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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
- Four men indicted on federal kidnapping charges in Denver case
- Published March 12
- 37-year-old man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Denver teacher
- Published February 25
- Year-end review: Denver neighborhood property crime in 2024, compared with 2023
- Published February 10
The past 30 days in Westwood crime
- There were 13 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 6 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 10.5 per month in Westwood.
- Domestic violence: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 8 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 5.3.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.8.
- Robbery: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.9.
- Burglary: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.5.
- Property crimes: 27 incidents the past 30 days, 33 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 27.2.
- Car thefts: 15 incidents the past 30 days, 10 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 10.8.
- Bike thefts: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.3.
Compare Westwood to its neighbors
See how Westwood's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Barnum West, Athmar Park, Mar Lee, Barnum).
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: 18
- 5100 W Alameda Ave: 6
- 5048 Morrison Rd: 4
- 5195 Morrison Rd: 4
- 4545 Morrison Rd: 4
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, Sunday April 6, 12:40 AM, at the 5100 block of Morrison Rd.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday March 31, 7:07 PM, at the 300 block of S Grove St.
- Serious assault, Monday March 31, 2:48 PM, at the 5000 block of Morrison Rd.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Sunday March 30, 11:42 PM, at the 1000 block of S Raleigh St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Saturday March 22, 1:33 AM, at 5048 Morrison Rd.
- Serious assault, Monday March 17, 5:32 AM, at the 3300 block of W Kentucky Ave.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Monday March 17, 12:00 AM, at 1073 S Raleigh St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Saturday March 15, 11:09 PM, at 3090 W Alameda Ave.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Tuesday March 11, 6:38 PM, at 4942 W Custer Pl.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday March 11, 12:05 PM, at the 600 block of S Stuart St.
Latest robberies in Westwood
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday April 3, 4:17 PM, at the 400 block of S Irving St.
- Armed carjacking, Saturday March 29, 1:18 PM, at the 3100 block of W Custer Pl.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Thursday March 27, 6:30 PM, at the 3300 block of W Custer Pl.
- 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.
Latest burglaries in Westwood
- Burglary - other, Sunday March 30, 4:00 PM, at 3738 Morrison Rd.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Tuesday March 25, 4:30 PM, at 3918 W Kentucky Ave.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday March 1, 2:16 PM, at 555 S Federal Blvd.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Feb 21, 5:00 PM, at 451 S Federal Blvd.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Feb 16, 9:00 PM, at 924 S Wolff St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Jan. 31, 6:45 PM, at 426 S Lowell Blvd.
- 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.
New: Which neighborhoods saw the largest change in violent crime rates in 2024.
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 11.7 and the median was 11.0. The most in any month was 21, in October 2022, and the least was two in April 2025.
Monthly property crime in Westwood
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 35.0 and the median was 35.5. The most in any month was 62, in May 2021, and the least was five in April 2025.
So far this year, Westwood ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 46th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 26th last year. 1.09 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 1.81 up until this point last year)
- 62nd in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 74th in 2024. 5.13 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 4.29 in 2024)
- 63rd in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 48th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.06 in 2024)
- 27th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 31st in 2024. 0.97 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.72 in 2024)
- 66th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 31st in 2024. 0.0 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.36 in 2024)
- 65th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 70th in 2024. 0.48 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.54 in 2024)
- 48th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 55th in 2024. 1.63 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.99 in 2024)
- 41st in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 48th in 2024. 0.12 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.0 in 2024)
- 22nd in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 45th in 2024. 1.63 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.54 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.
Featured: Each neighborhood now has a list of its high-crime addresses.
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