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New Westwood crimes reported since the last site update
- Unlawful sexual contact, 12:01 AM, no address given.
- Unlawful discharge of a weapon, 5:46 PM, at the 300 block of S Newton St.
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 7:08 PM, no address given.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, 6:00 AM, no address given.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 6:00 AM, at 3057 W Kentucky Ave.
Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020
Friday Jan. 1, 2021
Saturday Jan. 1, 2022
Monday Jan. 1, 2024
Thursday Jan. 14, 2021
See all the recent crimes in Westwood here.
Westwood in the news
- Year-end review: Denver neighborhood property crime in 2024, compared with 2023
- Published February 10
- 1 injured in crash involving Denver police officer
- Published February 2
- Two Denver men arrested after kidnapping, cutting off roommate’s finger, police say
- Published October 23, 2024
The past 30 days in Westwood crime
- There were 8 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's more than the 10 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 11.2 per month in Westwood.
- Domestic violence: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 7 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 6.0.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.8.
- Robbery: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.0.
- Burglary: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 4 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.0.
- Property crimes: 37 incidents the past 30 days, 31 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 29.4.
- Car thefts: 12 incidents the past 30 days, 12 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 11.8.
- Bike thefts: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.
Compare Westwood to its neighbors
See how Westwood's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Barnum, Barnum West, Mar Lee, Athmar Park).
Westwood addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Westwood addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- No address given: 9
- 5100 W Alameda Ave: 5
- 4545 Morrison Rd: 4
- 5048 Morrison Rd: 3
- 4400 Block Morrison Rd: 3
The full list of Westwood addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Westwood
A Westwood crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Westwood crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Westwood happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Westwood happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Westwood happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Westwood happen?
Latest homicides in Westwood
Good news: Westwood has had no reported homicides in the last 12 months.
Latest serious assaults in Westwood
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Thursday Feb 13, 8:38 AM, at 528 S Quitman St.
- Serious assault, Friday Feb 7, 6:00 PM, at 4407 W Ohio Ave.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday Feb 2, 10:40 PM, at 1005 S Meade St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Jan. 28, 6:21 PM, at 3369 W Kentucky Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday Jan. 17, 11:00 PM, at W Custer Pl and S Yates St.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Jan. 17, 7:43 PM, at 891 S Wolff St.
- Serious assault, Wednesday Jan. 1, 7:01 PM, at 3214 W Center Ave.
Latest robberies in Westwood
- Armed carjacking, Monday Dec. 23, 2:38 AM, at 4225 Morrison Rd.
- Armed carjacking, Monday Dec. 16, 7:17 PM, at the 3300 block of W Walsh Pl.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Friday Dec. 6, 10:14 PM, at 1025 S Federal Blvd.
- Forcible purse snatching, Sunday Nov. 17, 8:26 PM, at the 3500 block of Morrison Rd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday Nov. 17, 5:31 AM, at the 3800 block of Morrison Rd.
- Armed carjacking, Wednesday Nov. 13, 2:20 PM, at S Federal Blvd and W Alameda Ave.
- Armed carjacking, Friday Oct. 11, 2:00 PM, at the 900 block of S Sheridan Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday Oct. 4, 4:27 PM, at 851 S Wolff St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Monday Sept. 2, 4:01 PM, at 3170 W Alameda Ave.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Monday August 26, 3:56 PM, at 1095 S Federal Blvd.
Latest burglaries in Westwood
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Feb 16, 9:00 PM, at 924 S Wolff St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Thursday Jan. 30, 1:29 AM, at 945 S Federal Blvd.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Jan. 17, 1:51 AM, at 945 S Federal Blvd.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday Jan. 12, 3:00 PM, at 3134 W Center Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday Jan. 4, 9:57 PM, at 4664 W Virginia Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Sunday Dec. 22, 4:53 AM, at 3760 W Kentucky Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday Nov. 21, 6:37 AM, at 595 S Newton St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Nov. 15, 4:42 AM, at 3145 W Kentucky Ave.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Nov. 9, 8:00 PM, at 825 S Federal Blvd.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday Nov. 7, 12:00 AM, at 5048 Morrison Rd.
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Crime in Westwood, by day of the week
Westwood property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Westwood happen.
Westwood violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Westwood happen.
Monthly crimes in Westwood
Monthly violent crime in Westwood
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 12.0 and the median was 12.0. The most in any month was 21, in October 2022, and the least was three in February 2023.
Monthly property crime in Westwood
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 36.5 and the median was 36.0. The most in any month was 64, in March 2021, and the least was 17 in September 2023.
So far this year, Westwood ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 50th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 23rd last year. 0.36 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.03 up until this point last year)
- 56th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 74th in 2024. 2.23 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.81 in 2024)
- 50th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 48th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 35th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 28th in 2024. 0.3 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.3 in 2024)
- 60th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 19th in 2024. 0.0 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.3 in 2024)
- 58th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 57th in 2024. 0.24 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.3 in 2024)
- 45th in population-adjusted car thefts (even ranking with in 2024. 0.72 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.09 in 2024)
- 29th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 54th in 2024. 0.06 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 32nd in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 26th in 2024. 0.36 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.42 in 2024)
Compare Westwood crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Westwood's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Westwood violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Westwood.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29th | 25 | 45 | 33 | 31 |
| 2022 | 26th | 20 | 25 | 42 | 24 |
A table comparing Westwood property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 75th | 63 | 68 | 13 |
| 2022 | 70th | 67 | 72 | 25 |
A table comparing Westwood burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 60 | 72 | 66 | 74 |
| 2022 | 59 | 72 | 61 | 75 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Westwood.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
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