New: The North High School crime report.
New Highland crimes reported since the last site update
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 11:40 PM, no address given.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 10:00 PM, at the 2100 block of W 31St Ave.
- Rape, 4:00 PM, no address given.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 1:25 AM, at 2424 W Caithness Pl.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, 6:51 PM, no address given.
Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020
Friday Jan. 1, 2021
Saturday Jan. 1, 2022
Thursday Jan. 10, 2019
Monday Jan. 10, 2022
See all the recent crimes in Highland here.
Highland in the news
- Woman’s death near LoHi park, South Platte River investigated as homicide
- Published August 1, 2024
- Man accused of fatal RTD bus stabbing was released on parole despite public safety concerns, records show
- Published January 2, 2024
- Fatal RTD bus stabbing was "without provocation or warning," Denver police say
- Published September 25, 2023
The past 30 days in Highland 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 less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 4.2 per month in Highland.
- Domestic violence: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.8.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.3.
- Robbery: 1 incident the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.3.
- Burglary: 7 incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 8.1.
- Property crimes: 44 incidents the past 30 days, 40 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 50.2.
- Car thefts: 11 incidents the past 30 days, 6 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 8.3.
- Bike thefts: 1 incident the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.6.
Compare Highland to its neighbors
See how Highland's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Sunnyside, Five Points, West Highland, Union Station, Jefferson Park, Globeville).
Highland addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Highland addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 1416 Platte St: 16
- 2960 N Speer Blvd: 6
- 3234 N Navajo St: 5
- 2401 15th St: 5
- No address given: 5
The full list of Highland addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Highland
A Highland crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Highland crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Highland happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Highland happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Highland happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Highland happen?
Latest homicides in Highland
- Thursday August 1, 12:10 AM, at 3500 Rockmont Dr.
Latest serious assaults in Highland
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Saturday March 29, 8:33 PM, at W 38th Ave and N Lipan St.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Thursday March 27, 9:00 PM, at 3344 N Mariposa St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday Feb 27, 10:05 PM, at W 38th Ave and N Federal Blvd.
- Serious assault, Saturday Jan. 25, 1:30 AM, at I-25 north-bound and 20th St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Jan. 21, 6:30 PM, at 3160 N Federal Blvd.
- Serious assault, Thursday Jan. 16, 10:00 AM, at 3000 N Tejon St.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Dec. 27, 10:00 PM, at 3108 N Fife Ct.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday Dec. 13, 8:10 PM, at the 3300 block of N Quivas St.
- Serious assault, Saturday Dec. 7, 11:11 PM, at I-25 south-bound and 20th St.
Latest robberies in Highland
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday March 29, 3:02 PM, at 2500 W 38th Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Feb 3, 9:29 PM, at the 3600 block of N Tejon St.
- Robbery of a person in a residence, Monday Jan. 27, 4:07 AM, at 2926 N Zuni St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Jan. 11, 11:15 PM, at the 3200 block of N Pecos St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Nov. 16, 8:00 PM, at the 2700 block of 17th St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday Nov. 14, 8:42 PM, at 1416 Platte St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Wednesday Nov. 6, 2:20 PM, at 1416 Platte St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Oct. 28, 11:14 AM, at 2960 N Speer Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday Oct. 2, 2:15 PM, at W 32nd 33rd alley and N Bryant Clay alley.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Sept. 30, 2:00 AM, at 15th St and Platte St.
Latest burglaries in Highland
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Monday April 7, 1:00 PM, at 3220 N Zuni St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday March 28, 12:00 AM, at 2030 W 30th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday March 25, 3:45 AM, at 2555 16th St.
- Burglary - other, Monday March 24, 1:55 PM, at 3500 Rockmont Dr.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday March 18, 4:45 AM, at 2000 W 32nd Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday March 15, 12:00 PM, at 3433 N Pecos St.
- Burglary - other, Wednesday March 12, 8:13 PM, at 3234 N Navajo St.
- Burglary - other, Saturday March 8, 2:00 PM, at 3234 N Navajo St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Friday March 7, 2:48 AM, at 2227 W 32nd Ave.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Thursday Feb 27, 10:00 PM, at 2227 W 32nd Ave.
Featured: Read the March 2025 Denver-city crime report.
Crime in Highland, by day of the week
Highland property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Highland happen.
Highland violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Highland happen.
Monthly crimes in Highland
Monthly violent crime in Highland
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 5.1 and the median was 5.0. The most in any month was 11, in November 2022, and the least was zero in April 2025.
Monthly property crime in Highland
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 61.8 and the median was 61.0. The most in any month was 108, in July 2021, and the least was 13 in April 2025.
So far this year, Highland ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 35th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 32nd last year. 1.56 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.67 up until this point last year)
- 22nd in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 23rd in 2024. 15.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 14.35 in 2024)
- 20th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 15th in 2024. 0.33 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.44 in 2024)
- 66th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 41st in 2024. 0.22 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.56 in 2024)
- 29th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 23rd in 2024. 0.44 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.56 in 2024)
- 11th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 21st in 2024. 2.67 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.22 in 2024)
- 25th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 26th in 2024. 2.78 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.67 in 2024)
- 21st in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 16th in 2024. 0.44 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.56 in 2024)
- 54th in population-adjusted drug crimes (even ranking with in 2024. 0.33 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.33 in 2024)
Compare Highland crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Highland's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Highland violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Highland.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 43rd | 36 | 21 | 47 | 45 |
| 2022 | 35th | 64 | 47 | 35 | 34 |
A table comparing Highland property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25th | 34 | 15 | 26 |
| 2022 | 19th | 23 | 11 | 56 |
A table comparing Highland burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 | 44 | 55 | 20 |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 16 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Highland.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Featured: The 16th Street Mall 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.
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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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