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
- Police offering $32,600 for information in unsolved double homicide at Denver restaurant
- Published April 24
- 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
The past 30 days in Highland crime
- There were 1 reported incident of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's even with the 1 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 2.7 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: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.8.
- Burglary: 12 incidents the past 30 days, 6 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 8.9.
- Property crimes: 57 incidents the past 30 days, 48 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 50.8.
- Car thefts: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 9 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 7.4.
- Bike thefts: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.3.
Compare Highland to its neighbors
See how Highland's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Five Points, Globeville, Sunnyside, Union Station, West Highland, Jefferson Park).
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: 48
- 2960 N Speer Blvd: 11
- 1720 Platte St: 7
- 2298 W 28th Ave: 7
- 2500 Block 18th St: 7
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
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday July 11, 11:45 PM, at W 29th Ave and N Zuni St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday May 28, 5:49 PM, at 1416 Platte St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday May 12, 7:01 AM, at the 3200 block of N Shoshone St.
- Serious assault, Thursday May 1, 7:46 PM, at 1701 Platte St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday March 30, 3:33 AM, at W 38th Ave and N Lipan St.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday March 28, 4:00 AM, at the 3300 block of N Mariposa St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday Feb 28, 5:05 AM, at W 38th Ave and N Federal Blvd.
- Serious assault, Saturday Jan. 25, 8:30 AM, at I-25 north-bound and 20th St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday Jan. 22, 1:30 AM, at 3160 N Federal Blvd.
- Serious assault, Thursday Jan. 16, 5:00 PM, at 3000 N Tejon St.
Latest robberies in Highland
- 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.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday Nov. 17, 3:00 AM, at 2715 17th St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Friday Nov. 15, 3:42 AM, at 1416 Platte St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Wednesday Nov. 6, 9:20 PM, at 1416 Platte St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Oct. 28, 6:14 PM, at 2960 N Speer Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday Oct. 2, 9:15 PM, at W 32nd 33rd alley and N Bryant Clay alley.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Sept. 30, 9:00 AM, at 15th St and Platte St.
Latest burglaries in Highland
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Wednesday July 16, 10:00 PM, at the 3000 block of N Vallejo St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday July 15, 7:00 PM, at the 1900 block of W 33rd Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday July 13, 12:00 PM, at the 3600 block of N Mariposa St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Friday July 11, 1:01 AM, at 1416 Platte St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday July 9, 9:17 AM, at 2727 N Zuni St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Wednesday July 9, 2:00 AM, at 2932 W 38th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday July 6, 6:30 AM, at the 3600 block of N Osage St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Tuesday July 1, 1:05 PM, at the 2500 block of 17th St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday June 28, 2:40 PM, at the 3600 block of N Jason St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Tuesday June 24, 7:00 PM, at 3215 N Tejon St.
Featured: Read the June 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 3.5 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 59.5 and the median was 58.5. The most in any month was 99, in August 2021, and the least was 36 in August 2023.
So far this year, Highland ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 57th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 41st last year. 1.56 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 3.23 up until this point last year)
- 21st in population-adjusted property crimes (even ranking with in 2024. 34.59 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 33.37 in 2024)
- 5th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 30th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.56 in 2024)
- 5th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 51st in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.0 in 2024)
- 50th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 28th in 2024. 0.44 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.11 in 2024)
- 14th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 22nd in 2024. 5.67 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.01 in 2024)
- 25th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 28th in 2024. 5.34 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 7.12 in 2024)
- 18th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 16th in 2024. 1.67 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.89 in 2024)
- 46th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 61st in 2024. 1.11 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.44 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.
New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.
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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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