Safety index · Denver · data through September 2026
Is Cole safe?
Cole records more reported crime than most Denver neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 36 out of 100 — 20 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 59th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 747 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.
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 Cole 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 27% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 24% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 201 · 27% | |
| Violent crime | 73 · 10% | |
| Public order | 112 · 15% | |
| Other theft | 159 · 21% | |
| Burglary | 62 · 8% | |
| Other | 111 · 15% |
When it happens
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 Cole 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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- Whittier37/100 · Elevated
- Clayton45/100 · Elevated
- Five Points15/100 · High risk
- Skyland68/100 · Moderate
- Elyria Swansea60/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Cole safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 36/100). About 43% of severity-weighted incidents in Cole 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 Cole?
Vehicle crime — 201 of 747 incidents (27%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.
How is the Cole 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.