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Barnum West, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis for 2025. Last updated Thursday January 16th.

Barnum West violent crimes are up in the past 30 days (4) compared with the 30 days before that (2), and are down since the start of 2025 when compared to the same time period in 2024.

Recent crime ranking changes in Barnum West

There were 11 notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the current rankings to the rankings four weeks ago. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in Barnum West.

Year over year, 2025 vs. 2024

See how crime in Barnum West is going compared to the same period of time in 2024.

Crime type comparison, 2025,
Barnum West vs. Denver

See how the proportion of crimes in Barnum West compares with the city.

Barnum West crimes

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New Barnum West crimes reported since the last site update

    Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 7:00 AM, no address given.
  • Monday Jan. 1, 2024

  • Unlawful sexual contact, 1:00 PM, no address given.
  • Thursday Jan. 12, 2023

  • Criminal mischief - other, 8:18 AM, at 361 N Vrain St.
  • Thursday Jan. 12, 2023

  • Disturbing the peace, 8:18 AM, at 361 N Vrain St.
  • Tuesday Jan. 14, 2020

  • Possession of cocaine, 2:28 PM, at W 1St Ave and N Sheridan Blvd.

Barnum West in the news

Two Denver police officers injured after driver speeds away following crash
Published July 13, 2022
One dead, two shot, one stabbed in post-Thanksgiving incidents in Denver
Published November 27, 2021
Man shot dead in Denver's Barnum West neighborhood has been identified
Published August 6, 2021

The past 30 days in Barnum West crime

  • There were 4 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 2 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 2.1 per month in Barnum West.
  • Domestic violence: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.9.
  • Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.1.
  • Robbery: 1 incident the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.
  • Burglary: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.8.
  • Property crimes: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 10 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 8.3.
  • Car thefts: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.4.
  • Bike thefts: 1 incident the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.1.

Compare Barnum West to its neighbors

See how Barnum West's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Westwood, Villa Park, Barnum).

Barnum West addresses with the most reported crime

These are the top Barnum West addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.

  1. 0 Block N Sheridan Blvd: 2
  2. 4500 Block W 1st Ave: 1
  3. 49 S Wolff St: 1

Latest notable crimes in Barnum West

A Barnum West crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.

Barnum West crime map

Reported assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported assaults in Barnum West happen?

Reported burglaries, by time of day

What time do most reported burglaries in Barnum West happen?

Reported robberies, by time of day

What time do most reported robberies in Barnum West happen?

Reported sexual assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported sexual assaults in Barnum West happen?

Latest homicides in Barnum West

Latest serious assaults in Barnum West

Latest robberies in Barnum West

  • Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday Dec. 24, 4:58 PM, at 550 N Sheridan Blvd.
  • Armed carjacking, Sunday Nov. 24, 2:30 AM, at 25 S Xavier St.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday August 22, 8:27 PM, at 49 S Wolff St.
  • Robbery of a person in a residence, Sunday August 18, 4:50 AM, at 35 N Xavier St.
  • Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday March 23, 9:00 PM, at 5185 W 1St Ave.

Latest burglaries in Barnum West

  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday Dec. 5, 3:00 PM, at 170 S Stuart St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Monday Nov. 4, 2:00 PM, at 250 N Zenobia St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday Nov. 3, 1:20 AM, at 502 N Sheridan Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday Oct. 13, 6:06 PM, at 324 N Zenobia St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Oct. 12, 3:08 AM, at 502 N Sheridan Blvd.
  • Burglary - other, Tuesday Sept. 17, 8:00 PM, at 70 N Winona Ct.
  • Burglary - other, Sunday Sept. 15, 3:00 AM, at 137 S Raleigh St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday August 20, 4:00 AM, at 4029 W 3rd Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday August 12, 8:00 AM, at 421 N Raleigh St.
  • Burglary - other, Saturday August 10, 9:15 AM, at 170 S Sheridan Blvd.

Featured: Denver's 2024 crime map.

Crime in Barnum West, by day of the week

Barnum West property crimes, by day

The day of the week reported property crimes in Barnum West happen.

Barnum West violent crimes, by day

The day of the week reported violent crimes in Barnum West happen.

Monthly crimes in Barnum West

Monthly violent crime in Barnum West

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 2.3 and the median was 2.0. The most in any month was six, in October 2024, and the least was zero in March 2021.

Monthly property crime in Barnum West

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 11.2 and the median was 11.0. The most in any month was 25, in May 2021, and the least was one in January 2025.

So far this year, Barnum West ranks in reported crime rates:

Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).

  • 71st (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 25th last year. 0.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.17 up until this point last year)
  • 69th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 49th in 2024. 0.17 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.68 in 2024)
  • 70th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 4th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 in 2024)
  • 72nd in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 9th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 in 2024)
  • 71st in population-adjusted robberies (down from 38th in 2024. 0.0 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
  • 72nd in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 26th in 2024. 0.0 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 in 2024)
  • 72nd in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 13th in 2024. 0.0 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.51 in 2024)
  • 4th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 42nd in 2024. 0.17 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
  • 70th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 46th in 2024. 0.0 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)

Compare Barnum West crime rate rankings in recent years

The lower the rank, the worse Barnum West's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.

A table comparing Barnum West violent crime rates

Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Barnum West.

Year Violent crime Domestic
violence
Sexual assault Robbery Aggravated
assault
2023 58th 46 54 79 51
2022 53rd 29 45 69 45

A table comparing Barnum West property crime rates

Year Property
crime
Auto theft Bicycle theft Arson
2023 78th 75 60 32
2022 75th 72 52 43

A table comparing Barnum West burglary crime rates

Year Residential
burglary
Business
burglary
Burglary,
forced entry
Burglary,
unforced
2023 67 78 74 78
2022 62 69 73 63

See the full year-by-year rankings for Barnum West.

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