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West Highland, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis for 2024. Last updated Thursday December 19th.

West Highland violent crimes are down in the past 30 days (1) compared with the 30 days before that (2), and are up since the start of 2024 when compared to the same time period in 2023.

Recent crime ranking changes in West Highland

There were four notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the current rankings to the rankings four weeks ago. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in West Highland.

Year over year, 2024 vs. 2023

See how crime in West Highland is going compared to the same period of time in 2023.

Crime type comparison, 2024,
West Highland vs. Denver

See how the proportion of crimes in West Highland compares with the city.

West Highland crimes

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New West Highland crimes reported since the last site update

    Friday Jan. 1, 2021

  • Bicycle theft, 5:15 PM, at 3484 W Moncrieff Pl.
  • Saturday Jan. 1, 2022

  • Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 10:00 AM, no address given.
  • Saturday Jan. 1, 2022

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, 8:00 AM, no address given.
  • Friday Jan. 10, 2020

  • Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 12:00 AM, at 4512 W 31St Ave.
  • Friday Jan. 10, 2020

  • Unlawful sexual contact, 3:00 PM, no address given.

West Highland in the news

4 men charged in violent armed robbery of Denver jewelry store
Published August 22
Suspected Tren de Aragua gang member linked to Denver jewelry heist, extradited to Colorado
Published August 7
Denver pizza restaurant employee killed in hit-and-run
Published November 22, 2023

The past 30 days in West Highland crime

  • There were 1 reported incident of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 2 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 2.2 per month in West Highland.
  • Domestic violence: No incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.3.
  • Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
  • Robbery: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.8.
  • Burglary: 8 incidents the past 30 days, 6 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 7.3.
  • Property crimes: 42 incidents the past 30 days, 36 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 28.2.
  • Car thefts: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 7 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 6.2.
  • Bike thefts: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.6.

Compare West Highland to its neighbors

See how West Highland's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Highland, Sloan Lake, Berkeley).

West Highland addresses with the most reported crime

These are the top West Highland addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.

  1. 2975 N Federal Blvd: 31
  2. 3550 W 38th Ave: 19
  3. No address given: 9
  4. 3420 W 32nd Ave: 7
  5. 2900 N Sheridan Blvd: 7

Latest notable crimes in West Highland

A West Highland crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.

West Highland crime map

Reported assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported assaults in West Highland happen?

Reported burglaries, by time of day

What time do most reported burglaries in West Highland happen?

Reported robberies, by time of day

What time do most reported robberies in West Highland happen?

Reported sexual assaults, by time of day

What time do most reported sexual assaults in West Highland happen?

Latest homicides in West Highland

Good news: West Highland has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.

Latest serious assaults in West Highland

Latest robberies in West Highland

Latest burglaries in West Highland

  • Burglary and auto theft at a residence without forced entry, Monday Dec. 9, 6:30 PM, at 4311 W 30th Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday Dec. 8, 10:00 PM, at 3251 N Lowell Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Dec. 8, 1:40 AM, at 3046 N Osceola St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday Nov. 30, 6:30 AM, at 3220 N Meade St.
  • Burglary - other, Saturday Nov. 30, 2:00 AM, at 3338 N Meade St.
  • Burglary - other, Saturday Nov. 30, 12:00 AM, at 2983 N Newton St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Nov. 22, 4:15 AM, at 3477 W 37th Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Nov. 12, 4:44 AM, at 3251 N Lowell Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Monday Nov. 11, 12:15 AM, at 3761 N Quitman St.
  • Burglary - other, Saturday Nov. 9, 10:00 AM, at 3356 W 35th Ave.

Featured: Read the November 2024 Denver-city crime report.

Crime in West Highland, by day of the week

West Highland property crimes, by day

The day of the week reported property crimes in West Highland happen.

West Highland violent crimes, by day

The day of the week reported violent crimes in West Highland happen.

Monthly crimes in West Highland

Monthly violent crime in West Highland

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 2.1 and the median was 2.0. The most in any month was seven, in August 2022, and the least was zero in February 2021.

Monthly property crime in West Highland

In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 40.3 and the median was 40.0. The most in any month was 62, in August 2022, and the least was 20 in December 2024.

So far this year, West Highland ranks in reported crime rates:

Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).

  • 63rd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 75th last year. 3.14 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.41 up until this point last year)
  • 36th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 40th in 2023. 38.47 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 44.21 in 2023)
  • 61st in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 76th in 2023. 0.33 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.11 in 2023)
  • 74th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 77th in 2023. 0.54 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.22 in 2023)
  • 45th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 72nd in 2023. 1.08 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.33 in 2023)
  • 23rd in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 41st in 2023. 9.64 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 6.28 in 2023)
  • 48th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 53rd in 2023. 8.67 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 9.86 in 2023)
  • 29th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 30th in 2023. 2.06 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.84 in 2023)
  • 71st in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 73rd in 2023. 0.43 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.33 in 2023)

Compare West Highland crime rate rankings in recent years

The lower the rank, the worse West Highland's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.

A table comparing West Highland violent crime rates

Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for West Highland.

Year Violent crime Domestic
violence
Sexual assault Robbery Aggravated
assault
2023 74th 76 76 61 72
2022 70th 66 75 43 73

A table comparing West Highland property crime rates

Year Property
crime
Auto theft Bicycle theft Arson
2023 41st 53 29 44
2022 39th 51 27 39

A table comparing West Highland burglary crime rates

Year Residential
burglary
Business
burglary
Burglary,
forced entry
Burglary,
unforced
2023 43 48 52 32
2022 37 36 55 22

See the full year-by-year rankings for West Highland.

More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.

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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 Denver-city recent crime map

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