Williamsburg, VA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Williamsburg: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Williamsburg and Williamsburg city, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Williamsburg city numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 12 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
Williamsburg at a glance: I-64 most fatal truck crashes within 10 miles of Williamsburg: 10 since 2015.
Overview
Williamsburg city has recorded 12 truck crashes since 2015, with 1 people injured and 0 killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 335 days.
Williamsburg had 12 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Williamsburg city numbers.
When crashes happen
Williamsburg city has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Within this area, I-64 had the most fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015 (10). It is followed by US-60 (2), CR-646 (1) and SR-199 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 1 of the truck crashes here, or 8.3%, compared with 2.5% in Virginia.
Route planning tips for Williamsburg fleets
- Look at alternatives to I-64 at busy times: it leads this area in fatal truck crashes.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Williamsburg city
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-64 | 10 |
| US-60 | 2 |
| CR-646 | 1 |
| SR-199 | 1 |
| SR-238 | 1 |
| SR-5 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Williamsburg city) |
|---|---|
| Richmond Rd | 3 |
| Blk Richmond Rd | 1 |
| Capitol Landing Rd | 1 |
| E Francis St | 1 |
| Francis St | 1 |
| Francis Street | 1 |
| Monticello Ave | 1 |
| N Nassau | 1 |
Williamsburg at a glance
| Population | 16,030 |
| Land area | 8.9 sq mi |
| Density | 1,793 per sq mi |
Historical data: truck crashes in Williamsburg city since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 2 | — | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 1 | -13% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | +3% | 0.0 |
From the 2000s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Williamsburg
How many truck crashes happen in Williamsburg?
Since 2015, 12 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Williamsburg city (1 injured, 0 killed).
Which road has the most fatal truck crashes in Williamsburg?
I-64 had 10 fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Williamsburg since 2015, more than any other road.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Williamsburg?
Since 2015, Williamsburg city has reported 1 garbage-truck crash, or 8.3% of its truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Williamsburg?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.