NANAIMO — Despite a growing population, newly released data shows the number of collisions at Nanaimo’s highest crash intersections continues inching downward.
Intersection crash data released by ICBC revealed 523 reported combined collisions at Nanaimo’s 10 highest crash junctions in 2025, down slightly from 530 in 2024, and reduced further from 537 in 2022.
Leading the way for intersection motor vehicle collisions in the Harbour City last year was the Island Hwy. at Bowen Rd./Norwell Dr. with 66 crashes, down from 73 in 2024.
The central Nanaimo intersection had the fifth most reported crashes last year on Vancouver Island, down from the second-highest in 2024.
Nanaimo’s top ten crash-prone intersections in 2025. (Image Credit: ICBC)
Last year saw 616 red-light runners nabbed at the central Nanaimo intersection, the second most since the intersection was monitored for red-light violators by the B.C. government beginning in 2020.
Three Nanaimo intersections factored into the top ten list on Vancouver Island’s highest crash list last year, down from five in 2024.
Lantzville’s highest crash intersection in 2025 was the Nanaimo Parkway at Aulds Rd., representing 50 collisions, down from 58 in 2024.
ICBC data indicated there were 99 reported collisions in Parksville last year, the same number as 2024.
Parksville’s Island Hwy./Morrison Ave. intersection reported 15 crashes in 2025, down from 20 the prior year.
In Qualicum Beach, 61 crashes combined reported last year at the community’s 10 most crash-prone intersections, representing a drop from 68 in 2024.
Vancouver Island wide, 11,560 intersection crashes were reported last year to ICBC, down by 10 collisions from the prior year.
The Island’s highest crash-prone intersections last year. (Image Credit: ICBC)
Updated fatality data from intersection crashes is not yet available for last year on Vancouver Island, however the prior five-year average was 10 people losing their lives annually in collisions at Island intersections.
Across the province, 107,977 intersection crashes occurred in 2025, down by 169 from the prior year.
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