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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
Friday Jan. 1
Saturday Jan. 1
Monday Jan. 1
Thursday Jan. 14
See all the recent crimes in Westwood here.
Westwood in the news
- Slain DPS teacher Shayna Johnson remembered as a "protector"
- Published August 29, 2023
- Three injured in overnight Denver shootings
- Published September 14, 2022
- One dead, two shot, one stabbed in post-Thanksgiving incidents in Denver
- Published November 27, 2021
The past 30 days in Westwood crime
- There were 16 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's even with the 16 30 days before that and more than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 12.6 per month in Westwood.
- Domestic violence: 8 incidents the past 30 days, 8 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 9.9.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.5.
- Robbery: 3 incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.4.
- Burglary: 5 incidents the past 30 days, 10 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 4.5.
- Property crimes: 27 incidents the past 30 days, 33 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 26.9.
- Car thefts: 10 incidents the past 30 days, 10 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 11.6.
- Bike thefts: 1 incident the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.2.
Compare Westwood to its neighbors
See how Westwood's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Mar Lee, Barnum West, Athmar Park, 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: 47
- 5048 Morrison Rd: 14
- 4225 Morrison Rd: 8
- 808 S Jay Ct: 8
- 352 S Osceola St: 7
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, Tuesday Sept. 10, 6:00 PM, at 4440 Morrison Rd.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, Monday Sept. 9, 10:58 AM, at 352 S Osceola St.
- Serious assault, Sunday Sept. 8, 9:24 PM, at 5115 Morrison Rd.
- Serious assault, Saturday Sept. 7, 9:17 PM, at 530 S Lowell Blvd.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, Friday Sept. 6, 12:45 PM, at 4951 W Kentucky Ave.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, Sunday Sept. 1, 12:45 AM, at 535 S Hazel Ct.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Saturday August 31, 7:58 AM, at 888 S Knox Ct.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Friday August 30, 10:49 AM, at W Kentucky Ave and S Hazel Ct.
- Serious assault, Wednesday August 28, 12:00 AM, at 599 S Patton Ct.
- Serious assault, Monday August 26, 6:08 PM, at the 3000 block of W Dakota Ave.
Latest robberies in Westwood
- 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, 12:20 PM, at 3941 Morrison Rd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Tuesday August 13, 6:20 PM, at 568 S Meade St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday July 24, 11:00 PM, at 501 S Federal Blvd.
- Armed carjacking, Thursday July 4, 7:58 PM, at the 3400 block of W Nevada Pl.
- Robbery of a person in a residence, Sunday June 30, 3:07 PM, at 4412 Morrison Rd.
- Armed carjacking, Sunday June 23, 4:06 AM, at S Sheridan Blvd and W Mississippi Ave.
- Armed carjacking, Saturday June 22, 2:32 PM, at the 500 block of S Federal Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Friday June 14, 5:00 PM, at the 700 block of S Irving St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Tuesday June 11, 11:45 PM, at 4005 Morrison Rd.
Latest burglaries in Westwood
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday August 29, 1:30 AM, at 3211 W Virginia Ave.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Monday August 19, 12:08 PM, at 1001 S Grove St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday August 16, 3:00 PM, at 494 S Knox Ct.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday August 11, 5:31 AM, at 3680 W Walsh Pl.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday August 10, 3:27 AM, at 3941 Morrison Rd.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday August 4, 3:40 AM, at 3606 Morrison Rd.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Friday August 2, 11:57 AM, at 352 S Osceola St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday July 30, 2:31 AM, at 4005 Morrison Rd.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday July 21, 3:53 AM, at 3738 Morrison Rd.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday July 21, 1:26 AM, at 945 S Federal Blvd.
Featured: Read the August 2024 Denver-city crime report.
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 13.5 and the median was 14.0. The most in any month was 25, in October 2022, and the least was four in December 2022.
Monthly property crime in Westwood
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 37.9 and the median was 37.0. The most in any month was 64, in May 2021, and the least was nine in September 2024.
So far this year, Westwood ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 26th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 30th last year. 7.42 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 5.37 up until this point last year)
- 74th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 75th in 2023. 14.42 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 15.75 in 2023)
- 48th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 52nd in 2023. 0.3 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.36 in 2023)
- 25th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 26th in 2023. 5.73 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.41 in 2023)
- 28th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 34th in 2023. 1.33 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.15 in 2023)
- 70th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 69th in 2023. 2.41 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.6 in 2023)
- 49th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 66th in 2023. 6.34 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 5.67 in 2023)
- 72nd in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 71st in 2023. 0.18 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.0 in 2023)
- 29th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 27th in 2023. 3.5 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 3.26 in 2023)
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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