New Clayton crimes reported since the last site update
- Theft of parts from a vehicle, 10:56 PM, at 3899 N Jackson St.
- Shoplifting, 11:00 AM, at 3555 N Colorado Blvd.
Thursday May 11
Wednesday May 31
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 5 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 4 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 4.2 per month in Clayton.
- Domestic violence: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.9.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.3.
- Robbery: 1 incident the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.1.
- Burglary: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.2.
- Property crimes: 13 incidents the past 30 days, 14 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 13.8.
- Car thefts: 1 incident the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.2.
- Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 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 (Elyria-Swansea, Northeast Park Hill, Skyland, Cole).
Clayton addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Clayton addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 3999 N Colorado Blvd: 47
- No address given: 26
- 3555 N Colorado Blvd: 21
- 3990 E 35th Ave: 18
- 3955 N Steele St: 11
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, Saturday Nov. 18, 2:06 AM, at 3314 E Bruce Randolph Ave.
- Serious assault, Saturday Nov. 18, 2:06 AM, at 3314 E Bruce Randolph Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Oct. 31, 6:00 PM, at the 3300 block of N Steele St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Saturday Oct. 28, 3:30 AM, at 3646 N Clayton St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Oct. 10, 2:04 PM, at 3999 N Colorado Blvd.
- Serious assault, Friday Sept. 29, 3:00 PM, at E Bruce Randolph Ave and N Colorado Blvd.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday Sept. 21, 2:54 AM, at 2522 E 37th Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Saturday Sept. 16, 11:30 PM, at 3300 N Elizabeth St.
Latest robberies in Clayton
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday Nov. 25, 9:04 PM, at the 3400 block of N York St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday Nov. 25, 9:04 PM, at the 3400 block of N York St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Wednesday Nov. 15, 2:19 AM, at 3990 E 35th Ave.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Wednesday Nov. 15, 2:19 AM, at 3990 E 35th Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday Oct. 17, 8:58 PM, at the 3300 block of E Bruce Randolph Ave.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Tuesday Sept. 19, 10:35 AM, at 3555 N Colorado Blvd.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday Sept. 9, 2:24 PM, at 3555 N Colorado Blvd.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday July 23, 7:18 AM, at 3990 E 35th Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday June 1, 10:31 PM, at 3401 N Colorado Blvd.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Monday May 22, 8:45 AM, at 3555 N Colorado Blvd.
Latest burglaries in Clayton
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday Nov. 20, 1:08 AM, at 2521 E Bruce Randolph Ave.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday Nov. 20, 1:08 AM, at 2521 E Bruce Randolph Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday Nov. 11, 8:09 PM, at 2528 E 37th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday Nov. 11, 8:09 PM, at 2528 E 37th Ave.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Monday Oct. 30, 8:00 PM, at 3600 E 40th Ave.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Sept. 23, 12:00 AM, at 2940 E Bruce Randolph Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday Sept. 6, 7:25 AM, at 3210 N Clayton St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday August 25, 8:00 AM, at 3510 N Columbine St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday August 11, 8:30 PM, at 3311 N Elizabeth St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday July 24, 1:30 AM, at 3815 N Steele St.
Featured: Read the October 2023 Denver-city crime report.
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
Monthly property crime in Clayton
So far this year, Clayton ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 22nd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 25th last year. 10.12 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 8.71 up until this point last year)
- 51st in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 36th in 2022. 35.53 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 53.88 in 2022)
- 26th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 72nd in 2022. 0.94 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2023, 0.24 in 2022)
- 21st in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 29th in 2022. 4.24 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 2.82 in 2022)
- 25th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 21st in 2022. 2.12 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2023, 2.35 in 2022)
- 47th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 49th in 2022. 5.41 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2023, 5.41 in 2022)
- 55th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 33rd in 2022. 8.94 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2023, 19.06 in 2022)
- 54th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 41st in 2022. 0.47 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2023, 1.18 in 2022)
- 25th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 34th in 2022. 5.18 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 2.82 in 2022)
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 | 22nd | 21 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
| 2022 | 27th | 26 | 74 | 26 | 27 |
A table comparing Clayton property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 51st | 55 | 54 | 23 |
| 2022 | 37th | 33 | 40 | 60 |
A table comparing Clayton burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 50 | 45 | 49 | 43 |
| 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 prostitution crime report.
Denver crime maps
Denver crime trends map
The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and yearly 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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