Safety index · Denver · data through August 2026
Is Cherry Creek safe?
Cherry Creek records more reported crime than most Denver neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 43 out of 100 — 12 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 56th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 526 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 7 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Denver — a typical Denver neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks Cherry Creek against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 66% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 11% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 346 · 66% | |
| Vehicle crime | 74 · 14% | |
| Public order | 32 · 6% | |
| Violent crime | 19 · 4% | |
| Burglary | 23 · 4% | |
| Other | 22 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Cherry Creek at night?
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Common questions
Is Cherry Creek safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 43/100). About 31% of severity-weighted incidents in Cherry Creek are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Cherry Creek?
Other theft — 346 of 526 incidents (66%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 2026.
How is the Cherry Creek 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.