New Clayton crimes reported since the last site update
- Serious assault - domestic violence, 11:23 AM, no address given.
- Bicycle theft, 12:25 PM, at 3349 N Fillmore St.
- Rape, 2:00 AM, no address given.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, 1:00 PM, no address given.
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 5:09 PM, no address given.
Wednesday Jan. 10, 2024
Thursday Jan. 13, 2022
Tuesday Jan. 15, 2019
Wednesday Jan. 16, 2019
Friday Jan. 17, 2020
See all the recent crimes in Clayton here.
Clayton in the news
- Three shootings — one fatal — and a stabbing reported overnight in Denver
- Published September 18, 2021
- Denver-area police report 8 people shot over 27 hours
- Published August 2, 2021
- Denver police investigating 3 incidents as 4 are killed in overnight homicides
- Published June 11, 2021
The past 30 days in Clayton crime
- There were 4 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's even with the 4 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 3.1 per month in Clayton.
- Domestic violence: 1 incident the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.7.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
- Robbery: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.6.
- Burglary: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.8.
- Property crimes: 29 incidents the past 30 days, 23 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 15.2.
- Car thefts: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.0.
- Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
Compare Clayton to its neighbors
See how Clayton's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Cole, Elyria-Swansea, Skyland, Northeast Park Hill).
Clayton addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Clayton addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 3555 N Colorado Blvd: 5
- 3450 N Jackson St: 2
- 3800 Block N Jackson St: 2
- 3320 N Columbine St: 1
- 3955 N Steele St: 1
The full list of Clayton addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Clayton
A Clayton crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Clayton crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Clayton happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Clayton happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Clayton happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Clayton happen?
Latest homicides in Clayton
Good news: Clayton has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.
Latest serious assaults in Clayton
- Serious assault, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2:28 AM, at the 3800 block of N Jackson St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday Dec. 12, 9:15 AM, at N Colorado Blvd and E Bruce Randolph Ave.
- Serious assault, Monday Dec. 9, 4:08 PM, at 3999 N Colorado Blvd.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday Nov. 21, 4:12 PM, at 3999 N Colorado Blvd.
- Weapon fired into an occupied vehicle, Monday Nov. 11, 11:07 PM, at the 3600 block of E 35th Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday Oct. 16, 9:10 AM, at 3999 N Colorado Blvd.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Saturday Oct. 5, 11:45 AM, at E Bruce Randolph Ave and N Josephine St.
Latest robberies in Clayton
- Armed carjacking, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2:28 AM, at the 3800 block of N Jackson St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Dec. 28, 1:00 PM, at the 3300 block of N Jackson St.
- Armed carjacking, Thursday Dec. 19, 6:45 AM, at the 3400 block of N Columbine St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Monday June 10, 12:55 PM, at 3990 E 35th Ave.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Tuesday May 7, 10:28 PM, at 3990 E 35th Ave.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday April 14, 11:21 PM, at 3400 N York St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday April 7, 4:21 AM, at 3990 E 35th Ave.
Latest burglaries in Clayton
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday Jan. 12, 1:16 AM, at 2500 E 40th Ave.
- Possession of burglary tools, Sunday Dec. 22, 6:36 PM, at E 46th Ave and N Monroe St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday Dec. 22, 12:00 PM, at 2500 E 40th Ave.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday Nov. 27, 5:40 PM, at 3879 N Adams St.
- Burglary - other, Wednesday Nov. 27, 3:21 PM, at 3401 N Colorado Blvd.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday Nov. 19, 1:58 AM, at 3917 N Cook St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 29, 9:22 AM, at 3555 N Colorado Blvd.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday Oct. 16, 4:33 AM, at 3732 N Cook St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 15, 8:00 AM, at 3420 N Madison St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 8, 11:00 PM, at 3501 N Clayton St.
New: The worst Denver neighborhoods for violent crime so far in 2024.
Crime in Clayton, by day of the week
Clayton property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Clayton happen.
Clayton violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Clayton happen.
Monthly crimes in Clayton
Monthly violent crime in Clayton
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 3.6 and the median was 3.0. The most in any month was eight, in September 2023, and the least was zero in November 2022.
Monthly property crime in Clayton
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 17.1 and the median was 17.0. The most in any month was 29, in December 2024, and the least was eight in April 2023.
So far this year, Clayton ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 13th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 23rd last year. 0.47 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.24 up until this point last year)
- 26th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 39th in 2024. 1.18 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.18 in 2024)
- 21st in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 61st in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 36th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 6th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.24 in 2024)
- 5th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 59th in 2024. 0.24 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 45th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 4th in 2024. 0.0 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.47 in 2024)
- 56th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 73rd in 2024. 0.0 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 23rd in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 6th in 2024. 0.0 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.24 in 2024)
- 13th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 6th in 2024. 0.24 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.71 in 2024)
Compare Clayton crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Clayton's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Clayton violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Clayton.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19th | 19 | 29 | 20 | 23 |
| 2022 | 27th | 26 | 74 | 26 | 27 |
A table comparing Clayton property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 51st | 59 | 55 | 24 |
| 2022 | 37th | 33 | 40 | 60 |
A table comparing Clayton burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 54 | 39 | 48 | 45 |
| 2022 | 21 | 63 | 46 | 43 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Clayton.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
New: The worst Denver neighborhoods for violent crime in 2024.
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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.
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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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