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West Highland, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis. Last updated Thursday November 30th.

Recent crime ranking changes in West Highland

There were 3 notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the rankings four weeks ago to the current rankings. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in West Highland.

New: The West Highland monthly crime report recap for August 2023.

Year over year, 2023 vs. 2022

See how crime in West Highland is going compared to the same period of time in 2022.

Crime type comparison, 2023,
West Highland vs. Denver

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

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New West Highland crimes reported since the last site update

    Sunday March 5

  • Fraud by use of computer, 5:35 AM, at 3400 W 38th Ave.
  • Saturday May 27

  • Theft of parts from a vehicle, 10:25 PM, at 3550 W 38th Ave.
  • Monday May 29

  • Theft of items from a vehicle, 8:00 PM, at 3550 W 38th Ave.
  • Wednesday May 31

  • Motor vehicle theft, 8:00 PM, at 2975 N Perry St.
  • Thursday June 1

  • Theft of items from a vehicle, 6:30 AM, at 3300 W 32nd Ave.

West Highland in the news

Denver pizza restaurant employee killed in hit-and-run
Published November 22
Motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash on Speer in West Highland overnight
Published November 18
Reward increases for information on American Elm restaurant double murder
Published September 30

The past 30 days in West Highland crime

  • There were no reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 3 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 1.0 per month in West Highland.
  • Domestic violence: 1 incident the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
  • Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.1.
  • Robbery: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
  • Burglary: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.9.
  • Property crimes: 28 incidents the past 30 days, 33 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 35.7.
  • Car thefts: 8 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 8.1.
  • Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.4.

Compare West Highland to its neighbors

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

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. 3550 W 38th Ave: 46
  2. 3400 W 38th Ave: 11
  3. 2950 N Tennyson St: 7
  4. 4600 W 38th Ave: 7
  5. 2975 N Federal 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

Latest serious assaults in West Highland

Latest robberies in West Highland

Latest burglaries in West Highland

  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Nov. 3, 7:00 PM, at 4908 W 35th Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Nov. 3, 7:00 PM, at 4908 W 35th Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Monday Oct. 30, 11:05 AM, at 2950 N Tennyson St.
  • Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday Oct. 15, 3:30 PM, at 3220 N Tennyson St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday Oct. 14, 1:40 PM, at 3267 N Stuart St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Sept. 30, 3:00 AM, at 3020 N Speer Blvd.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Saturday Sept. 23, 1:11 PM, at 3360 W 31St Ave.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Sept. 19, 12:50 AM, at 3484 W Moncrieff Pl.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Sept. 17, 4:25 AM, at 3422 W 33rd Ave.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Saturday Sept. 16, 5:40 PM, at 3070 W 37th Ave.

New: Colorado state crime rate charts.

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

Monthly property crime in West Highland

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

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

  • 76th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 71st last year. 1.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 2.6 up until this point last year)
  • 40th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 39th in 2022. 42.47 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 52.34 in 2022)
  • 76th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 73rd in 2022. 0.11 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2023, 0.11 in 2022)
  • 77th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 69th in 2022. 0.22 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 0.98 in 2022)
  • 78th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 39th in 2022. 0.22 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2023, 1.41 in 2022)
  • 39th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 37th in 2022. 6.28 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2023, 6.83 in 2022)
  • 53rd in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 51st in 2022. 9.43 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2023, 12.89 in 2022)
  • 29th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 27th in 2022. 1.84 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2023, 2.71 in 2022)
  • 73rd in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 64th in 2022. 0.33 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 0.65 in 2022)

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 76th 77 76 78 71
2022 70th 66 75 43 73

A table comparing West Highland property crime rates

Year Property
crime
Auto theft Bicycle theft Arson
2023 40th 53 29 69
2022 39th 51 27 39

A table comparing West Highland burglary crime rates

Year Residential
burglary
Business
burglary
Burglary,
forced entry
Burglary,
unforced
2023 37 44 46 31
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.

Featured: Read the October 2023 Denver-city crime report.

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