235 crashes were reported on Beach Channel Drive in Queens from 2023 through 2025. They injured 182 people and 1 killed. That places it #24 among 1,304 Queens streets with at least two crashes a year, and it carried 0.4% of the borough's recorded crashes.
In 2025 there were 103 crashes on this street, up 51% from 2024. So far in 2026 (through October 31, 2026), 56 crashes have been recorded.
Crashes on Beach Channel Drive by year
| Year | Crashes | Injured | Killed | Pedestrians injured | Cyclists injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 56 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 103 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 68 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 2022 | 62 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 2021 | 72 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Injuries and who was hurt
There were 77 injuries for every 100 crashes on Beach Channel Drive, above the Queens rate of 56.
Of the people injured on Beach Channel Drive, 14% were pedestrians, 3.8% cyclists and 82% drivers or passengers.
| Road user | Injured | Share of injured | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 25 | 14% | 1 |
| Cyclists | 7 | 3.8% | 0 |
| Motorists (drivers and passengers) | 150 | 82% | 0 |
What police say caused the crashes
Police named a specific contributing factor in 64% of crashes on Beach Channel Drive. The most common was Driver Inattention/Distraction (49% of crashes with a known factor), followed by following too closely and failure to yield right-of-way.
ZIP codes this street crosses
Crashes on Beach Channel Drive 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.