
| Year | Crashes | Injured | Killed | Pedestrians injured | Cyclists injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 101 | 70 | 0 | 15 | 16 |
| 2025 | 168 | 105 | 1 | 21 | 15 |
| 2024 | 133 | 89 | 0 | 22 | 21 |
| 2023 | 150 | 70 | 2 | 15 | 16 |
| 2022 | 161 | 80 | 3 | 27 | 19 |
| 2021 | 192 | 96 | 0 | 23 | 19 |
Intersections along 3rd Avenue
The intersection with the most crashes along it was 3rd Avenue & East 125th Street, with 30 crashes in the same period.
Injuries and who was hurt
There were 59 injuries for every 100 crashes on 3rd Avenue, above the Manhattan rate of 49.
Of the people injured on 3rd Avenue, 23% were pedestrians, 21% cyclists and 57% drivers or passengers. Pedestrians were 67% of the 3 people killed.
| Road user | Injured | Share of injured | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 58 | 23% | 2 |
| Cyclists | 52 | 21% | 1 |
| Motorists (drivers and passengers) | 143 | 57% | 0 |
What police say caused the crashes
Police named a specific contributing factor in 63% of crashes on 3rd Avenue. The most common was Driver Inattention/Distraction (49% of crashes with a known factor), followed by failure to yield right-of-way and turning improperly.
ZIP codes this street crosses
Crashes on 3rd Avenue by ZIP code, 2023–2025.
How to read these figures
Each figure counts crashes that an NYPD officer reported on the MV-104AN form, which is required when someone is injured or killed or when damage reaches $1,000. One crash can injure several people, so injuries can exceed crashes.
Police do not record the borough or ZIP code for every crash — about 23% of crashes citywide in the same years have no borough — so local totals are a floor, not an exact count. The contributing factor is the one listed for the first vehicle in the report.
Street names in police reports are typed by hand. We merge common spellings (for example "Ave" and "Avenue"), but some crashes on this street may be filed under a variant we could not match.
Source: NYPD crash reports published by NYC Open Data (Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes). Data through October 31, 2026. Figures are preliminary and may change. How we calculate these figures.