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Safety index · Denver · data through September 2026

Is Bear Valley safe?

Bear Valley sits at the safer end of Denver by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 76 out of 100 — 20 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 9th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 127 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.

76/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Bear Valley — higher is safer. 9th of 76 Denver neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Denver — a typical Denver neighborhood sits near 56. It ranks Bear Valley against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 35% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 19% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

West Hampden Avenue FreewayWest Yale Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center127 incidents reported within 1 km of the Bear Valley center · Denver Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
45 · 35%
Public order
26 · 20%
Violent crime
15 · 12%
Other theft
17 · 13%
Other
17 · 13%
Burglary
3 · 2%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is Denver safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Bear Valley at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Bear Valley safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 76/100). About 41% of severity-weighted incidents in Bear Valley are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Denver, but stick to lit, busier streets late.

What is the most common crime in Bear Valley?

Vehicle crime — 45 of 127 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.

How is the Bear Valley safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Denver Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Denver, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.