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West Highland, Denver, crime rate rankings. All rankings are for the adjusted-for-population crime figures. Last updated Monday May 26th.

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.

    In burglaries:

  • West Highland fell 5 ranks, from 43rd to 38th.

    • In property crimes:

  • West Highland fell 2 ranks, from 39th to 37th.

    • In Thefts:

  • West Highland fell 1 rank, from 37th to 36th.

Featured: Read the April 2025 West Highland crime report

Featured: Read the April 2025 Denver-city crime report.

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

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

  • 38th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 53rd last year. 1.52 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.63 up until this point last year)
  • 37th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 47th in 2024. 13.11 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 12.89 in 2024)
  • 67th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 46th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.22 in 2024)
  • 67th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 69th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.22 in 2024)
  • 20th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 36th in 2024. 0.98 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.54 in 2024)
  • 38th in population-adjusted burglaries (even ranking with in 2024. 2.28 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.49 in 2024)
  • 48th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 46th in 2024. 2.38 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.58 in 2024)
  • 18th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 45th in 2024. 0.76 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.22 in 2024)
  • 69th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 71st in 2024. 0.22 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)

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
2021 66th 68 71 52 69
2020 77th 72 73 69 76
2019 63rd 68 54 60 62

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
2021 34th 52 30 50
2020 32nd 58 27 57
2019 46th 47 44 60

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
2021 32 45 48 29
2020 15 70 67 16
2019 23 45 41 31

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