New: The John F Kennedy High School crime report.
New Bear Valley crimes reported since the last site update
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 4:30 PM, at the 5900 block of W Hampden Ave.
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 5:00 PM, no address given.
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 4:11 AM, no address given.
- Homicide by other means, 6:46 AM, at 3550 S Kendall St.
- Rape, 12:00 AM, no address given.
Monday Jan. 11, 2021
Tuesday Jan. 15, 2019
Sunday Jan. 15, 2023
Tuesday Jan. 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan. 19, 2021
See all the recent crimes in Bear Valley here.
Bear Valley in the news
- Police find truck that struck car, bike in hit-and-run crash; driver still at large
- Published July 3, 2024
- "Why did this happen to my family?" Denver man sentenced to life in prison for murdering 3 members of his family
- Published May 6, 2022
- Jury convicts Denver man of killing 3 members of his family, including 11-year-old granddaughter
- Published May 2, 2022
The past 30 days in Bear Valley crime
- There were 3 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 1 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 1.9 per month in Bear Valley.
- Domestic violence: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Robbery: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.
- Burglary: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.2.
- Property crimes: 15 incidents the past 30 days, 24 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 14.6.
- Car thefts: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 8 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 5.4.
- Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
Compare Bear Valley to its neighbors
See how Bear Valley's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Harvey Park South, Fort Logan).
Bear Valley addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Bear Valley addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 3400 Block S Fenton St: 13
- 5775 W Dartmouth Ave: 13
- 3500 Block S Kendall St: 12
- 6301 W Hampden Ave: 10
- 3481 S Fenton St: 10
The full list of Bear Valley addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Bear Valley
A Bear Valley crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Bear Valley crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Bear Valley happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Bear Valley happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Bear Valley happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Bear Valley happen?
Latest homicides in Bear Valley
Good news: Bear Valley has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.
Latest serious assaults in Bear Valley
- Serious assault, Wednesday June 4, 6:44 PM, at S Sheridan Blvd and W Dartmouth Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday May 21, 12:15 AM, at S Sheridan Blvd and W Dartmouth Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday May 16, 9:50 AM, at the 6300 block of W Hampden Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Saturday April 12, 8:15 PM, at S Sheridan Blvd and W Hampden Ave.
- Serious assault, Wednesday March 5, 8:40 PM, at 2900 S Ivan Way.
- Serious assault, Wednesday March 5, 6:55 PM, at 2946 S Upham St.
- Serious assault, Wednesday Feb 19, 11:24 PM, at the 5700 block of W Dartmouth Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday Jan. 12, 4:21 AM, at the 6300 block of W Hampden Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday Dec. 23, 2:23 AM, at the 3500 block of S Kendall St.
- Serious assault, Tuesday Nov. 26, 8:01 AM, at the 3500 block of S Kendall St.
Latest robberies in Bear Valley
- Forcible purse snatching, Wednesday March 26, 9:38 AM, at the 2800 block of S Sheridan Blvd.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday March 16, 10:40 PM, at 2790 S Wadsworth Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Feb 15, 2:00 PM, at 3097 S Sheridan Blvd.
- Armed carjacking, Saturday Sept. 7, 11:57 PM, at 3097 S Sheridan Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday Sept. 5, 6:00 PM, at 2855 S Lamar St.
Latest burglaries in Bear Valley
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday June 1, 1:27 AM, at 5855 W Hampden Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday May 31, 9:20 PM, at the 3500 block of S Kendall St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday May 30, 4:00 PM, at the 2800 block of S Joslin Ct.
- Burglary - other, Wednesday May 21, 3:35 PM, at the 7100 block of W Yale Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Wednesday May 21, 9:48 AM, at 5775 W Dartmouth Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday May 8, 8:03 AM, at the 7500 block of W Yale Ave.
- Burglary - other, Thursday May 8, 12:00 AM, at 7505 W Yale Ave.
- Burglary - other, Tuesday April 29, 10:00 PM, at 6301 W Hampden Ave.
- Burglary - other, Wednesday April 16, 1:09 AM, at the 3400 block of S Fenton St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday March 16, 7:00 AM, at the 3500 block of S Harlan St.
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Crime in Bear Valley, by day of the week
Bear Valley property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Bear Valley happen.
Bear Valley violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Bear Valley happen.
Monthly crimes in Bear Valley
Monthly violent crime in Bear Valley
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 2.1 and the median was 2.0. The most in any month was seven, in March 2022, and the least was zero in July 2022.
Monthly property crime in Bear Valley
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 21.7 and the median was 22.0. The most in any month was 41, in December 2021, and the least was four in June 2025.
So far this year, Bear Valley 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 (even from 53rd last year. 1.19 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.95 up until this point last year)
- 62nd in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 51st in 2024. 9.73 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 13.84 in 2024)
- 25th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 78th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 25th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 38th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.19 in 2024)
- 53rd in population-adjusted robberies (even ranking with in 2024. 0.32 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.32 in 2024)
- 50th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 35th in 2024. 1.95 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.03 in 2024)
- 34th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 54th in 2024. 3.57 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.79 in 2024)
- 69th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 41st in 2024. 0.0 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.32 in 2024)
- 50th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 70th in 2024. 0.76 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.11 in 2024)
Compare Bear Valley crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Bear Valley's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Bear Valley violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Bear Valley.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 64th | 40 | 68 | 73 | 58 |
| 2022 | 56th | 63 | 61 | 61 | 51 |
A table comparing Bear Valley property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 67th | 65 | 70 | 43 |
| 2022 | 66th | 59 | 66 | 48 |
A table comparing Bear Valley burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 76 | 26 | 38 | 60 |
| 2022 | 68 | 47 | 54 | 71 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Bear Valley.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Featured: Read the May 2025 Denver-city crime report.
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Denver crime trends map
The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and year-to-date basis.
The Denver-city recent crime map
The recent crimes map shows where crimes across the city were reported in the last two or so months, and shows which addresses across the city have logged the most reported crimes.
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