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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
- "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 1 reported incident of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 3 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 2.5 per month in Bear Valley.
- Domestic violence: 1 incident the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.8.
- 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 0.5.
- Burglary: 1 incident the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.0.
- Property crimes: 19 incidents the past 30 days, 16 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 16.5.
- Car thefts: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 6 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 5.2.
- Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.3.
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.
- 3067 S Sheridan Blvd: 33
- 6301 W Hampden Ave: 29
- 5775 W Dartmouth Ave: 29
- 3550 S Kendall St: 26
- 5995 W Hampden Ave: 25
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, Tuesday Nov. 26, 1:01 AM, at 3550 S Kendall St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Oct. 29, 8:50 AM, at S Sheridan Blvd and W Yale Ave.
- Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Thursday Oct. 24, 5:30 PM, at the 3000 block of S Hurley Cir.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday Oct. 14, 5:16 PM, at 2945 S Webster St.
- Serious assault, Thursday Oct. 10, 7:45 PM, at the 5700 block of W Dartmouth Ave.
- Serious assault, Tuesday Sept. 10, 12:01 AM, at 2758 S Marshall St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday Sept. 9, 11:20 AM, at 6301 W Hampden S Frtg.
- Serious assault, Thursday Sept. 5, 11:00 AM, at 2855 S Lamar St.
- Serious assault, Wednesday August 21, 2:00 AM, at 3481 S Fenton St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday August 7, 6:31 PM, at 2801 S Jay St.
Latest robberies in Bear Valley
- Armed carjacking, Saturday Sept. 7, 4:57 PM, at 3097 S Sheridan Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday Sept. 5, 11:00 AM, at 2855 S Lamar St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Tuesday July 16, 3:57 PM, at 3125 S Sheridan Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday June 5, 12:45 PM, at 5995 W Hampden Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday May 24, 2:30 PM, at S Lamar St and W Dartmouth Ave.
- Armed carjacking, Wednesday April 3, 10:29 PM, at 6301 W Hampden Ave.
Latest burglaries in Bear Valley
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Nov. 19, 4:00 PM, at 3481 S Fenton St.
- Burglary and auto theft at a business with forced entry, Friday Oct. 18, 12:00 PM, at 2855 S Lamar St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday Oct. 14, 8:00 AM, at 6301 W Hampden Ave.
- Burglary - other, Friday August 23, 11:10 AM, at 3110 S Wadsworth Blvd.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday August 15, 6:00 PM, at 2855 S Lamar St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday August 15, 2:00 AM, at 7101 W Yale Ave.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday August 6, 12:50 AM, at 3097 S Sheridan Blvd.
- Burglary - other, Monday June 24, 9:59 AM, at 3110 S Wadsworth Blvd.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday June 21, 2:20 AM, at 3097 S Sheridan Blvd.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday June 20, 1:41 AM, at 3097 S Sheridan Blvd.
Featured: Colorado state crime rate charts.
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 2.6 and the median was 2.5. The most in any month was seven, in January 2024, and the least was zero in April 2021.
Monthly property crime in Bear Valley
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 22.6 and the median was 22.0. The most in any month was 40, in December 2021, and the least was seven in December 2024.
So far this year, Bear Valley ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 55th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 64th last year. 4.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 3.14 up until this point last year)
- 66th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 67th in 2023. 23.36 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 25.63 in 2023)
- 77th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 66th in 2023. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.32 in 2023)
- 40th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 43rd in 2023. 2.6 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.49 in 2023)
- 60th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 73rd in 2023. 0.76 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.32 in 2023)
- 56th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 50th in 2023. 4.33 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 5.62 in 2023)
- 57th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 61st in 2023. 7.57 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 8.22 in 2023)
- 61st in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 70th in 2023. 0.43 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.11 in 2023)
- 55th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 65th in 2023. 1.08 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.76 in 2023)
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.
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