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The past 30 days in Highland crime
- There were 2 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 3 30 days before that and even with the monthly average in the last 12 months of 2.2 per month in Highland.
- Domestic violence: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.0.
- Robbery: 1 incident the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.6.
- Burglary: 9 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 6.7.
- Property crimes: 65 incidents the past 30 days, 55 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 44.8.
- Car thefts: 12 incidents the past 30 days, 8 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 7.5.
- Bike thefts: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.9.
Compare Highland to its neighbors
See how Highland's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Five Points, Sunnyside, Jefferson Park, West Highland, Globeville, Union Station).
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: 83
- 2960 N Speer Blvd: 19
- 2298 W 28th Ave: 13
- 3500 Rockmont Dr: 10
- 2800 Block N Vallejo St: 9
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
Good news: Highland has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.
Latest serious assaults in Highland
- Serious assault, Monday Oct. 20, 4:14 AM, at the 2100 block of W 28th Ave.
- Serious assault, Thursday Oct. 2, 9:36 AM, at 3210 N Shoshone St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday Sept. 28, 8:39 PM, at the 3200 block of N Pecos St.
- Serious assault, Sunday Sept. 28, 3:45 PM, at 1620 Platte St.
- Serious assault, Monday Sept. 8, 12:00 AM, at W 38th Ave and N Lipan St.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Wednesday Sept. 3, 12:00 AM, at 1701 Platte St.
- Serious assault, Friday August 15, 9:02 PM, at W 38th Ave and N Zuni St.
- Serious assault, Friday August 8, 8:02 AM, at W 29th Ave and N Vallejo St.
- Serious assault, Sunday August 3, 9:59 AM, at 3210 N Shoshone St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday July 11, 11:45 PM, at W 29th Ave and N Zuni St.
Latest robberies in Highland
- Armed carjacking, Thursday Oct. 16, 10:30 PM, at W 38th Ave and N Tejon St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday August 14, 2:02 PM, at 2727 N Zuni St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday August 11, 6:00 AM, at 1620 Platte St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Saturday March 29, 10:02 PM, at 2500 W 38th Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday Feb 4, 4:29 AM, at 3616 N Tejon St.
- Robbery of a person in a residence, Monday Jan. 27, 11:07 AM, at the 2900 block of N Zuni St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday Jan. 12, 6:15 AM, at 3200 N Pecos St.
Latest burglaries in Highland
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday Nov. 13, 10:51 AM, at 1501 Boulder St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Nov. 7, 7:00 AM, at the 3700 block of N Tejon St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Wednesday Nov. 5, 7:36 AM, at 3758 N Osage St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday Nov. 1, 2:00 AM, at 3718 N Vallejo St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday Oct. 30, 8:04 AM, at 3758 N Osage St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday Oct. 30, 7:09 AM, at 3758 N Osage St.
- Burglary and auto theft at a business without forced entry, Thursday Oct. 23, 6:31 PM, at 1540 Platte St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Wednesday Oct. 22, 8:00 PM, at 3500 Rockmont Dr.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday Oct. 21, 1:00 AM, at the 3400 block of N Navajo St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Saturday Oct. 18, 12:00 AM, at 3510 N Wyandot St.
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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 3.4 and the median was 3.0. The most in any month was 10, 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 57.4 and the median was 56.5. The most in any month was 88, in July 2022, and the least was 27 in November 2025.
So far this year, Highland ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 47th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 42nd last year. 3.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 5.23 up until this point last year)
- 21st in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 20th in 2024. 58.28 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 61.62 in 2024)
- 25th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 38th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.67 in 2024)
- 25th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 57th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.45 in 2024)
- 46th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 28th in 2024. 0.78 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.78 in 2024)
- 16th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 20th in 2024. 8.68 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 9.34 in 2024)
- 19th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 26th in 2024. 9.9 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 11.79 in 2024)
- 16th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 12th in 2024. 3.89 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 4.78 in 2024)
- 51st in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 55th in 2024. 1.33 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.0 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: Read the October 2025 Denver-city crime report.
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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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