New Barnum West crimes reported since the last site update
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 7:00 AM, no address given.
- Unlawful sexual contact, 1:00 PM, no address given.
- Criminal mischief - other, 8:18 AM, at 361 N Vrain St.
- Disturbing the peace, 8:18 AM, at 361 N Vrain St.
- Possession of cocaine, 2:28 PM, at W 1St Ave and N Sheridan Blvd.
Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020
Monday Jan. 1, 2024
Thursday Jan. 12, 2023
Thursday Jan. 12, 2023
Tuesday Jan. 14, 2020
See all the recent crimes in Barnum West here.
Barnum West in the news
- Year-end review: Denver neighborhood property crime in 2024, compared with 2023
- Published February 10
- 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
The past 30 days in Barnum West crime
- There were 2 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 4 30 days before that and even with the monthly average in the last 12 months of 2.1 per month in Barnum West.
- Domestic violence: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.7.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.1.
- Robbery: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.3.
- Burglary: 1 incident the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.8.
- Property crimes: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 6 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 8.0.
- Car thefts: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.9.
- Bike thefts: No incidents 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, Barnum, Villa Park).
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.
- 4595 W Alameda Ave: 5
- 5105 W Alameda Ave: 4
- 5100 Block W Alameda Ave: 4
- 4600 Block W Short Pl: 2
- W Cedar Ave / S Sheridan Blvd: 2
The full list of Barnum West addresses with the most reported crimes
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
- Saturday June 8, 6:26 PM, at 502 N Sheridan Blvd.
Latest serious assaults in Barnum West
- Serious assault, Tuesday April 8, 10:42 PM, at the 4600 block of W Short Pl.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday April 8, 10:42 PM, at the 4600 block of W Short Pl.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Sunday March 16, 6:35 AM, at W 2nd Ave and N Winona Ct.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Monday March 3, 12:17 AM, at 245 N Yates St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday Feb 23, 9:54 AM, at 465 N Utica St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday Jan. 8, 3:00 PM, at the 0 block of N Sheridan Blvd.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Saturday Dec. 28, 2:47 AM, at 15 N Perry St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday Dec. 19, 8:14 PM, at 282 S Zenobia St.
- Serious assault, Saturday Dec. 7, 2:16 AM, at the 100 block of S Sheridan Blvd.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday Oct. 27, 2:18 AM, at 4134 W Cedar Ave.
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.
Latest burglaries in Barnum West
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday April 7, 5:26 AM, at 4595 W Alameda Ave.
- Burglary - other, Friday March 21, 5:00 PM, at 4595 W Alameda Ave.
- Burglary - other, Tuesday Jan. 21, 9:05 AM, at 4615 W 4th Ave.
- 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.
Featured: Read the March 2025 Denver-city crime report.
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 September 2022, and the least was zero in February 2022.
Monthly property crime in Barnum West
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 10.9 and the median was 10.0. The most in any month was 25, in May 2021, and the least was three in March 2023.
So far this year, Barnum West ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 53rd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 58th last year. 1.19 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.19 up until this point last year)
- 76th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 73rd in 2024. 4.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.8 in 2024)
- 36th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 45th in 2024. 0.17 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 in 2024)
- 74th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 67th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 in 2024)
- 68th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 55th in 2024. 0.0 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 in 2024)
- 69th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 75th in 2024. 0.51 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.51 in 2024)
- 74th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 47th in 2024. 0.85 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.73 in 2024)
- 40th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 76th in 2024. 0.17 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 21st in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 77th in 2024. 2.22 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.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Updated: Colorado state crime rate charts.
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